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Assembly constituency 8 · Chhattisgarh · ST

Samri is assembly constituency number 8 in Chhattisgarh, in Surguja district, and one of the segments of the Surguja Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Udhheshwari Paikra of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 45.5% of the vote, 13,943 votes ahead of Vijay Paikra (INC).

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Samri · 2023AC 8
  1. 01
    Udhheshwari Paikra
    BJP
    83,483
    45.53%
  2. 02
    Vijay Paikra
    INC
    69,540
    37.93%
  3. 03
    Anand Tigga
    BSP
    5,034
    2.75%
  4. 04
    Parshuram Bhagat
    HMR
    4,040
    2.20%
  5. 05
    Shital Khalkho
    CPI
    3,156
    1.72%
  6. 8 other candidates · 13,123 votesNOTA · 4,981 (2.72%)

Margin 13,943 votes · 7.60% of valid votes

2,18,557
Registered electors
2023 election
83.9%
Turnout
+1.4 pts vs 2018
13,943
Victory margin
7.6% of valid votes
Nov 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,83,357 valid votes, NOTA included.

Samri 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Udhheshwari PaikraFemale · 51 yrs · STBJP83,483
45.53%
2Vijay PaikraMale · 45 yrs · STINC69,540
37.93%
3Anand TiggaMale · 30 yrs · STBSP5,034
2.75%
—NOTANOTA4,981
2.72%
4Parshuram BhagatMale · 48 yrs · STHMR4,040
2.20%
5Shital KhalkhoMale · 60 yrs · STCPI3,156
1.72%
6Prabhu Ram BhagatMale · 66 yrs · STIndependent2,809
1.53%
7Santosh TiggaMale · 49 yrs · STIndependent2,358
1.29%
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8Devganesh Singh TekamMale · 58 yrs · STAAP2,209
1.20%
9Sudama BhagatMale · 32 yrs · STIndependent1,922
1.05%
10Prabhat Bela MarkamFemale · 36 yrs · STJCCJ1,139
0.62%
11Balasiyus TiggaMale · 60 yrs · STBMUP1,012
0.55%
12Sachin KumarMale · 25 yrs · STIndependent911
0.50%
13Vidyasagar PaikraMale · 32 yrs · STJAC763
0.42%
Past results

The seat changed hands: INC won in 2018, BJP in 2023.

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023BJP 45.5%INC 37.9%BSP 2.8%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Udhheshwari PaikraBJP · 45.5% · margin 13,943Turnout83.9%
2018Chintamani MahrajINC · 49.5% · margin 21,923Turnout82.5%
2013Dr. Preetam RamINC · 53.2% · margin 31,823Turnout83.4%
2008Siddha Nath PaikraBJP · 39.5% · margin 30,498Turnout77.0%

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

Samri result 2018

Samri 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Chintamani MahrajINC80,620
49.51%
2Sidhnath PaikraBJP58,697
36.05%
3Mitkoo BhagatBSP6,587
4.05%
—NOTANOTA6,250
3.84%
4Arjun SandilySP1,968
1.21%
5Pawan Kumar NagBMUP1,824
1.12%
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6Radheshyam NagesiyaIndependent1,707
1.05%
7Mukesh Prasad SandilyaIndependent1,671
1.03%
8Anand TiggaIndependent1,554
0.95%
9Dr Sohan Lal KanwarAAP1,114
0.68%
10Ajeet Kumar SinghIndependent833
0.51%

Samri result 2013

Samri 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr. Preetam RamINC82,585
53.22%
2Siddhnath PaikraBJP50,762
32.71%
—NOTANOTA6,118
3.94%
3Krishna Kumar TiggaBSP3,282
2.11%
4Suresh PaikraIndependent3,138
2.02%
5Prabhat Bela MarkamCSM2,612
1.68%
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6YashodaIndependent2,194
1.41%
7Basanti PaikraIndependent2,043
1.32%
8GirwarNCP1,271
0.82%
9Ajeet Kumar SinghIndependent1,184
0.76%

Samri result 2008

Samri 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Siddha Nath PaikraBJP49,972
39.48%
2Chintamani MaharajIndependent19,474
15.38%
3Maheshwar Ram PaikraIndependent18,325
14.48%
4Lalsai MinjNCP8,074
6.38%
5RadheshyamIndependent6,713
5.30%
6Vishwanath Ram SandilyaCPI4,250
3.36%
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7Meekhoo ToppoBSP3,446
2.72%
8Mahendra Ram PaikraIndependent2,983
2.36%
9Somnath BhagatLJP2,816
2.22%
10Jileshwar Ram LakraJD(U)2,142
1.69%
11Prabha BhagatSP1,859
1.47%
12Basant BhagatIndependent1,717
1.36%
13Devganesh Singh TekamIndependent1,647
1.30%
14MohanShiv Sena1,609
1.27%
15Bernadet MinjJMM1,553
1.23%
Map

Samri 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.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Shashi Singh KoramINC83,901 48.0%
  • Chintamani MaharajBJP82,570 47.3%
  • Sanjay KumarBSP1,888 1.1%
  • Ramadhar SinghIndependent1,698 1.0%
  • Dr. L. S. Uday SinghGGP666 0.4%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 1,331 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Samri assembly seat in 2023?

Udhheshwari Paikra of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Samri in the 2023 Chhattisgarh assembly election with 83,483 votes, which was 45.53% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Samri?

The margin was 13,943 votes (7.60% of valid votes). The runner-up was Vijay Paikra of the Indian National Congress with 69,540 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Samri in 2023?

Turnout was 83.93%: 1,83,425 of 2,18,557 registered electors voted, across 265 polling stations. That is 1.4 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Samri part of?

Samri is an assembly segment of the Surguja Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Shashi Singh Koram got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Samri a reserved constituency?

Yes. Samri 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 Samri?

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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