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Lok Sabha constituency 6 · Chhattisgarh

Rajnandgaon is parliamentary constituency number 6 in Chhattisgarh, made up of 8 assembly segments. In the 2024 general election Santosh Pandey of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 49.3% of the vote, 44,411 votes ahead of Bhupesh Baghel (INC).

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Rajnandgaon · 2024PC 6
  1. 01
    Santosh Pandey
    BJP
    7,12,057
    49.26%
  2. 02
    Bhupesh Baghel
    INC
    6,67,646
    46.19%
  3. 03
    A.H. Siddiqui
    Independent
    10,737
    0.74%
  4. 04
    Devlal Sinha (sonvanshi)
    BSP
    9,668
    0.67%
  5. 05
    Narad Prasad Nishad
    SSBD
    8,030
    0.56%
  6. 10 other candidates · 28,074 votesNOTA · 9,167 (0.63%)

Margin 44,411 votes · 3.07% of valid votes

18,69,229
Registered electors
2024 election
77.5%
Turnout
26 Apr 2024
44,411
Victory margin
3.1% of valid votes
2024 · candidate-wise result

All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of 14,45,379 valid votes, NOTA included.

Rajnandgaon 2024 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Santosh PandeyMale · 56 yrsBJP7,12,057
49.26%
2Bhupesh BaghelMale · 63 yrsINC6,67,646
46.19%
3A.H. SiddiquiMale · 41 yrsIndependent10,737
0.74%
4Devlal Sinha (sonvanshi)Male · 44 yrsBSP9,668
0.67%
—NOTANOTA9,167
0.63%
5Narad Prasad NishadMale · 45 yrsSSBD8,030
0.56%
6Sukhdev SinhaMale · 49 yrsIndependent8,001
0.55%
7Vishesh DhamgayeMale · 25 yrs · SCIndependent4,873
0.34%
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8Bhuvan SahuMale · 26 yrsIndependent4,174
0.29%
9Lalita KanwarFemale · 41 yrs · STHMR2,149
0.15%
10Er. Basant Kumar MeshramMale · 64 yrsIndependent1,820
0.13%
11Ramesh RajputMale · 40 yrsBSCP1,737
0.12%
12Triveni PadotiFemale · 27 yrs · STIndependent1,613
0.11%
13Ramfal PatilMale · 37 yrs · STNDS1,537
0.11%
14Ajay PaliMale · 46 yrsIndependent1,114
0.08%
15Lakhan Sing TandanMale · 48 yrs · SCRJsbhP1,056
0.07%
Past results

Winners and vote share in every Lok Sabha election on the current boundaries.

0%20%40%60%2009201420192024BJP 49.3%INC 46.2%BSP 0.7%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024Santosh PandeyBJP · 49.3% · margin 44,411Turnout77.5%
2019Santosh PandeyBJP · 50.7% · margin 1,11,966Turnout76.2%
2014Abhishek SinghBJP · 54.6% · margin 2,35,911Turnout74.0%
2009Madhusudan YadavBJP · 52.7% · margin 1,19,074Turnout58.9%

Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha result 2019

Rajnandgaon 2019 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Santosh PandeyBJP6,62,387
50.68%
2Bhola Ram SahuINC5,50,421
42.11%
—NOTANOTA19,436
1.49%
3Ravita Lakra (dhruv)BSP17,145
1.31%
4Sudesh TikamIndependent12,668
0.97%
5Sachchidanand KaushikIndependent12,472
0.95%
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6Ajay Pali (baba)Shiv Sena8,366
0.64%
7Ramkhilawan DahariyaIndependent5,068
0.39%
8Baidya Shekhu Ram Verma (guruji)APoI4,297
0.33%
9Vishwanath Singh PorteGGP3,817
0.29%
10Kranti GuptaIndependent3,713
0.28%
11Kamini SahuIndependent2,445
0.19%
12Dr. GojupalRPI(A)1,773
0.14%
13Mahendra Kumar SahuFDLP1,519
0.12%
14Pratima Santosh WashnikRP(K)1,506
0.12%

Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha result 2014

Rajnandgaon 2014 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Abhishek SinghBJP6,43,473
54.61%
2Kamleshwar VermaINC4,07,562
34.59%
—NOTANOTA32,384
2.75%
3Anand SahuBSP20,458
1.74%
4Narendra Bansod AdvocateAPoI11,704
0.99%
5Sahukar BhaskarIndependent11,478
0.97%
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6Wamanrao BagdeIndependent10,891
0.92%
7Bhaskar DwivediAAP10,733
0.91%
8Santosh ChandrakarGGP6,007
0.51%
9Ramesh YadavIndependent5,941
0.50%
10Khemraj LodhiIndependent5,546
0.47%
11Murad BhaiIndependent5,255
0.45%
12Bhagat SoniCSM3,636
0.31%
13Lodhi Seema KaushikSP3,228
0.27%

Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha result 2009

Rajnandgaon 2009 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Madhusudan YadavBJP4,37,721
52.70%
2Devwrat SinghINC3,18,647
38.36%
3D.r.yadav PracharyaIndependent19,984
2.41%
4Pradhuman NetamBSP15,956
1.92%
5Gangaram NishadEKSP8,307
1.00%
6Madan YadavIndependent7,452
0.90%
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7Mangal Das BangareIndependent6,199
0.75%
8Bhag Chand VaidhyaIndependent5,390
0.65%
9Dilip Rathor SampadakIndependent2,540
0.31%
10Derharam LodhiIndependent2,230
0.27%
11Narad KhothaliyaCGVP1,800
0.22%
12Jalal Mohammad QureshiIndependent1,675
0.20%
13Ajay JaiswalIndependent1,341
0.16%
14Ajay PaliIndependent1,339
0.16%
Assembly segments

Lead of Santosh Pandey (BJP) over Bhupesh Baghel (INC) in each assembly segment. Bars to the right are segments the winner led; bars to the left went to the runner-up.

◀ Bhupesh Baghel (INC) ledSantosh Pandey (BJP) led ▶

EVM votes by assembly segment (ECI report 34). Postal ballots are counted at constituency level only, so segment totals are slightly lower than the final result.

Assembly segments of Rajnandgaon: Lok Sabha lead and assembly winner
SegmentElectorsLed in Lok Sabha 2024Assembly winner (latest)
Pandariya AC 713,18,803INC by 3,406BJP (2023)
Kawardha AC 723,34,770BJP by 10,405BJP (2023)
Khairagarh AC 732,22,447BJP by 5,959INC (2023)
Dongargarh AC 742,11,373BJP by 10,958INC (2023)
Rajnandgaon AC 752,14,098BJP by 57,666BJP (2023)
Dongargaon AC 762,04,742BJP by 17,038INC (2023)
Khujji AC 771,92,558INC by 14,919INC (2023)
Mohla-Manpur AC 781,70,438INC by 39,340INC (2023)
Map

Rajnandgaon outlined in orange among the Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha seats, each coloured by the 2024 winner. Click a seat to open it. Boundaries are approximate.

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FAQ

Answers use the Election Commission of India statistical report for the 2024 general election.

Who won the Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha seat in 2024?

Santosh Pandey of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Rajnandgaon in the 2024 Lok Sabha election with 7,12,057 votes (49.26%). The margin over Bhupesh Baghel (INC) was 44,411 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Rajnandgaon in 2024?

14,47,888 of 18,69,229 registered electors voted, a turnout of 77.46% across 2,330 polling stations.

Which assembly segments are in Rajnandgaon?

Rajnandgaon is made up of 8 assembly segments: Pandariya, Kawardha, Khairagarh, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon, Dongargaon, Khujji, Mohla-Manpur. Santosh Pandey led in 5 of them on EVM votes.

Who has won Rajnandgaon in past Lok Sabha elections?

2024: Santosh Pandey (BJP); 2019: Santosh Pandey (BJP); 2014: Abhishek Singh (BJP); 2009: Madhusudan Yadav (BJP).

Is Rajnandgaon a reserved Lok Sabha seat?

No, Rajnandgaon is a general (unreserved) constituency.

When is the next Lok Sabha election for Rajnandgaon?

The Lok Sabha elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by mid-2029 unless the house is dissolved early or a bye-election is held for this seat.

Source: Election Commission of India, General Election to Lok Sabha 2024 statistical reports — 33 (constituency-wise detailed result), 32 (constituency data summary) and 34 (details of assembly segments). Segment figures are EVM votes only. Boundaries: DataMeet india_pc_2019 (simplified, CC0), approximate.

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