Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 HIGHLIGHTS: BJP makes a comeback in Chhattisgarh after five-year gap, wins 54 out of 90 seats
Chhattisgarh Election Result 2023, Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results 2023 HIGHLIGHTS: The BJP wrested power from Congress in Chhattisgarh in what looked like a neck-and-neck battle in the first few hours of the counting of votes on December 4, 2023. Catch all the highlights of the Chhattisgarh election results 2023.
Chhattisgarh Election Result 2023, Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results 2023 HIGHLIGHTS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wrested power from Congress in Chhattisgarh in what looked like a neck-and-neck battle in the first few hours of the counting of votes on December 4, 2023, winning 54 seats in the 90-member state Legislative Assembly. The Congress party bagged 35 seats, in stark contrast to the 68 it bagged in the last polls, and the Gondvana Gantantra Party won one.
Most exit polls had predict a close battle between the ruling Congress and the main opposition, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), for control of the 90-member state Assembly of Chhattisgarh. Check out the full list of winners here
Catch all the key highlights from the Chhattisgarh election results 2023 on December 3, 2023:
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Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 | BJP wins big with 54 out of 90 seats
Here's a list of some of the key winners and losers in the 90-member Assembly, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI) website, eci.gov.in:
Constituency Leading Candidate Leading Party Trailing Candidate Trailing Party Margin Round Status Ambikapur RAJESH AGRAWAL BJP T. S. BABA INC 94 21/21 Declared Lormi ARUN SAO BJP THANESHVAR SAHU INC 45891 19/19 Declared Patan BHUPESH BAGHEL INC VIJAY BAGHEL (SANSAD) BJP 19723 18/18 Declared Raipur City North PURANDAR MISHRA BJP KULDEEP SINGH JUNEJA INC 23054 15/15 Declared Raipur City South BRIJMOHAN AGRAWAL BJP Dr. MAHANT RAMSUNDAR DAS INC 67719 19/19 Declared Raipur City West RAJESH MUNAT BJP VIKAS UPADHYAY INC 41229 19/19 Declared Raipur Rural MOTILAL SAHU BJP PANKAJ SHARMA INC 35750 22/22 Declared Sakti CHARAN DAS MAHANT INC Dr. KHILAWAN SAHU BJP 12395 17/17 Declared Check out the full list of winners and losers in Chhattisgarh elections 2023
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | PM Narendra Modi says "Some people are even saying that today's hattrick has guaranteed the hattrick of 2024
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE | PM Narendra Modi says Chhattisgarh, MP, Rajasthan results indicate people of India firmly with politics of good governance, development, which BJP stands for
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | BJP wins 31 seats, Congress 18 as counting underway
Party Won Leading Total Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 31 23 54 Indian National Congress (INC) 18 17 35 Gondvana Gantantra Party (GGP) 0 1 1 Total 49 41 90 Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | MPs who win Assembly elections have to quit one seat in 14 days
Several of the MPs who contested the assembly polls and won will have to quit one of the seats in the next 14 days, else they stand to lose their Parliament membership, "If they don't, on expiry of 14 days, they will lose their membership of Parliament. However, they can continue as member of the state legislative assembly," Constitution expert and former Lok Sabha secretary general PDT Achari said, citing the Prevention of Simultaneous Membership Rule issued by the president in 1950 under Article 101 of the Constitution.
The BJP fielded 21 MPs, including Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Prahlad Singh Patel and Faggan Singh Kulaste, in the Assembly polls—seven each in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, four in Chhattisgarh and three in Telangana.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | BJP on way to rule 12 states on its own, Congress down to three
With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) heading towards victory in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan out of the four states that went to polls recently, the party will now be in power in 12 states on its own, while the Congress—the second largest national party—will come down to three—Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, and Telangana, after losing Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. The Aam Aadmi Party, with its governments in Delhi and Punjab, is the third largest national party.
The BJP is in power in Uttarakhand, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa, Assam, Tripura, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh. It is also part of the ruling coalition in four states: Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Sikkim.
