Katghora is assembly constituency number 22 in Chhattisgarh, in Korba * district, and one of the segments of the Korba Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Premchand Patel of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 45.2% of the vote, 16,900 votes ahead of Purushottam Kanwar (INC).
- 01Premchand PatelBJP73,68045.19%
- 02Purushottam KanwarINC56,78034.83%
- 03Bhuneshwar Singh ShroteyGGP9,5475.86%
- 04Engineer Satyajeet KurreyBSP4,9003.01%
- 05Surendra Rathore (sonu Bhaiya)JCGP4,5072.76%
- 9 other candidates · 12,156 votesNOTA · 1,462 (0.90%)
Margin 16,900 votes · 10.37% of valid votes
All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,63,032 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Premchand PatelMale · 50 yrs | BJP | 73,680 | 45.19% |
| 2 | Purushottam KanwarMale · 42 yrs · ST | INC | 56,780 | 34.83% |
| 3 | Bhuneshwar Singh ShroteyMale · 62 yrs · ST | GGP | 9,547 | 5.86% |
| 4 | Engineer Satyajeet KurreyMale · 31 yrs · SC | BSP | 4,900 | 3.01% |
| 5 | Surendra Rathore (sonu Bhaiya)Male · 44 yrs | JCGP | 4,507 | 2.76% |
| 6 | Chandrakant DixenaMale · 38 yrs | AAP | 3,149 | 1.93% |
| 7 | Jawahar Singh KanwarMale · 49 yrs · ST | CPI(M) | 2,535 | 1.55% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,462 | 0.90% |
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| 8 | Sapuran KuldeepMale · 50 yrs | JCCJ | 1,327 | 0.81% |
| 9 | Dilip Kanwar (D. K. Sarjal)Male · 31 yrs · ST | APoI | 1,157 | 0.71% |
| 10 | Ravindra MahantMale · 47 yrs | Independent | 1,151 | 0.71% |
| 11 | Ajay SinghMale · 43 yrs · ST | Independent | 1,132 | 0.69% |
| 12 | Sudama RamMale · 45 yrs | Independent | 769 | 0.47% |
| 13 | Milan Das DiwanMale · 47 yrs | GNASURKP | 598 | 0.37% |
| 14 | Kalyan Singh TanwarMale · 59 yrs · ST | chp | 338 | 0.21% |
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.
Katghora result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purushottam Kanwar | INC | 59,227 | 38.46% |
| 2 | Lakhanlal Dewangan | BJP | 47,716 | 30.99% |
| 3 | Govind Singh Rajput | JCCJ | 30,509 | 19.81% |
| 4 | Lalit Manikpuri | GGP | 4,520 | 2.94% |
| 5 | Sapuran Kuldeep | CPI(M) | 4,113 | 2.67% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,867 | 1.86% |
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| 6 | Chandrakant Dixena Chandu | AAP | 1,278 | 0.83% |
| 7 | Madhuri Kaiwart | BHBHP | 1,155 | 0.75% |
| 8 | Bharatlal Shrote | Independent | 1,070 | 0.69% |
| 9 | Dilip Singh Kanwar | APOI | 895 | 0.58% |
| 10 | Purushottam Singh Kanwar | JAC | 645 | 0.42% |
Katghora result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakhan Dewangan | BJP | 61,646 | 44.70% |
| 2 | Bodhram Kanwar | INC | 48,516 | 35.18% |
| 3 | Shankar Lal Rajak | Independent | 11,003 | 7.98% |
| 4 | Santoshkumar Yadav | GGP | 3,931 | 2.85% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,434 | 2.49% |
| 5 | Jagat Ram Sahu | BSP | 3,257 | 2.36% |
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| 6 | Anil Kumar Pandey | SP | 2,072 | 1.50% |
| 7 | Bhuwan Pal Singh Kanwar | Independent | 1,347 | 0.98% |
| 8 | Fhuleshwar Prasad Surjaeha | Independent | 1,037 | 0.75% |
| 9 | Raghvendra Pandey | PRCP | 798 | 0.58% |
| 10 | Banshilal Patel | JD(U) | 436 | 0.32% |
| 11 | Prakash Anant | CSM | 428 | 0.31% |
Katghora result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bodhram Kanwar | INC | 38,929 | 33.51% |
| 2 | Jyotinand Dubey | BJP | 31,963 | 27.52% |
| 3 | Govindsingh Rajput | Independent | 21,215 | 18.26% |
| 4 | Nandkishore Rathore | BSP | 7,688 | 6.62% |
| 5 | Sevak Ram Maravi | GGP | 4,441 | 3.82% |
| 6 | Mania B.s | Independent | 2,469 | 2.13% |
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| 7 | Bodhram Kanwar | Independent | 1,811 | 1.56% |
| 8 | Santosh Kumar Yadav | GMS | 1,203 | 1.04% |
| 9 | Anand Rameshwar Kanwar | Independent | 1,200 | 1.03% |
| 10 | Sanjay Kanwar | JCGP | 1,033 | 0.89% |
| 11 | Banshidas Panika | Independent | 854 | 0.74% |
| 12 | Murali Mahant | CGVP | 802 | 0.69% |
| 13 | Bahursingh | Independent | 742 | 0.64% |
| 14 | Kamal Prasad Patel | Independent | 715 | 0.62% |
| 15 | Indar Kaur | SP | 665 | 0.57% |
| 16 | Banshilal Patel | JD(U) | 429 | 0.37% |
Katghora 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 Korba * district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Katghora is one of the assembly segments of Korba. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Korba candidates.
- Jyotsna Charandas MahantINC75,934 47.0%
- Saroj PandeyBJP74,287 45.9%
- Shyam Singh MarkamGGP3,710 2.3%
- Dujram BouddhBSP1,697 1.0%
- Nirdosh Kumar YadavIndependent794 0.5%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 1,647 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Katghora.
Who won the Katghora assembly seat in 2023?
Premchand Patel of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Katghora in the 2023 Chhattisgarh assembly election with 73,680 votes, which was 45.19% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Katghora?
The margin was 16,900 votes (10.37% of valid votes). The runner-up was Purushottam Kanwar of the Indian National Congress with 56,780 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Katghora in 2023?
Turnout was 76.41%: 1,64,196 of 2,14,882 registered electors voted, across 253 polling stations. That is 1.6 points lower than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Katghora part of?
Katghora is an assembly segment of the Korba Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Jyotsna Charandas Mahant got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Katghora a reserved constituency?
No. Katghora is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Katghora?
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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- Gram panchayat list, KorbaEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
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- Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Chhattisgarh districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, ChhattisgarhBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in ChhattisgarhCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
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