Sihawa Assembly constituency
| Sihawa | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 56 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Dhamtari |
| LS constituency | Kanker |
| Established | 2003 |
| Total electors | 193,736[1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
Sihawa is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.[2]
It is part of Dhamtari district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]
Madhya Pradesh Assembly[edit]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1961: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 1962 | Narayan Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1967 | Pusauram | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Madhav Laxman | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Ram Nath | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Ashok Som | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Madhav Singh Dhruw | ||
| 1993 | |||
| 1998 | |||
Chhattisgarh Assembly[edit]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003[3] | Pinky Dhruw | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2008[4] | Ambika Markam | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013[5] | Shravan Markam | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2018[6] | Dr. Lakshmi Dhruw | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023[7] | Ambika Markam | Indian National Congress | |
Election results[edit]
2023[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ambika Markam | 84,891 | 49.81 | -6.64 | |
| BJP | Shrawan Markam | 71,725 | 42.08 | +14.63 | |
| Hamar Raj Party | Jeewrakhan Marai | 4,492 | 2.64 | New | |
| Independent | Manmohan Singh Bisen | 1,821 | 1.07 | ||
| Bharatiya Shakti Chetna Party | Domar Singh Netam | 1,623 | 0.95 | New | |
| GGP | Devchandra Uike | 1,579 | 0.93 | -4.26 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3574 | 2.10 | -0.65 | |
| Majority | 13,166 | 7.73 | -21.27 | ||
| Turnout | 170,445 | 87.98 | +5.30 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2018[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dr. Lakshmi Dhruw | 88,451 | 56.45 | ||
| BJP | Pinky Shivaraj Shah | 43,015 | 27.45 | ||
| GGP | Vinod Kumar Nagvanshi | 8,126 | 5.19 | ||
| Independent | Makhan Lal Markam | 4,729 | 3.02 | ||
| JCC | Shantanu Som | 2,312 | 1.48 | ||
| AAP | Akbar Mandavi | 1,544 | 0.99 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 4,306 | 2.75 | ||
| Majority | 45,436 | 29.00 | |||
| Turnout | 156,695 | 82.68 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "State Election, 2023 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "New Maps of Assembly Constituency". ceochhattisgarh.nic.in. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "State Election, 2003 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "State Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "State Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Statistical data of General Election to Chhatisgarh Assembly - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Sihawa Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin". News18. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.