The Congress is part of the ruling coalition in Bihar and Jharkhand and is an ally of the DMK which rules Tamil Nadu but is not part of the state government.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | BJP looks set towards victory in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
The BJP is leading in 56 out of the 90 seats in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly at this hour, according to the ECI website.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE | Hope results are better for opposition in 2024 general elections, says Mehbooba Mufti
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti expresses hope that the outcome of the next year's Lok Sabha polls will be better for the opposition parties after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looks set to emerge victorious in three out of the four states that went to polls last month.
"Today, when elections are held, on the one side is the opposition, and on the other side is the might of the government, agencies, money, and Election Commission," says Mufti, former chief minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE | People are with BJP, PM Modi, says Basavaraj S Bommai
"We are making a government with two-thirds majority in Madhya Pradesh and with a clear majority each in Rajasthan and Chhattisgary, says Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader Basavaraj S Bommai.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | PM Modi in hearts of entire country, says Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur says that the Prime Minister is there in the hearts of the people of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan.
"This is a country of Hindus and will remain so, and the BJP stands with the religion," she says.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE | 'Curse of opposing sanatan dharma, says Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE | Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel leads with 47,051 votes as of the ninth out of the 18 rounds of counting
The CM is leading by 5,598 votes, according to the ECI portal.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE | Deputy CM TS Singh Deo, State Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu trail
Nine out of 13 ministers in the Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government in the state are trailing after the initial rounds of counting, including Deputy Chief Minister TS Singh Deo, Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu, and state unit chief Deepak Baij.
- Deo trailing in Ambikapur by 366 votes against BJP's Rajesh Agrawal
- Sahu trailing in Durg Rural by 5,123 votes against BJP's Lalit Chandrakar
- Baij trailing in Chitrakot by 2,809 votes against BJP's Vinayak Goyal
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | BJP registers voter share of 46%
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | BJP leads in 53 seats, Congress in 34
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 | BJP leads in 53 out of 90 seats, Congress in 34
The BJP is maintaining an edge over the ruling Congress party, according to trends. Here's the latest tally, as per the ECI website, results.eci.gov.in:
PartyWon Leading Total Bharatiya Janata Party - BJP 0 53 53 Indian National Congress - INC 0 34 34 Gondvana Gantantra Party - GGP 0 1 1 Bahujan Samaj Party - BSP 0 1 1 Communist Party of India - CPI 0 1 1 Total 0 90 90
Check out the full list of candidates, as par the data available at this hour
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | BJP leads in 51 seats, Congress in 38, indicate trends
At noon, the BJP appears to be holding on to a strong position, with trends indicating its lead in 51 seats in the 90-member state Assembly, far exceeding the Congress party's lead in 38.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE | Ajay Bagga says state polls cannot be considered semi-finals for 2024 general elections
Market expert Ajay Bagga believes that the "finals" (referring to general elections) can be much more positive for the BJP.
While the outcome of the state polls is positive for the BJP, its positioning is much stronger for General Elections in 2024, he points out.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE | 'Pro market, pro reforms, pro future' | Market expert Ajay Bagga says trends favour BJP in a big way in three states
In an interaction with Zee Business, market expert Ajay Bagga says the trends appear to be in favour of the BJP in a big way going by the trends in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. "It is a big positive," says Bagga.
What's in it for the economy?
The Dalal Street veteran says that the trends signal continuity in the economy in a strong, "pro market, pro reforms and pro future" message for the market.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE | Clear support for BJP in trends, says Former Chief Minister Raman Singh
As the BJP leads in Chhattisgarh, party leader and former Chief Minister of the state Raman Singh says that the anger of people has been reflected in voting, and that his party will form the government in the state, as well as in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh with an absolute majority.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | State Assembly speaker Charan Das Mahant trails
Chhattisgarh assembly speaker Charan Das Mahant is trailing in Sakti by 897 votes against the BJP's Khilawan Sahu.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE | State Congress chief Deepak Baij trails
State Congress chief Deepak Baij is behind by 518 votes against the BJP's Vinayak Goyal in the Chitrakot seat, according to the ECI.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE | Chhattisgarh Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu trails, show trends
Chhattisgarh Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu is trailing in Durg Rural by 1,365 votes against the BJP's Lalit Chandrakar, after the first round of counting of votes for the 90-seat Assembly, according to the Election Commission.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2018 | Congress emerged victorious with 68 seats in 2018, way ahead of ruling ruling BJP's 15 seats
The year marked the return of the Congress party to power in the state after serving 15 years as opposition. The outcome of the 2018 polls was in stark contrast to exit polls, which had indicated a close competition between the BJP and the Congress.
