Arang is assembly constituency number 52 in Chhattisgarh, in Raipur district, and one of the segments of the Raipur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Guru Khushwant Saheb of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 52.6% of the vote, 16,538 votes ahead of Dr. Shivkumar Dahariya (INC).
- 01Guru Khushwant SahebBJP94,03952.59%
- 02Dr. Shivkumar DahariyaINC77,50143.34%
- 03Santosh Markandey (advocate)BSP1,3970.78%
- 04Parmanand JangadeAAP1,3940.78%
- 05Advocate Shailendra Banjare (shaktiputra)SSBD1,0020.56%
- 6 other candidates · 1,234 votesNOTA · 2,255 (1.26%)
Margin 16,538 votes · 9.25% of valid votes
All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,78,822 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guru Khushwant SahebMale · 34 yrs · SC | BJP | 94,039 | 52.59% |
| 2 | Dr. Shivkumar DahariyaMale · 58 yrs · SC | INC | 77,501 | 43.34% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,255 | 1.26% |
| 3 | Santosh Markandey (advocate)Male · 46 yrs · SC | BSP | 1,397 | 0.78% |
| 4 | Parmanand JangadeMale · 39 yrs · SC | AAP | 1,394 | 0.78% |
| 5 | Advocate Shailendra Banjare (shaktiputra)Male · 46 yrs · SC | SSBD | 1,002 | 0.56% |
| 6 | DevkarnMale · 47 yrs · SC | Independent | 362 | 0.20% |
| 7 | Shiv DahariyaMale · 48 yrs · SC | JAC | 298 | 0.17% |
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| 8 | Shatruhan BarleMale · 27 yrs · SC | RJsbhP | 186 | 0.10% |
| 9 | JagmohanMale · 68 yrs · SC | RTORP | 156 | 0.09% |
| 10 | Roshan Lal BandeMale · 30 yrs · SC | PGSP | 131 | 0.07% |
| 11 | Denesh GaykwadMale · 47 yrs · SC | GNASURKP | 101 | 0.06% |
The seat changed hands: INC won in 2018, BJP in 2023.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Arang result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Shivkumar Dahariya | INC | 69,900 | 45.10% |
| 2 | Sanjay Dhidhi | BJP | 44,823 | 28.92% |
| 3 | Sanjay Chelak | JCCJ | 27,903 | 18.00% |
| 4 | Sharda Banjare | Independent | 3,042 | 1.96% |
| 5 | Narayan Prasad Tandan | Independent | 1,528 | 0.99% |
| 6 | Dageshvar Bharti | AAP | 1,423 | 0.92% |
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| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,321 | 0.85% |
| 7 | Santosh Kumar Dahariya | Shiv Sena | 1,112 | 0.72% |
| 8 | Sanjay Kumar Kosariya | CGVP | 1,053 | 0.68% |
| 9 | Narottam Banjare | Independent | 552 | 0.36% |
| 10 | Ashok Sonwani | Independent | 439 | 0.28% |
| 11 | Gajendra Singh Koshley | Independent | 379 | 0.24% |
| 12 | Dr. Uday Ratre | Independent | 361 | 0.23% |
| 13 | Neha Baghel | BBC | 360 | 0.23% |
| 14 | Tarjan Jangade | Independent | 315 | 0.20% |
| 15 | Rijhendra Kumar Dahariya | RJSBHP | 265 | 0.17% |
| 16 | Advocate Shailendra Banjare(shakti Putra ) | SSBD | 202 | 0.13% |
Arang result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naveen Markandey | BJP | 59,067 | 43.09% |
| 2 | Rudra Kumar Guru | INC | 45,293 | 33.04% |
| 3 | Ganguram Baghel | CSM | 13,004 | 9.49% |
| 4 | Pappu Kosre | Independent | 6,769 | 4.94% |
| 5 | K.D. Tandan | BSP | 3,639 | 2.65% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,588 | 2.62% |
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| 6 | Shrimati Meera Tandan | Independent | 1,962 | 1.43% |
| 7 | Brijesh Pal Tandan | Independent | 1,366 | 1.00% |
| 8 | Manoj Kumar Banjare | NPP | 1,061 | 0.77% |
| 9 | Omprakash Bande | Independent | 762 | 0.56% |
| 10 | Shailendra Banjare (shaktiputra) | SSBD | 583 | 0.43% |
Arang result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guru Rudra Kumar | INC | 34,655 | 31.79% |
| 2 | Sanjay Dheedhee | BJP | 33,318 | 30.56% |
| 3 | Ganguram Baghel | Independent | 29,089 | 26.68% |
| 4 | Advocate Sadanand Markandey | BSP | 6,291 | 5.77% |
| 5 | Dr. Ramesh Panthi | GGP | 1,269 | 1.16% |
| 6 | Amrit Lal Joshi | JMM | 1,143 | 1.05% |
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| 7 | Orprakash (umariyawale) | Independent | 979 | 0.90% |
| 8 | Anuradha Dupare | Independent | 799 | 0.73% |
| 9 | Rajesh Tandan | ABHM | 571 | 0.52% |
| 10 | Meera Kosariya | CGVP | 317 | 0.29% |
| 11 | Ratan Das Sonwani | JD(U) | 295 | 0.27% |
| 12 | Ashok Ratre | BHBP | 286 | 0.26% |
Arang outlined in orange among the other Chhattisgarh seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2023. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Raipur district
- Bilaigarh
- Kasdol
- Baloda Bazar
- Bhatapara
- Dharsiwa
- Raipur Rural
- Raipur City West
- Raipur City North
- Raipur City South
- Abhanpur
- Rajim
- Bindranawagarh
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Arang is one of the assembly segments of Raipur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Raipur candidates.
- Brijmohan AgrawalBJP1,02,635 59.8%
- Vikas UpadhyayINC61,059 35.6%
- Mamta Rani SahuBSP1,222 0.7%
- Savita Shailendra BanjareSSBD1,178 0.7%
- Radheshwari GaikwadIndependent740 0.4%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 41,576 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Arang.
Who won the Arang assembly seat in 2023?
Guru Khushwant Saheb of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Arang in the 2023 Chhattisgarh assembly election with 94,039 votes, which was 52.59% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Arang?
The margin was 16,538 votes (9.25% of valid votes). The runner-up was Dr. Shivkumar Dahariya of the Indian National Congress with 77,501 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Arang in 2023?
Turnout was 77.34%: 1,78,939 of 2,31,375 registered electors voted, across 249 polling stations. That is 0.5 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Arang part of?
Arang is an assembly segment of the Raipur Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Brijmohan Agrawal got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Arang a reserved constituency?
Yes. Arang is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Arang?
The Chhattisgarh assembly elected in 2023 completes its five-year term in 2028, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Chhattisgarh assembly elections of 2023 and 2018 and 2013 and 2008 (2023 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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