Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023 Result: Top candidates, total voters – all you need to know

Chhattisgarh Election 2023 Result: The political fate of a total of 958 candidates - 827 men, 130 women and one transgender person - contesting 70 seats spread across 22 districts, was locked in EVMs in two phases in Chhatisgarh

Chhattisgarh Election 2023: PM Modi in Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh Election Result 2023: PM Modi was received by Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel (Bhupesh Baghel @bhupeshbaghel/Twitter)

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Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Result 2023: A voter turnout of 68.15 percent was recorded in the second phase of Chhattisgarh assembly elections for 70 constituencies on November 17, where voting was held under a thick security blanket of police and paramilitary personnel. The first phase of elections for 20 seats in the Naxal-affected state, which has a 90-member assembly, was held on November 7 and saw a high voter turnout of 78 percent.

The second phase of polls decided the electoral fate of political heavyweights like Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, his deputy T S Singh Deo, eight state ministers and four members of Parliament.

In the 2018 assembly polls, a voter turnout of 76.62 per cent was recorded on 72 seats in the second phase. This time, two of these constituencies were covered in the first phase of polling held on November 7.

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When will the results of Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 2023 be announced?

The counting of votes in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh along with that in Rajasthan, Telangana, and Mizoram, will be done on December 3.

How many candidates are in fray in Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023?

The political fate of a total of 958 candidates – 827 men, 130 women and one transgender person – contesting 70 seats spread across 22 districts, was locked in EVMs.

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What is the total number of voters in Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2023?

As many as 1,63,14,479 voters – 81,41,624 men, 81,72,171 women and 684 of third gender – were eligible to exercise their franchise at 18,833 polling booths in Chhattisgarh.

What were the results of Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2018?

In the 2018 assembly polls, the Congress had won 51 of these 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.

Who are the key players in the Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2023?

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While the main fight is between bitter rivals BJP and the Congress, a three-way contest is 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 has also been focusing on seats in the division.