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Assembly constituency 56 · Chhattisgarh · ST

Sihawa is assembly constituency number 56 in Chhattisgarh, in Dhamtari * district, and one of the segments of the Kanker Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Ambika Markam of the Indian National Congress won with 49.8% of the vote, 13,166 votes ahead of Shrawan Markam (BJP).

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Sihawa · 2023AC 56
  1. 01
    Ambika Markam
    INC
    84,891
    49.81%
  2. 02
    Shrawan Markam
    BJP
    71,725
    42.08%
  3. 03
    Jeewrakhan Marai
    HMR
    4,492
    2.64%
  4. 04
    Dr. Manmohan Singh Bisen
    Independent
    1,821
    1.07%
  5. 05
    Domar Singh Netam (ex- Army Man)
    BSCP
    1,623
    0.95%
  6. 2 other candidates · 2,319 votesNOTA · 3,574 (2.10%)

Margin 13,166 votes · 7.72% of valid votes

1,93,736
Registered electors
2023 election
88.0%
Turnout
+5.3 pts vs 2018
13,166
Victory margin
7.7% of valid votes
Nov 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,70,445 valid votes, NOTA included.

Sihawa 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ambika MarkamFemale · 60 yrs · STINC84,891
49.81%
2Shrawan MarkamMale · 55 yrs · STBJP71,725
42.08%
3Jeewrakhan MaraiMale · 63 yrs · STHMR4,492
2.64%
—NOTANOTA3,574
2.10%
4Dr. Manmohan Singh BisenMale · 34 yrs · STIndependent1,821
1.07%
5Domar Singh Netam (ex- Army Man)Male · 43 yrs · STBSCP1,623
0.95%
6Devchandra UikeMale · 39 yrs · STGGP1,579
0.93%
7Ramlal MandaviMale · 50 yrs · STAPoI740
0.43%
Past results

INC held the seat: it also won in 2018.

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023INC 49.8%BJP 42.1%HMR 2.6%GGP 0.9%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Ambika MarkamINC · 49.8% · margin 13,166Turnout88.0%
2018Dr. Lakshmi DhruwINC · 56.5% · margin 45,436Turnout82.8%
2013Shravan MarkamBJP · 38.1% · margin 7,487Turnout81.9%
2008Ambika MarkamINC · 46.0% · margin 14,896Turnout78.6%

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

Sihawa result 2018

Sihawa 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr. Lakshmi DhruwINC88,451
56.45%
2Pinky Shivraj ShahBJP43,015
27.45%
3Vinod Kumar NagwanshiGGP8,126
5.19%
4Makhan Lal MarkamIndependent4,729
3.02%
—NOTANOTA4,306
2.75%
5Shantanu SomJCCJ2,312
1.48%
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6Akbar MandaviAAP1,544
0.99%
7Jagannath DhruwLSWP1,399
0.89%
8Madalsa Dhruv (rukhmani)Independent1,155
0.74%
9Bhagiram MandaviIndependent746
0.48%
10Jethuram DhruvIndependent541
0.35%
11Ishwar Lal KorramAPOI371
0.24%

Sihawa result 2013

Sihawa 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shravan MarkamBJP53,894
38.06%
2Ambika MarkamINC46,407
32.77%
3Mahesh Kumar DevIndependent16,753
11.83%
4Panna Lal KashyapGGP8,130
5.74%
—NOTANOTA6,063
4.28%
5Ashok SomNCP4,466
3.15%
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6Rewati DhruwBSCP2,327
1.64%
7Chandrabhan MarkamBSP1,787
1.26%
8Puran Netam RajmistriLJP1,785
1.26%

Sihawa result 2008

Sihawa 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ambika MarkamINC56,048
45.96%
2Pinky Shivraj ShahBJP41,152
33.75%
3Mayaram NagvanshiGGP11,664
9.56%
4Puran Singh NetamIndependent6,530
5.35%
5Naresh Kumar MandaviBSP1,853
1.52%
6Ram Prasad NetamLSWP1,840
1.51%
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7Govind Singh MarkamIndependent1,591
1.30%
8Dulesh Kumar MarkamIndependent1,267
1.04%
Map

Sihawa 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 Dhamtari * district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

BJPINCBSPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Bhojraj NagBJP76,198 49.5%
  • Biresh ThakurINC70,770 46.0%
  • Tilak Ram MarkamBSP1,617 1.0%
  • SonsinghAPoI1,448 0.9%
  • Jivan Lal MatlamSRVADID907 0.6%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 5,428 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Sihawa assembly seat in 2023?

Ambika Markam of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Sihawa in the 2023 Chhattisgarh assembly election with 84,891 votes, which was 49.81% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Sihawa?

The margin was 13,166 votes (7.72% of valid votes). The runner-up was Shrawan Markam of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 71,725 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Sihawa in 2023?

Turnout was 88.02%: 1,70,526 of 1,93,736 registered electors voted, across 259 polling stations. That is 5.3 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Sihawa part of?

Sihawa 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 Sihawa a reserved constituency?

Yes. Sihawa 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 Sihawa?

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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