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In a huge turnaround from 2018, the BJP pulled off a victory ousting the ruling Congress government led by Bhupesh Baghel. The BJP had crossed the halfway mark by winning 54 seats, according to the last update on the Election Commission’s website. The two tribal dominated divisions of Surguja and Bastar, having 26 Assembly seats that contributed hugely to the Congress’ landslide victory in Chhattisgarh in 2018, have swung to the Bharatiya Janata Party this time. The results were in contrast to most of the Exit polls which had predicted another term for the Congress.
According to India Today-Axis My India’s early predictions, the Congress was to get 40-50 seats in Chhattisgarh, while the BJP was predicted to bag 36-46 seats, pointing to the return of the CM Bhupesh Baghel-led government. While the main fight was between bitter rivals BJP and the Congress, a three-way contest was on the cards in several seats of the Bilaspur division where former CM Ajit Jogi’s party and the BSP have pockets of influence. The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP was also focusing on seats in the division.
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In the 2018 Chhattisgarh elections, Congress had ended the CM Raman Singh-led BJP’s decade-long run, to come to power, as Bhupesh Baghel got the top post in the state. The Congress had won 51 of the 70 constituencies, while the BJP could bag only 13. The Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J) had won four seats and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) two. The Congress later won one more seat in a bypoll.
Voting for the 90-member Chhattisgarh Assembly was held in two parts on November 7 and 17. A voter turnout of 68.15 per cent was recorded in the second phase of polls for 70 constituencies on November 17 while the first phase of elections for 20 seats in the Naxal-affected state saw a high voter turnout of 78 per cent.
| Sr No | Constituency Name | Winners | Party |
| 1 | DONDI LOHARA (ST) | ANILA BHENDIA | Congress |
| 2 | GUNDERDEHI | KUNWER SINGH NISHAD | Congress |
| 3 | SANJARI BALOD | SANGEETA SINHA | Congress |
| 4 | BALODA BAZAR | Tank Ram Verma | BJP |
| 5 | BHATAPARA | INDRA SAO | Congress |
| 6 | BILAIGARH (SC) | KAVITA PRAN LAHREY | Congress |
| 7 | KASDOL | SANDEEP SAHU | Congress |
| 8 | RAMANUJGANJ (ST) | RAM VICHAR NETAM | BJP |
| 9 | SAMRI (ST) | UDHHESHWARI PAIKRA | BJP |
| 10 | BASTAR (ST) | BAGHEL LAKHESHWAR | Congress |
| 11 | CHITRAKOT (ST) | VINAYAK GOYAL | BJP |
| 12 | JAGDALPUR | KIRAN DEO | BJP |
| 13 | BEMETARA | DIPESH SAHU | BJP |
| 14 | NAWAGARH (SC) | DAYALDAS BAGHEL | BJP |
| 15 | SAJA | ISHWAR SAHU | BJP |
| 16 | BIJAPUR (ST) | VIKRAM MANDAVI | Congress |
| 17 | BELTARA | Sushant Shukla | BJP |
| 18 | BILASPUR | AMAR AGRAWAL | BJP |
| 19 | BILHA | Dharam Lal Kaushik | BJP |
| 20 | KOTA | ATAL SHRIVASTAVA | Congress |
| 21 | MARWAHI (ST) | PRANAV KUMAR MARPACHI | BJP |
| 22 | MASTURI (SC) | DILIP LAHARIYA | Congress |
| 23 | TAKHATPUR | DHARMJEET SINGH | BJP |
| 24 | DANTEWADA (ST) | CHAITRAM ATAMI | BJP |
| 25 | DHAMTARI | ONKAR SAHU | Congress |
