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Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency: Candidates for 2019 LS poll, past results, all updates

Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency

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Former Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh and current CM Bhupesh Baghel (PTI Photo)
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One of the 11 parliamentary constituencies in Chhattisgarh, Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency will go to polls in the third phase of general elections on April 23. The Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency in Naxal-affected Chhattisgarh covers districts of Raigarh and Jashpur.  The seat is reserved for candidates belonging to the scheduled tribes. The constituency has a huge tribal population.

The seat is one of the strongholds of the BJP in Chhattisgarh which the party has held since 1999. The last Congres candidate to win from here was former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi who has now left the party and has his own outfit. Vishnudeo Sai of the BJP won from here in 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014 Lok Sabha elections but will not contest in 2019. 

Vishnudeo Sai has been denied ticket this time as the BJP decided to not repeat candidates in any of the 11 seats in the state. Gomtee Sai is contesting on a BJP ticket and is facing Congress' Laljeet Singh Rathia and BSP's Innocent Kujur. 

Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency comprises eight legislative assembly segments: Jashpur Nagar, Kunkuri and Pathalgaon (Jashpur district) and Lailunga, Raigarh, Sarangarh, Kharsia and Dharamjaigarh assembly segments in Raigarh district.

The Congress hopes to win the seat in 2019 after its impressive show in Assembly elections last year. The Congress won 68 seats in 90-member Legislative Assembly. 

The polling on this seat will be held during the third phase of Lok Sabha elections on April 23. Seven constituencies of Chhattisgarh's 11 Lok Sabha seats - Surguja, Raigarh, Janjgir-Champa, Korba, Bilaspur, Durg and Raipur- will go to polls in the third phase. The counting of votes of the Lok Sabha election 2019 will be conducted on May 23.

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