Rajnandgaon
Constituency No. 6 · General
Assembly segments in this district
- Dongargarh
- Rajnandgaon
- Dongargaon
- Khujji
Rajnandgaon District
Chhattisgarh
Rajnandgaon district is one of the districts of Chhattisgarh. Its administrative headquarters is at Rajnandgaon. It covers 8,070 sq km and had a population of 15,37,133 at the 2011 census, a density of 190 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 4 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Rajnandgaon
Area
8,070 sq km
Population
15.37 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
190 /km²
Literacy Rate
75.56%
Sex Ratio
1,015
per 1,000 males
Rajnandgaon District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Rajnandgaon district.
Total Population
15.37 Lakh
Male Population
7.63 Lakh
Female Population
7.74 Lakh
Rural Population
12.61 Lakh
Urban Population
2.76 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
1.52 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
4.12 Lakh
Literacy Rate
75.56%
Population Density
190 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,015
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 84.81%Female literacy 66.47%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Rajnandgaon district.
7
Tehsils
4
Blocks
80
Nyay Panchayats
380
Gram Panchayats
810
Villages
- Headquarters
- Rajnandgaon
- Languages
- Chhattisgarhi, Hindi
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 21.1° N, 81.03° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Rajnandgaon
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Primary
Assembly Constituencies Covering Rajnandgaon
(4)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 74 · Rajnandgaon
DS
Daleshwar Sahu
Indian National Congress
MLA
No. 75 · Rajnandgaon
HS
Harshwardhanadhya Singh
Indian National Congress
MLA
No. 76 · Rajnandgaon
RS
Raman Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 77 · Rajnandgaon
BB
Bhoneshwer Baghel
Indian National Congress
MLA
Your Representatives from Rajnandgaon
(5)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Rajnandgaon district.
- DSDaleshwar SahuIndian National CongressMLADongargaon · No. 74
- HSHarshwardhanadhya SinghIndian National CongressMLADongargarh · No. 75
- RSRaman SinghBharatiya Janata PartyMLARajnandgaon · No. 76
- BBBhoneshwer BaghelIndian National CongressMLAKhujji · No. 77
Election History
Lok SabhaRajnandgaon · No. 6
- 202418th Lok SabhaBJPSantosh PandeyVotes 7,12,057Vote share 50.41%Margin 44,411
- 1. Santosh Pandey · BJP7,12,057 (50.41%)
- 2. Bhupesh Baghel · INC6,67,646 (47.27%)
- 3. Devlal Sahu · BSP12,410 (0.88%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaBJPSantosh PandeyVotes 6,62,387Vote share 50.68%Margin 1,11,966
- 1. Santosh Pandey · BJP6,62,387 (50.68%)
- 2. Bhola Ram Sahu · INC5,50,421 (42.11%)
- 3. Ravita Lakra · BSP17,110 (1.31%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaBJPAbhishek SinghVotes 6,43,473Vote share 54.61%Margin 2,35,911
- 1. Abhishek Singh · BJP6,43,473 (54.61%)
- 2. Kamleshwar Verma · INC4,07,562 (34.59%)
- 3. Anand Sahu · BSP20,410 (1.73%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
Quick Navigation
Rajnandgaon District at a Glance
- State
- Chhattisgarh
- Headquarters
- Rajnandgaon
- Area
- 8,070 sq km
- Population
- 15.37 Lakh
- Population density
- 190 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 1,015 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 75.56%
- Languages
- Chhattisgarhi, Hindi
- Tehsils
- 7
- Blocks
- 4
- Gram panchayats
- 380
- Villages
- 810
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 4
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of Chhattisgarh
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.