Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results 2018 Live Coverage: Counting, updates and results of Chattisgarh Vidhan Sabha 2018.
Chhattisgarh Election Results: The Congress appeared all set to shatter BJP leader Raman Singh's dream of a consecutive fourth term as Chhattisgarh chief minister, as per early trends for the state Assembly elections.
Five ministers in the BJP government - Brijmohan Agrawal (Raipur City South), Kedar Kashyap (Narayanpur constituency), Mahesh Gagda (Bijapur), Dayaldas Baghel (Nawagarh) and Amar Agrawal (Bilaspur) - were trailing.
State presidents of the BJP and the Congress - Dharamlal Kaushik and Bhupesh Baghel - were leading in Bilha and Patan seats respectively. Leader of Opposition T S Singhdeo and Congress MP from Durg Lok Sabha seat Tamradhwaj Sau were leading in Ambikapur and Durg Rural seats, respectively.
Ajit Jogi was leading in Marwahi seat while his wife Renu Jogi was ahead in Kota constituency, the official said.
Counting for all the 90 seats started at 8 am. The counting of postal ballots was first taken up followed by counting of votes from the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The state had recorded 76.60 per cent voter turnout.
The Congress is aiming to stage a comeback after being in the opposition for 15 years.
Here are the latest updates of Chhattisgarh Election Results 2018
16:30
There has been slight changes but the overall results remains the same. At 4.30 pm, Congress are leading in 63 seats while BJP were ahead in 18 seats while JCC are up in 9 seats, according to local media reports.
15:30
The Congress is set to return to power in Chhattisgarh after a long wait of 15 years as they seemed to be heading towards a massive majority in the state.
15:00
Chhattisgarh: #Visuals from Bharatiya Janata Party office in Raipur. BJP is leading on 15 seats while Congress is leading on 61 seats, out of the total 90 seats in the state. #AssemblyElections2018 pic.twitter.com/AxmHnhvqHm
— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2018
14:00
As per latest trends in Chhattisgarh, Congress are heading for bigger than two-thirds majority. At 2 pm, they are leading in 67 seats while BJP are ahead in 17. Ajit Jogi's JCC is leading in 6 seats with others ahead in one seat.
We are calling the election for Congress in Chhattisgarh.
13:30
In Rajnandgaon, CM Raman Singh has pulled ahead of Congress' Karuna Shukla. He was trailing in the early trends. He has 8990 votes while Shukla has 7615 votes after latest round of counting.
12:36
Former CM Ajit Jogi leads in Marwahi by more than 12000 votes, his wife Renu Jogi also leading in her seat of Kota by more than 5500 votes after round 5 of counting of votes.
10:45 am
According to official ECI trends: Congress leading on 21 seats, BJP leading on 5 seats, Janata Congress on 2 seats in Chhattisgarh.
10.20 am
Chhattisgarh election result: Congress gain big lead
Cong: 56
BJP: 25
Oth: 07
9.40 am
In trends at 9.40 am, Congress have taken a good lead in Chhattisgarh. However, some reports are even suggesting they have crossed at halfway mark in trends.
| CG/90 | Wins | Leads | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| Cong | 0 | 44 | 44 |
| BSP | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9:30 am
The assembly election results and the sudden resignation of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel on Monday has resulted a fall in the stock market .
On Tuesday, the Bombay Stock Exchange (Sensex) opened at 34,645.12 and registered a slump of 305.60 points.
9:10 am
In the very early trends, Raman Singh is trailing in Rajnandgaon to Congress' Karuna Shukla
8:30 am
Congress has a little lead so far in the early trends. Of course, there are just postal ballots and trends may change very soon.
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1. Chhattisgarh Results: Latest Trends
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At 4.30 pm, Congress are leading in 63 seats while BJP were ahead in 18 seats while JCC are up in 9 seats, according to local media reports.
2. Raman Singh extends lead
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In Rajnandgaon, CM Raman Singh has pulled ahead of Congress' Karuna Shukla. He was trailing in the early trends. He has 8990 votes while Shukla has 7615 votes after latest round of counting.
3. Ajit Jogi Leads
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Former CM Ajit Jogi leads in Marwahi by more than 12000 votes, his wife Renu Jogi also leading in her seat of Kota by more than 5500 votes after round 5 of counting of votes.
4. Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results 2018: Latest Trends
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In trends at 9.40 am, Congress have taken a good lead in Chhattisgarh. However, some reports are even suggesting they have crossed at halfway mark in trends.
5. Chhattisgragh Assembly Election Results 2018: Very early trends
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It's just 8:45 am and Congress is leading with slight margin. However, these are mostly postal ballots and things may change soon.
| CG/90 | Wins | Leads | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| Cong | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| BSP | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6. Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results 2018: Rajnandgaon seat
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Raman Singh is locked in a fight in Rajnandgaon seat with Congress' Karuna Shukla, the niece of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Singh has been holding the CM's office since December 7, 2003.
7. Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results 2018: Patan seat
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Congress have fielded Bhupesh Baghel from Patan constituency in the 2018 Chhattisgarh Assembly elections. He is the current president of Chhattisgarh Congress, serving the post since October 2014.
8. Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results 2018: Jashpur seat
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Bahujan Samaj Party's Gaganmati Bhagat is contesting against BJP's Govind Ram Bhagat and Congress's Vinay Kumar Bhagat on the seat.
