Marwahi Assembly constituency

Marwahi is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.[2][3] It is in Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It is a segment of Korba Lok Sabha constituency.[4][5][6]

Marwahi
Constituency for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Constituency Details
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
StateChhattisgarh
DistrictGaurela-Pendra-Marwahi
LS ConstituencyKorba
Total electors184,021[1]
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
5th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2020

Members of Vidhan Sabha
Year Candidate Party
2003 Ajit Jogi Indian National Congress
2008
2013 Amit Jogi
2018[1] Ajit Jogi Janta Congress Chhattisgarh
2020 (by election) Krishna Kumar Dhruw Indian National Congress

Results

2020 by-election

A by-election was needed due to the death of the sitting MLA Ajit Jogi.[7]

Bye election, 2020: Marwahi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Krishna Kumar Dhruw 83,561 56.09
NOTA None of the above 3,787 2.54
Majority 38,197
Turnout 1,49,870 78.38
INC gain from JCC Swing

2018
Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Marwahi[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JCC Ajit Jogi
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout

See also

References
  1. "State Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  2. "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order – 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. "New Maps of Assembly Constituency". ceochhattisgarh.nic.in. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  4. Elections in
  5. Marwahi seat is a Congress stronghold
  6. "Assembly Elections December 2013 Results". ECI. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013.
  7. "Chhattisgarh's First Chief Minister Ajit Jogi Dies at 74". 29 May 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

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