Bhatgaon is assembly constituency number 5 in Chhattisgarh, in Surguja district, and one of the segments of the Surguja Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Laxmi Rajwade of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 54.1% of the vote, 43,962 votes ahead of Parasnath Rajwade (INC).
- 01Laxmi RajwadeBJP1,05,16254.06%
- 02Parasnath RajwadeINC61,20031.46%
- 03Narendra SahuBSP11,4415.88%
- 04Paras RajwadeIndependent2,5651.32%
- 05Kapil Dev PaikraCPI(M)2,0181.04%
- 12 other candidates · 11,508 votesNOTA · 637 (0.33%)
Margin 43,962 votes · 22.60% of valid votes
All 17 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,94,531 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laxmi RajwadeFemale · 31 yrs | BJP | 1,05,162 | 54.06% |
| 2 | Parasnath RajwadeMale · 60 yrs | INC | 61,200 | 31.46% |
| 3 | Narendra SahuMale · 39 yrs | BSP | 11,441 | 5.88% |
| 4 | Paras RajwadeMale · 51 yrs | Independent | 2,565 | 1.32% |
| 5 | Kapil Dev PaikraMale · 39 yrs · ST | CPI(M) | 2,018 | 1.04% |
| 6 | Samaylal PatilMale · 58 yrs | JCCJ | 1,851 | 0.95% |
| 7 | Kalawati SarthiFemale · 35 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,488 | 0.76% |
| 8 | Motilal PaikraMale · 49 yrs · ST | HMR | 1,174 | 0.60% |
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| 9 | Aalam SinghMale · 35 yrs | Independent | 1,163 | 0.60% |
| 10 | Surendra GuptaMale · 53 yrs | AAP | 1,080 | 0.56% |
| 11 | Arvind Sharan SinghMale · 47 yrs | Independent | 1,003 | 0.52% |
| 12 | Dilip Kumar YadavMale · 38 yrs | Independent | 990 | 0.51% |
| 13 | Ashok Kumar RajwadeMale · 28 yrs | Independent | 814 | 0.42% |
| 14 | Sonulal BhagatMale · 36 yrs | RGOP | 650 | 0.33% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 637 | 0.33% |
| 15 | Rambai DevanganFemale · 56 yrs | Independent | 564 | 0.29% |
| 16 | Dharmendra KumarMale · 37 yrs | SP | 432 | 0.22% |
| 17 | Ajay Kumar KushwahaMale · 38 yrs | NYP | 299 | 0.15% |
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.
Bhatgaon result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paras Nath Rajwade | INC | 74,623 | 43.29% |
| 2 | Rajni Ravishankar Tripathi | BJP | 58,889 | 34.16% |
| 3 | Ram Adheen Poya | SP | 10,050 | 5.83% |
| 4 | Surendra Choudhary | JCCJ | 9,067 | 5.26% |
| 5 | Madhu Tiwari | Independent | 3,967 | 2.30% |
| 6 | Surendra Lal Singh Neti | CPI(M) | 2,680 | 1.55% |
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| 7 | Dileep Yadav (kaskela) | Independent | 1,608 | 0.93% |
| 8 | Lavkush Thakur | Independent | 1,407 | 0.82% |
| 9 | Saheban Prasad Bhagat | Independent | 1,228 | 0.71% |
| 10 | Alam Sai Singh | Independent | 1,005 | 0.58% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 981 | 0.57% |
| 11 | D. K. Soni | AAP | 877 | 0.51% |
| 12 | Tileshwar Prasad Rajwade | Independent | 844 | 0.49% |
| 13 | Om Prakash Sonwani | Independent | 807 | 0.47% |
| 14 | Sita Ram Bhaskar | Independent | 803 | 0.47% |
| 15 | Mohan Singh Tekam | Shiv Sena | 734 | 0.43% |
| 16 | Kumait Sandil | Independent | 692 | 0.40% |
| 17 | Upendra Gupta | Independent | 683 | 0.40% |
| 18 | Ramlal Rajwade | BYPP | 517 | 0.30% |
| 19 | Haribhagat Yadav | Independent | 472 | 0.27% |
| 20 | Anand Rajwade | Independent | 439 | 0.25% |
Bhatgaon result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paras Nath Rajwade | INC | 67,339 | 41.54% |
| 2 | Rajni Ravishankar Tripathi | BJP | 59,971 | 37.00% |
| 3 | Ram Adhin Poya | GGP | 8,163 | 5.04% |
| 4 | Narendra Kumar Sahu (neetu) | BSP | 5,496 | 3.39% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,480 | 2.76% |
| 5 | Comrade Bal Singh | CPI(M) | 3,726 | 2.30% |
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| 6 | Hiralal Singh | Independent | 2,258 | 1.39% |
