Mahasamund (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Member of parliament Chandu Lal Sahu State Chhattisgarh Female electors 758,471		Party Bharatiya Janata Party Male electors 757,276
Last election Indian general election, 2014 Assembly segments Rajim, Khallari, Saraipali, Kurud, Mahasamund, Dhamtari, Bindranawagarh, Basna

Mahasamund is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Chhattisgarh.

Members of Parliament

1957: Vidya Charan Shukla, Indian National Congress

1962: Vidya Charan Shukla, Indian National Congress

1967: Vidya Charan Shukla, Indian National Congress

1971: Shrikrishna Agrawal, Indian National Congress

1977: Brij Lal Verma, Janata Party

1991: Pawan Diwan, Indian National Congress

1996: Pawan Diwan, Indian National Congress

1998: Chandra Shekhar Sahu, Bharatiya Janata Party

1999: Shyama Charan Shukla, Indian National Congress

2004: Ajit Jogi, Indian National Congress

2009: Chandulal Sahu (chandu Bhaiya), Bharatiya Janata Party

2014: Chandulal Sahu (chandu Bhaiya), Bharatiya Janata Party

Assembly segments

Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:

Saraipali (SC) (assembly constituency no. 39)

Basna (assembly constituency no. 40)

Khallari (assembly constituency no. 41)

Mahasamund (assembly constituency no. 42)

Rajim (assembly constituency no. 54)

Bindranawagarh (ST) (assembly constituency no. 55)

Kurud (assembly constituency no. 57)

Dhamtari (assembly constituency no. 58)

Saraipali, Basna, Khallari and Mahasamund together cover the Mahasamund district. Rajim and Bindranawagarh assembly segments are part of Raipur district. Kurud and Dharamjaigarh constituencies are part of Dhamtari district. Saraipali constituency is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates, whereas Dhamtari constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates.

References

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