In 2023, Singh is contesting the Rajnandgaon seat.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 | Did you know the state has more than 2.6 lakh young electors?
As per official records, there are 2,63,829 young electors in Chhattisgarh.
These voters have turned 18 between January 1, 2023, and October 1, 2023.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | BJP makes a comeback once again in close battle for the 90-seat state, show counting trends
At 10 am, the tally favours the BJP. The party is leading in 45 seats, show poll trends, while the Congress appears to be ahead in 43 seats.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | BJP surpasses Congress!
Counting trends now indicate advantage BJP in a tight battle for control of the 90-seat Legislative Assembly.
The BJP now leads in 45 seats in the state, one position ahead of the ruling Congress party, as per counting trends.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE | Congress leads in 48 seats, BJP in 40
While trends of all of the 90 constituencies are out, the Congress party appears to be leading in 48 seats, the BJP in 40 and others in two.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | Did you know there are more than two crore voters to elect 90-member state Assembly?
According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), there are more than two crore eligible voters in Chhattisgarh, among them 1,01,35,561 males and and 1,02,56,846 females.
Chhattisgarh Elecction Results 2023 LIVE | Why outcome of elections in five states results matter
The results of assembly polls in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh today, and Mizoram on Monday, can be considered the semifinals before the Lok Sabha polls in 2024. The halfway mark for the 90-member assembly of Chhattisgarh is 46.
Former Chhattisgarh CM and BJP leader Raman Singh has already said that his party will form a government in the state. "We will have 42-55 seats in the state," he tells news agency ANI.
All eyes are now on the final numbers to assess the fate of the 1,181 candidates in the state. According to the ECI, 90 returning officers, 416 assistant returning officers, 4,596 enumerators, and 1,699 micro-observers have been appointed for the counting process. The ECI has also appointed one counting observer for each of the 90 Assembly seats.
Chhattisgarh Election Results LIVE Update | Congress overtakes BJP amid close battle for control of 90-member Assembly
Trends for as many as 78 out of the 90 seats in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly show the Congress party leading in 46 seats and the BJP ahead in 32. No candidate outside of the two parties seems to be leading in a single constituency as of now.
Chhattisgarh Election Results LIVE | State BJP Chief Arun Sao offers prayers as India prepares for counting of votes in five states
Election Results LIVE | Results to exceed expectations, says Congress leader Pawan Khera
BREAKING NEWS | BJP surpasses Congress in early trends
In a dramatic shift in counting trends, the BJP now leads in 30 while the Congress leads in 27. Can the BJP come back to power in the state after five years?
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | Neck-and-neck contest continues as early trends indicate edge to Congress in 52 of 90-member Assembly
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | Early trends on 47 seats suggest advantage Congress in Chhattisgarh; BJP leads in 20
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | Trends so far in tandem with exit polls as edge to Congress in neck-and-neck battle with BJP for control of 90-seat Assembly
Here is what the Zee News Poll of Polls predicted:
According to the Zee News Poll of Polls, while the BJP is estimated to win 35-45 seats in the 90-member Chhattisgarh Assembly, 42-52 seats are expected to go to the ruling Congress party.
Zee News Poll of Polls (Chhattisgarh - 90 seats) BJP Congress Others 35-45 42-52 1-4 Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | Breaking news: Congress leads in 8 seats, BJP in 5
The BJP leads in five states while the Congress is ahead in eight, as per early leads.
Catch minute-by-minute updates on the Chhattisgarh election LIVE here.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | Breaking news: Congress leads in two seats in early trends
The BJP does not appear to have bagged a seat so far, as per early leads.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | Election process here changing every minute, says BJP candidate Prabodh Minz at Ambikapur
Here's what Prabodh Minz, the BJP candidate contesting the Lundra seat in the state, says:
Chhatisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | BREAKING: Counting of votes begins amid tight security
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | More scenes from INC headquarters in New Delhi ahead of poll results of Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh today
Counting of votes to elect governments in four states to commence shortlyChhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | ECI to kick off counting of votes shortly amid tight security arrangements
As many as 1,181 candidates are in the fray for the 90-member Assembly, including Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Deputy Chief Minister TS Singh Deo (both from the Congress party), and former CM Raman Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Chief Minister Baghel is contesting the Patan seat amid a triangular contest with BJP fielding the CM's distant nephew and Lok Sabha MP Vijay Baghel. Amit Jogi, Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J) state president and son of former CM late Ajit Jogi, is also in the fray from the Patan constituency.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | ECI to kick off counting of votes shortly amid tight security arrangements
Tight security is in place in all of the centres in the state's 33 districts.