| 7 | Arvind Sharan Singh | Independent | 2,130 | 1.31% |
| 8 | Kumait Sandil | NPP | 1,933 | 1.19% |
| 9 | Pradeep Kumar Gupta | Independent | 1,869 | 1.15% |
| 10 | Moheet Ram Rajwade | Independent | 1,534 | 0.95% |
| 11 | Shiv Kumar | Independent | 1,472 | 0.91% |
| 12 | Durga Yadav | JD(U) | 890 | 0.55% |
| 13 | Dileshwar Ram Rajwade | Independent | 842 | 0.52% |
Bhatgaon result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ravi Shankar Tripathi | BJP | 35,943 | 27.84% |
| 2 | Shyam Lal Jaiswal | INC | 18,510 | 14.34% |
| 3 | Vijay Pratap Singh | Independent | 12,986 | 10.06% |
| 4 | Arvind Sharan Singh | Independent | 8,979 | 6.96% |
| 5 | Ayodhaya Prasad Rajwade | CPI(M) | 6,506 | 5.04% |
| 6 | Dr. L.s.uday Gond | GGP | 5,248 | 4.07% |
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| 7 | Nityanand Pathak | SP | 4,472 | 3.46% |
| 8 | Kumit Ram Sandilya | Independent | 4,148 | 3.21% |
| 9 | Moti Lal Paikra | BSP | 4,012 | 3.11% |
| 10 | Rameshwar Pratap Singh (baba Sahab Kaskela) | Independent | 3,375 | 2.61% |
| 11 | Suraj Ravi | Independent | 2,981 | 2.31% |
| 12 | Puman Chandra Gupta | CPI | 2,133 | 1.65% |
| 13 | Smt. Rajeshwari Singh Sandilya | RGOP | 2,005 | 1.55% |
| 14 | Nawalsai Rajwade | Independent | 1,648 | 1.28% |
| 15 | Ashish Goyal (kallu) | Independent | 1,607 | 1.24% |
| 16 | Girwar Chaudhary | Independent | 1,552 | 1.20% |
| 17 | Kapil Dev Tiwari | Independent | 1,384 | 1.07% |
| 18 | Neeraj Kumar Gurjar | Shiv Sena | 1,372 | 1.06% |
| 19 | Hari Singh | CGVP | 1,173 | 0.91% |
| 20 | Puran Prasad Prajapati | Independent | 1,163 | 0.90% |
| 21 | Moh. Sajid Ali Ansari | Independent | 1,116 | 0.86% |
| 22 | Kanhaiya Lal Gupta | Independent | 1,094 | 0.85% |
| 23 | Baran Ram Sandil Markam | Independent | 1,053 | 0.82% |
| 24 | Shivbalak Yadaw | JD(U) | 989 | 0.77% |
| 25 | Ravishankar Gupta | Independent | 923 | 0.72% |
| 26 | Ravishankar | Independent | 865 | 0.67% |
| 27 | Babua Rajwade | Independent | 633 | 0.49% |
| 28 | Moh. Yunus Ali | Independent | 633 | 0.49% |
| 29 | Gul Khan | Independent | 585 | 0.45% |
Bhatgaon 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 Surguja district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Bhatgaon is one of the assembly segments of Surguja. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Surguja candidates.
- Chintamani MaharajBJP98,495 51.8%
- Shashi Singh KoramINC81,804 43.0%
- Dr. L. S. Uday SinghGGP2,720 1.4%
- Sanjay KumarBSP2,404 1.3%
- Ramadhar SinghIndependent1,384 0.7%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 16,691 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Bhatgaon.
Who won the Bhatgaon assembly seat in 2023?
Laxmi Rajwade of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Bhatgaon in the 2023 Chhattisgarh assembly election with 1,05,162 votes, which was 54.06% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Bhatgaon?
The margin was 43,962 votes (22.60% of valid votes). The runner-up was Parasnath Rajwade of the Indian National Congress with 61,200 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Bhatgaon in 2023?
Turnout was 82.30%: 1,94,883 of 2,36,803 registered electors voted, across 306 polling stations. That is 3.7 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Bhatgaon part of?
Bhatgaon is an assembly segment of the Surguja Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Chintamani Maharaj got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Bhatgaon a reserved constituency?
No. Bhatgaon is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Bhatgaon?
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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