Dongargaon is assembly constituency number 76 in Chhattisgarh, in Rajnandgaon district, and one of the segments of the Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Daleshwar Sahu of the Indian National Congress won with 47.5% of the vote, 2,789 votes ahead of Bharat Lal Varma (BJP).
- 01Daleshwar SahuINC81,47947.49%
- 02Bharat Lal VarmaBJP78,69045.86%
- 03Chhattar Ram ChandrawanshiHMR5,1783.02%
- 04Hemant Kumar SinhaIndependent1,1830.69%
- 05Mukesh Kumar SahuJCCJ8790.51%
- 7 other candidates · 1,903 votesNOTA · 2,258 (1.32%)
Margin 2,789 votes · 1.63% of valid votes
All 12 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,71,570 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daleshwar SahuMale · 55 yrs | INC | 81,479 | 47.49% |
| 2 | Bharat Lal VarmaMale · 54 yrs | BJP | 78,690 | 45.86% |
| 3 | Chhattar Ram ChandrawanshiMale · 51 yrs · ST | HMR | 5,178 | 3.02% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,258 | 1.32% |
| 4 | Hemant Kumar SinhaMale · 29 yrs | Independent | 1,183 | 0.69% |
| 5 | Mukesh Kumar SahuMale · 49 yrs | JCCJ | 879 | 0.51% |
| 6 | Sumit BanjareMale · 33 yrs · SC | Independent | 410 | 0.24% |
| 7 | Naresh MotghareMale · 46 yrs | GGP | 355 | 0.21% |
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| 8 | Vikram LahreMale · 33 yrs | Independent | 319 | 0.19% |
| 9 | Lalit Kumar MarkandeMale · 41 yrs · SC | Independent | 252 | 0.15% |
| 10 | Hirderam SahuMale · 55 yrs | BSCP | 208 | 0.12% |
| 11 | Ramesh Kumar VermaMale · 58 yrs | Independent | 204 | 0.12% |
| 12 | Madan Lal TandanMale · 65 yrs · SC | Independent | 155 | 0.09% |
INC held the seat: it also won in 2018.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Dongargaon result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daleshwar Sahu | INC | 84,581 | 52.37% |
| 2 | Madhusudan Yadav | BJP | 65,498 | 40.55% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,257 | 1.40% |
| 3 | Vani Vilash Patel | Independent | 1,863 | 1.15% |
| 4 | Rekhchand Mandle | Independent | 1,782 | 1.10% |
| 5 | Ashok Verma | BSP | 1,482 | 0.92% |
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| 6 | Chandrmani Verma | AAP | 1,474 | 0.91% |
| 7 | Jitendra Sahu | GGP | 765 | 0.47% |
| 8 | Manmohan Agrawal | Independent | 574 | 0.36% |
| 9 | Sandeep Temburkar | APOI | 380 | 0.24% |
| 10 | Banshi Lal Sinha | Independent | 352 | 0.22% |
| 11 | Tijau Ram Verma | Independent | 255 | 0.16% |
| 12 | Raj Kumar Sahu | Shiv Sena | 251 | 0.16% |
Dongargaon result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daleshwar Sahu | INC | 67,755 | 46.76% |
| 2 | Dinesh Gandhi | BJP | 66,057 | 45.59% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,062 | 2.80% |
| 3 | Ramesh Verma | Independent | 1,857 | 1.28% |
| 4 | Dilip Kumar Sahu | BSP | 1,713 | 1.18% |
| 5 | Somnath Uike | GGP | 1,274 | 0.88% |
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| 6 | Gyanchand Lodha | Shiv Sena | 829 | 0.57% |
| 7 | Vishnu Lodhi | CSM | 826 | 0.57% |
| 8 | Khirwan Tandan | SP | 534 | 0.37% |
Dongargaon result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kheduram Sahu | BJP | 61,344 | 50.36% |
| 2 | Shrimati Geeta Devi Singh | INC | 51,937 | 42.63% |
| 3 | Mangal Das Banjare | Independent | 3,626 | 2.98% |
| 4 | Dilip Kumar Sahu (banpela Sir) | BSP | 3,181 | 2.61% |
| 5 | Rakesh Shrivas | Shiv Sena | 1,735 | 1.42% |
Dongargaon 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 Rajnandgaon district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Dongargaon is one of the assembly segments of Rajnandgaon. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Rajnandgaon candidates.
- Santosh PandeyBJP89,119 53.5%
- Bhupesh BaghelINC72,081 43.3%
- A.H. SiddiquiIndependent1,113 0.7%
- Devlal Sinha (sonvanshi)BSP982 0.6%
- Narad Prasad NishadSSBD732 0.4%
In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 17,038 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Dongargaon.
Who won the Dongargaon assembly seat in 2023?
Daleshwar Sahu of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Dongargaon in the 2023 Chhattisgarh assembly election with 81,479 votes, which was 47.49% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Dongargaon?
The margin was 2,789 votes (1.63% of valid votes). The runner-up was Bharat Lal Varma of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 78,690 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Dongargaon in 2023?
Turnout was 84.55%: 1,71,634 of 2,03,009 registered electors voted, across 252 polling stations. That is 0.9 points lower than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Dongargaon part of?
Dongargaon is an assembly segment of the Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Santosh Pandey got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Dongargaon a reserved constituency?
No. Dongargaon is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Dongargaon?
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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