| 26 | KURUD | Ajay Chandrakar | BJP |
| 27 | SIHAWA (ST) | AMBIKA MARKAM | Congress |
| 28 | AHIWARA (SC) | DOMANLAL KORSEWADA | BJP |
| 29 | BHILAI NAGAR | DEVENDRA YADAV | Congress |
| 30 | DURG CITY | Gajendra Yadav | BJP |
| 31 | DURG-RURAL | LALIT CHANDRAKAR | BJP |
| 32 | PATAN | BHUPESH BAGHEL | Congress |
| 33 | BINDRANAWAGARH (ST) | JANAK DHRUW | Congress |
| 34 | RAJIM | ROHIT SAHU | BJP |
| 35 | AKALTARA | RAGHAVENDRA KUMAR SINGH | Congress |
| 36 | CHANDRAPUR | RAMKUMAR YADAV | Congress |
| 37 | JAIJAIPUR | BALESHWAR SAHU | Congress |
| 38 | JANJGIR-CHAMPA | BYAS KASHYAP | Congress |
| 39 | PAMGARH (SC) | SHESHRAJ HARVANSH | Congress |
| 40 | SAKTI | CHARAN DAS MAHANT | Congress |
| 41 | JASHPUR (ST) | RAYMUNI BHAGAT | BJP |
| 42 | KUNKURI (ST) | VISHNU DEO SAI | BJP |
| 43 | PATHALGAON (ST) | GOMATI SAI | BJP |
| 44 | KAWARDHA | Vijay Sharma | BJP |
| 45 | PANDARIYA | BHAWNA BOHRA | BJP |
| 46 | KESHKAL (ST) | NEELKANTH TEKAM | BJP |
| 47 | KONDAGAON (ST) | LATA USENDI | BJP |
| 48 | KATGHORA | PREMCHAND PATEL | BJP |
| 49 | KORBA | LAKHANLAL DEVANGAN | BJP |
| 50 | PALI-TANAKHAR (ST) | TULESHWAR HIRA SINGH MARKAM | Gondvana Gantantra Party |
| 51 | RAMPUR (ST) | PHOOLSINGH RATHIYA | Congress |
| 52 | BAIKUNTHPUR | BHAIYA LAL RAJWADE | BJP |
| 53 | BHARATPUR-SONHAT (ST) | RENUKA SINGH SARUTA | BJP |
| 54 | MANENDRAGARH | SHYAM BIHARI JAISWAL | BJP |
| 55 | BASNA | SAMPAT AGRAWAL | BJP |
| 56 | KHALLARI | DWARIKADHISH YADAV | Congress |
| 57 | MAHASAMUND | YOGESHWAR RAJU SINHA | BJP |
| 58 | SARAIPALI (SC) | CHATURI NAND | Congress |
| 59 | LORMI | ARUN SAO | BJP |
| 60 | MUNGELI (SC) | PUNNULAL MOHLE | BJP |
| 61 | NARAYANPUR (ST) | KEDAR KASHYAP | BJP |
| 62 | DHARAMJAIGARH (ST) | LALJEET SINGH RATHIA | Congress |
| 63 | KHARSIA | UMESH PATEL | Congress |
| 64 | LAILUNGA (ST) | VIDYAWATI SIDAR | Congress |
| 65 | RAIGARH | OMPRAKASH CHOUDHARY | BJP |
| 66 | SARANGARH (SC) | UTTARI GANPAT JANGDE | Congress |
| 67 | ABHANPUR | Indra Kumar Sahu | BJP |
| 68 | ARANG (SC) | GURU KHUSHWANT SAHEB | BJP |
| 69 | DHARSIWA | Anuj Sharma | BJP |
| 70 | RAIPUR CITY NORTH | PURANDAR MISHRA | BJP |
| 71 | RAIPUR CITY SOUTH | BRIJMOHAN AGRAWAL | BJP |
| 72 | RAIPUR CITY WEST | RAJESH MUNAT | BJP |
| 73 | RAIPUR RURAL | MOTILAL SAHU | BJP |
| 74 | DONGARGAON | DALESHWAR SAHU | Congress |
| 75 | DONGARGARH (SC) | HARSHITA SWAMI BAGHEL | Congress |
| 76 | KHAIRAGARH | YASHODA NILAMBER VERMA | Congress |
| 77 | KHUJJI | BHOLARAM SAHU | Congress |
| 78 | MOHLA-MANPUR (ST) | INDRASHAH MANDAVI | Congress |
| 79 | RAJNANDGAON | DR. RAMAN SINGH | BJP |
| 80 | KONTA (ST) | KAWASI LAKHMA | Congress |
| 81 | BHATGAON | LAXMI RAJWADE | BJP |
| 82 | PRATAPPUR (ST) | SHAKUNTALA SINGH PORTEY | BJP |
| 83 | PREMNAGAR | BHULAN SINGH MARABI | BJP |
| 84 | AMBIKAPUR | RAJESH AGRAWAL | BJP |
| 85 | LUNDRA (ST) | PRABODH MINZ | BJP |
| 86 | SITAPUR (ST) | POORV SAINIK RAMKUMAR TOPPO | BJP |
| 87 | ANTAGARH (ST) | VIKRAM USENDI | BJP |
| 88 | BHANUPRATAPPUR (ST) | SAVITRI MANOJ MANDAVI | Congress |
| 89 | KANKER (ST) | ASHA RAM NETAM | BJP |
| 90 | BINDRAWAGARH(ST) | JANAK DHRUW | Congress |
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