A total of 90 returning officers, 416 assistant returning officers, 4,596 counting personnel and 1,698 micro-observers have been appointed for carrying out the counting process smoothly, according to Chhattisgarh Chief Electoral Officer Reena Baba Saheb Kangale.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | 12.7 lakh voters to decide the fate of Patan, Ambikapur, Lormi, two other constituencies
As many as 12.7 lakh voters, among them 6.4 lakh male and 6.3 lakh female voters, have cast their ballots in five Chhattisgarh Assembly constituencies: Patan, Ambikapur, Sakti, Lormi and Raipur City Gramin.
Seat No. of voters Male Female Total Patan 107695 109222 216917 Ambikapur 126666 129775 256454 Sakti 108301 105744 214046 Lormi 116043 112348 228397 Raipur City Gramin 180678 168576 349316 Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | BJP will make government with clear majority in the state, says former Chief Minister
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | Images from Indian National Congress (INC) headquarters in New Delhi
Party leaders and workers offer prayers at the INC headquarters at Indira Bhavan in New Delhi's Mandi House.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | Situation very clear in state, says Raman Singh
Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Raman Singh says that the situation in the state is "very clear". His remark come ahead of the counting of votes to elect a new government in the state, as the term of the current 90-member Assembly ends on January 3, 2024.
Chhattisgarh election results 2023 LIVE | How to use ECI's Voter Helpline app to catch poll results on your mobile
Did you know you use the Election Commission of India's mobile app, Voter Helpline, to track state poll results live on your mobile?
Read more on how to catch state election results on your mobile using Voter Helpline appChhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | All eyes on outcome of state polls as India to begin counting of votes shortly
The counting of votes to elect governments in Chhatisgarh, and three other states, will commence amid tight security arrangements in about two hours from now.
Chhattisgarh Assembly election results 2023 LIVE Update | BJP to form government in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, says party leader Kailash Vijayvargiya
National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the party's candidate from the Indore 1 constituency, Kailash Vijayvargiya exudes confidence that his party will form government in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | Counting of votes to commence at 8 am on Sunday, EVM counting at 8:30 am
Chhattisgarh Chief Electoral Officer Reena Baba Saheb Kangale says that the Electronic Voting Machine-based counting will start 30 minutes after the onset of the counting of postal ballots at 8 am on December 3.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | Three-tier security arrangements at counting centres
The whole process of the counting of votes and tabulation for the Chhattisgarh Assembly will be videographer, says Chhattisgarh Chief Electoral Officer Reena Baba Saheb Kangale.
"No one would be allowed to enter the counting hall with any electronic device or pan masala and cigarettes," she adds.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | Each counting hall to have separate entrance for candidates, counting agents, returning officers, says state CEO Reena Baba Saheb Kangale
State Chief Electoral Officer Reena Baba Saheb Kangale says that identity cards have been issued to all the candidates, counting agents and their electoral agents.
Mobile phones are prohibited in the counting hall and will be permitted only in the media and communication centres in the counting premises, the CEO adds.
Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023 LIVE Update | State Chief Electoral Officer says all arrangements made for counting of votes
A "sufficient" number of officials has been appointed for the process of the counting of votes in the 90-member state Assembly, says Chhattisgarh Chief Electoral Officer Reena Baba Saheb Kangale while addressing a press conference in Raipur.
She also says the 90 counting observers have been appointed by the Election Commission of India (ECI), one each for the 90 Chhattisgarh constituencies.
Chhattisgarh election results 2023 LIVE update | Will CM Bhupesh Baghel retain power or BJP spring a surprise?
Counting of votes is set to begin amid tight security at 8 am on Sunday, December 3.
Polling for the 90-member Assembly took place in two phases on November 7 and November 17.
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