Sanjari Balod is assembly constituency number 59 in Chhattisgarh, in Durg district, and one of the segments of the Kanker Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Sangeeta Sinha of the Indian National Congress won with 44.2% of the vote, 17,046 votes ahead of Rakesh Kumar Yadav (BJP).
- 01Sangeeta SinhaINC84,64944.20%
- 02Rakesh Kumar YadavBJP67,60335.30%
- 03Meena Satyendra SahuIndependent27,16914.19%
- 04Vinod Kumar NagwanshiHMR2,7771.45%
- 05Chovendra Kumar SahuAAP1,6870.88%
- 9 other candidates · 6,245 votesNOTA · 1,375 (0.72%)
Margin 17,046 votes · 8.90% of valid votes
All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,91,505 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sangeeta SinhaFemale · 48 yrs | INC | 84,649 | 44.20% |
| 2 | Rakesh Kumar YadavMale · 54 yrs | BJP | 67,603 | 35.30% |
| 3 | Meena Satyendra SahuFemale · 49 yrs | Independent | 27,169 | 14.19% |
| 4 | Vinod Kumar NagwanshiMale · 46 yrs · ST | HMR | 2,777 | 1.45% |
| 5 | Chovendra Kumar SahuMale · 38 yrs | AAP | 1,687 | 0.88% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,375 | 0.72% |
| 6 | Ravindra Kumar MauryaMale · 29 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,333 | 0.70% |
| 7 | Shabnam Rani GourFemale · 35 yrs | Independent | 1,287 | 0.67% |
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| 8 | Bhagwati SahuFemale · 40 yrs | Independent | 767 | 0.40% |
| 9 | Kamalkant SahuMale · 57 yrs | Independent | 762 | 0.40% |
| 10 | Chandrabhan SahuMale · 32 yrs | JCGP | 742 | 0.39% |
| 11 | Gaukaran GangberMale · 32 yrs | AJP | 738 | 0.39% |
| 12 | Dhananjay DilliwarMale · 54 yrs | Independent | 267 | 0.14% |
| 13 | Puneshwar Kumar DewanganMale · 25 yrs | GGP | 180 | 0.09% |
| 14 | Manoj Kumar SahuMale · 38 yrs | LJP | 169 | 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.
Sanjari Balod result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sangeeta Sinha | INC | 90,428 | 51.53% |
| 2 | Pawan Sahu | BJP | 62,940 | 35.87% |
| 3 | Arjun Hirwani | JCCJ | 12,664 | 7.22% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,913 | 1.66% |
| 4 | Bhupesh Kumar Sahu | Independent | 2,401 | 1.37% |
| 5 | Kamini Dhurve | AAP | 1,770 | 1.01% |
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| 6 | Ghanshyam Singh Thakur | Independent | 961 | 0.55% |
| 7 | Rohit Kumar Nishad | Shiv Sena | 614 | 0.35% |
| 8 | Renu Yadav | SP | 500 | 0.28% |
| 9 | Manoj Kumar Sori | NDPF | 280 | 0.16% |
Sanjari Balod result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhaiya Ram Sinha | INC | 88,874 | 56.30% |
| 2 | Pritam Sahu | BJP | 58,441 | 37.02% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,102 | 2.60% |
| 3 | Rohit Kumar Nishad | Independent | 2,137 | 1.35% |
| 4 | Rikhi Ram Sahu | BSP | 1,398 | 0.89% |
| 5 | Umendi Ram Gangrale | NPP | 1,336 | 0.85% |
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| 6 | Chaitram Gangvanshi | Independent | 740 | 0.47% |
| 7 | Bhom Lal Mandavi | AD | 448 | 0.28% |
| 8 | Panna Lal Jain | Shiv Sena | 387 | 0.25% |
Sanjari Balod result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madan Lal Sahu | BJP | 56,620 | 42.51% |
| 2 | Mohan Patel | INC | 49,984 | 37.52% |
| 3 | Lokendra Yadav | SP | 12,198 | 9.16% |
| 4 | Krishna Ram Sahu | BSP | 7,624 | 5.72% |
| 5 | Lokendra Sahu | Independent | 2,882 | 2.16% |
| 6 | Sube Lal Sahu | AD | 1,604 | 1.20% |
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| 7 | Anima | LJP | 1,315 | 0.99% |
| 8 | Amrika Bai Markam | GGP | 980 | 0.74% |
Sanjari Balod 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 Durg district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Sanjari Balod is one of the assembly segments of Kanker. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kanker candidates.
- Bhojraj NagBJP92,579 54.5%
- Biresh ThakurINC72,666 42.8%
- SonsinghAPoI874 0.5%
- Tilak Ram MarkamBSP797 0.5%
- Jivan Lal MatlamSRVADID764 0.4%
In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 19,913 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Sanjari Balod.
Who won the Sanjari Balod assembly seat in 2023?
Sangeeta Sinha of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Sanjari Balod in the 2023 Chhattisgarh assembly election with 84,649 votes, which was 44.20% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Sanjari Balod?
The margin was 17,046 votes (8.90% of valid votes). The runner-up was Rakesh Kumar Yadav of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 67,603 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Sanjari Balod in 2023?
Turnout was 85.14%: 1,91,668 of 2,25,116 registered electors voted, across 258 polling stations. That is 0.8 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Sanjari Balod part of?
Sanjari Balod is an assembly segment of the Kanker Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Bhojraj Nag got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Sanjari Balod a reserved constituency?
No. Sanjari Balod is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Sanjari Balod?
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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