Ramanujganj is assembly constituency number 7 in Chhattisgarh, in Surguja district, and one of the segments of the Surguja Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Ram Vichar Netam of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 54.6% of the vote, 29,663 votes ahead of Dr. Ajay Kumar Tirkey (INC).
- 01Ram Vichar NetamBJP99,57454.58%
- 02Dr. Ajay Kumar TirkeyINC69,91138.32%
- 03Neelam DidiAAP1,8791.03%
- 04Dayashankar MarkamGGP1,7170.94%
- 05Gyani SinghJCCJ1,6740.92%
- 6 other candidates · 4,180 votesNOTA · 3,501 (1.92%)
Margin 29,663 votes · 16.26% of valid votes
All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,82,436 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ram Vichar NetamMale · 62 yrs · ST | BJP | 99,574 | 54.58% |
| 2 | Dr. Ajay Kumar TirkeyMale · 55 yrs · ST | INC | 69,911 | 38.32% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,501 | 1.92% |
| 3 | Neelam DidiFemale · 26 yrs · ST | AAP | 1,879 | 1.03% |
| 4 | Dayashankar MarkamMale · 38 yrs · ST | GGP | 1,717 | 0.94% |
| 5 | Gyani SinghMale · 45 yrs · ST | JCCJ | 1,674 | 0.92% |
| 6 | Pratibha SinghFemale · 43 yrs · ST | Independent | 1,278 | 0.70% |
| 7 | Karamchand SinghMale · 51 yrs · ST | Independent | 815 | 0.45% |
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| 8 | Surajdev SinghMale · 50 yrs · ST | Independent | 772 | 0.42% |
| 9 | Upendra MurumMale · 29 yrs · ST | HMR | 604 | 0.33% |
| 10 | Ajay TirkyMale · 32 yrs · ST | Independent | 380 | 0.21% |
| 11 | Ramvilas PandoMale · 43 yrs · ST | SP | 331 | 0.18% |
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.
Ramanujganj result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brihaspat Singh | INC | 64,580 | 41.70% |
| 2 | Ramkishun Singh | BJP | 31,664 | 20.45% |
| 3 | Vinay Paikra | Independent | 29,241 | 18.88% |
| 4 | Mohan Singh | JCCJ | 10,354 | 6.69% |
| 5 | Daya Shankar Markam | GGP | 4,691 | 3.03% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,055 | 2.62% |
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| 6 | Shrawan Singh | Independent | 1,676 | 1.08% |
| 7 | Babla Nand Raghuvanshi | APOI | 1,449 | 0.94% |
| 8 | Motilal Pando | Independent | 1,429 | 0.92% |
| 9 | Syamlal Markam | Independent | 1,224 | 0.79% |
| 10 | Jailal Lakra | JD(U) | 1,069 | 0.69% |
| 11 | Dharmu Ekka | BMUP | 1,037 | 0.67% |
| 12 | Rajpal Singh Nagwanshi | Independent | 969 | 0.63% |
| 13 | Sugriv Ram | AAP | 844 | 0.54% |
| 14 | Dayanand Singh | Independent | 591 | 0.38% |
Ramanujganj result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brihaspat Singh | INC | 73,174 | 48.78% |
| 2 | Ram Vichar Netam | BJP | 61,582 | 41.06% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,594 | 2.40% |
| 3 | Jangsay Poya | GGP | 2,024 | 1.35% |
| 4 | Kunni Unraon | NCP | 1,655 | 1.10% |
| 5 | Vijay Lakra | Independent | 1,535 | 1.02% |
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| 6 | Surajdev Singh | Independent | 1,236 | 0.82% |
| 7 | Bigan Singh | Independent | 1,151 | 0.77% |
| 8 | Binod Singh | BSP | 1,109 | 0.74% |
| 9 | Nandlal | Independent | 771 | 0.51% |
| 10 | Dharmu Ekka | Independent | 740 | 0.49% |
| 11 | Gopal Singh | Independent | 730 | 0.49% |
| 12 | Anil Kumar Minj | Independent | 696 | 0.46% |
Ramanujganj result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ram Vichar Netam | BJP | 54,562 | 45.54% |
| 2 | Vrihaspat Singh | INC | 50,352 | 42.03% |
| 3 | Balmukund Singh | BSP | 5,148 | 4.30% |
| 4 | Heera Lal Shyam | Independent | 3,312 | 2.76% |
| 5 | Mikhail Ekka | SP | 1,915 | 1.60% |
| 6 | Suraj Dev Singh Khairwar | Independent | 1,255 | 1.05% |
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| 7 | Ram Dayal Nagvansi | Independent | 1,121 | 0.94% |
| 8 | Munsi Ram | Independent | 1,101 | 0.92% |
| 9 | Amardeep Minj | Independent | 1,043 | 0.87% |
Ramanujganj 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.
Ramanujganj is one of the assembly segments of Surguja. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Surguja candidates.
- Chintamani MaharajBJP1,03,738 59.5%
- Shashi Singh KoramINC64,018 36.7%
- Sanjay KumarBSP1,628 0.9%
- Dr. L. S. Uday SinghGGP1,238 0.7%
- Ramadhar SinghIndependent1,229 0.7%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 39,720 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Ramanujganj.
Who won the Ramanujganj assembly seat in 2023?
Ram Vichar Netam of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Ramanujganj in the 2023 Chhattisgarh assembly election with 99,574 votes, which was 54.58% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Ramanujganj?
The margin was 29,663 votes (16.26% of valid votes). The runner-up was Dr. Ajay Kumar Tirkey of the Indian National Congress with 69,911 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Ramanujganj in 2023?
Turnout was 83.98%: 1,83,531 of 2,18,543 registered electors voted, across 274 polling stations. That is 1.8 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Ramanujganj part of?
Ramanujganj 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 Ramanujganj a reserved constituency?
Yes. Ramanujganj is reserved for scheduled tribes (st), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Ramanujganj?
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, ChhattisgarhBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
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