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Assembly constituency 74 · Chhattisgarh · SC

Dongargarh is assembly constituency number 74 in Chhattisgarh, in Rajnandgaon district, and one of the segments of the Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Harshita Swami Baghel of the Indian National Congress won with 51.6% of the vote, 14,367 votes ahead of Vinod Khandekar (BJP).

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Dongargarh · 2023AC 74
  1. 01
    Harshita Swami Baghel
    INC
    89,145
    51.59%
  2. 02
    Vinod Khandekar
    BJP
    74,778
    43.27%
  3. 03
    Bahadur Kurre
    BSP
    2,032
    1.18%
  4. 04
    Narayan Jagane
    BSCP
    1,423
    0.82%
  5. 05
    Nitin Kumar Bhandekar
    Independent
    899
    0.52%
  6. 5 other candidates · 2,854 votesNOTA · 1,679 (0.97%)

Margin 14,367 votes · 8.31% of valid votes

2,09,950
Registered electors
2023 election
82.3%
Turnout
-0.4 pts vs 2018
14,367
Victory margin
8.3% of valid votes
Nov 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 10 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,72,810 valid votes, NOTA included.

Dongargarh 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Harshita Swami BaghelFemale · 35 yrs · SCINC89,145
51.59%
2Vinod KhandekarMale · 67 yrs · SCBJP74,778
43.27%
3Bahadur KurreMale · 48 yrs · SCBSP2,032
1.18%
—NOTANOTA1,679
0.97%
4Narayan JaganeMale · 38 yrs · SCBSCP1,423
0.82%
5Nitin Kumar BhandekarMale · 35 yrs · SCIndependent899
0.52%
6Vinayak DhamgayeMale · 54 yrs · SCIndependent869
0.50%
7Loknath BhartiMale · 56 yrs · SCJCCJ593
0.34%
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8Vicky Kumar ChelakMale · 25 yrs · SCRJsbhP547
0.32%
9Hem Kumar SatnamiMale · 31 yrs · SCIndependent466
0.27%
10Ramsay RathoreMale · 59 yrs · SCAJP379
0.22%
Past results

INC held the seat: it also won in 2018.

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023INC 51.6%BJP 43.3%BSP 1.2%GGP 0.9%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Harshita Swami BaghelINC · 51.6% · margin 14,367Turnout82.3%
2018Bhuneshwar Shobharam BaghelINC · 54.1% · margin 35,418Turnout82.8%
2013Sarojani BanjareBJP · 45.8% · margin 4,684Turnout82.6%
2008Ramji BhartiBJP · 47.3% · margin 7,415Turnout76.6%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Dongargarh result 2018

Dongargarh 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bhuneshwar Shobharam BaghelINC86,949
54.15%
2Sarojani BanjareBJP51,531
32.09%
3Tarun Kumar HathelIndependent6,699
4.17%
4Mishri Lal MarkandeBSP5,388
3.36%
—NOTANOTA3,896
2.43%
5Dilip Kumar LahareGGP1,407
0.88%
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6Yuvraj SirmaurIndependent1,312
0.82%
7Anil Kumar UmareAPOI1,033
0.64%
8Yeeshu ChandeyAAP887
0.55%
9Vijendra BorkerIndependent880
0.55%
10Mohan KotleIndependent593
0.37%

Dongargarh result 2013

Dongargarh 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sarojani BanjareBJP67,158
45.82%
2Dr.thaneshwar PatilaINC62,474
42.62%
3Sanjeev Kumar DongareGGP4,692
3.20%
—NOTANOTA4,298
2.93%
4Santosh MariaBSP2,753
1.88%
5Shriniwas JanbandhuIndependent1,714
1.17%
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6Dilip KosreCSM948
0.65%
7Vikash BanjareeIndependent939
0.64%
8Omprakash KurreIndependent714
0.49%
9Pannalal SuryavanshiSP479
0.33%
10Omprakash TembhurnikarABGP409
0.28%

Dongargarh result 2008

Dongargarh 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ramji BhartiBJP57,315
47.28%
2Dhanesh PatilaINC49,900
41.17%
3Dayalu ChandelBSP5,601
4.62%
4Rameshwar RamtekeIndependent2,815
2.32%
5Smt. Rajeshwari ChandneIndependent1,757
1.45%
6Puran BaghelIndependent1,412
1.16%
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7Narad Ram AadilShiv Sena1,340
1.11%
8Paltoo Ram LahreIndependent557
0.46%
9Sujata JangamLJP519
0.43%
Map

Dongargarh 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.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Dongargarh is one of the assembly segments of Rajnandgaon. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Rajnandgaon candidates.

  • Santosh PandeyBJP85,961 51.5%
  • Bhupesh BaghelINC75,003 45.0%
  • A.H. SiddiquiIndependent1,139 0.7%
  • Devlal Sinha (sonvanshi)BSP998 0.6%
  • Narad Prasad NishadSSBD853 0.5%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 10,958 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Dongargarh.

Who won the Dongargarh assembly seat in 2023?

Harshita Swami Baghel of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Dongargarh in the 2023 Chhattisgarh assembly election with 89,145 votes, which was 51.59% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Dongargarh?

The margin was 14,367 votes (8.31% of valid votes). The runner-up was Vinod Khandekar of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 74,778 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Dongargarh in 2023?

Turnout was 82.34%: 1,72,883 of 2,09,950 registered electors voted, across 270 polling stations. That is 0.4 points lower than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Dongargarh part of?

Dongargarh 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 Dongargarh a reserved constituency?

Yes. Dongargarh 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 Dongargarh?

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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