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Raigarh (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Member of parliament
  
Vishnudeo Sai

State
  
Chhattisgarh

Female electors
  
798,471

Party
  
Bharatiya Janata Party

Male electors
  
807,353

Last election
  
Indian general election, 2014

Assembly segments
  
Kharsia, Raigarh, Lailunga, Pathalgaon, Sarangarh, Jashpur, Dharamjaigarh, Kunkuri

Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the eleven Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Chhattisgarh state in central India.

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Members of Parliament

  • 1962: Vijaya Bhushan Singh, Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
  • 1967: Rajni Devi, Indian National Congress
  • 1971: Ummed Singh Rathia, Indian National Congress
  • 1977: Narhari Prasad Sai, Janata Party
  • 1980: Pushpa Devi Singh, Indian National Congress (Indira)
  • 1984: Pushpa Devi Singh, Indian National Congress (Indira)
  • 1989: Nand Kumar Sai, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 1991: Pushpa Devi Singh, Indian National Congress
  • 1996: Nand Kumar Sai, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 1998: Ajit Jogi, Indian National Congress
  • 1999: Vishnu Dev Sai, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2004: Vishnu Dev Sai, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2009: Vishnu Dev Sai, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2014: Vishnu Dev Sai, Bharatiya Janata Party

    • Assembly segments

    Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates. It is composed of the following assembly segments:

    1. Jashpur Nagar (ST) (assembly constituency no. 12)
    2. Kunkuri (ST) (assembly constituency no. 13)
    3. Pathalgaon (ST) (assembly constituency no. 14)
    4. Lailunga (ST) (assembly constituency no. 15)
    5. Raigarh (assembly constituency no. 16)
    6. Sarangarh (SC) (assembly constituency no. 17)
    7. Kharsia (assembly constituency no. 18)
    8. Dharamjaigarh (ST) (assembly constituency no. 19)

    Jashpur Nagar, Kunkuri and Pathalgaon together cover the Jashpur district. Lailunga, Raigarh, Sarangarh, Kharsia and Dharamjaigarh assembly segments cover the Raigarh district together. Jashpur Nagar, Kunkuri, Pathalgaon, Lailunga and Dharamjaigarh constituencies are reserved for ST candidates, whereas the Sarangarh constituency is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates.

    References

    Raigarh (Lok Sabha constituency) Wikipedia
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