Raipur Town (sometimes called Raipur Nagar) was one of the 320 constituencies of the Madhya Pradesh and later 90 constitutencies of the Chhattisgarh state in India. The seat was formed in 1976 after the dissolution of Raipur Vidhan Sabha Constituency. It was a part of Raipur district. After 2008 Delimitation of State Assembly constituencies, Raipur Town was bifurcated into three constituencies, Raipur City North, Raipur City South and Raipur City West.[1][2][3]
| Raipur Town | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the State Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh (1976 – 2000) Chhattisgarh (2000 – 2008) |
| District | Raipur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Raipur |
| Established | 1976 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Until 1977: Constituency did not exist, see Raipur, Madhya Pradesh Assembly constituency | |||
As Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituency | |||
| 1977 | Rajani Tai Upasane | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Swarupchand Jain | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1990 | Brijmohan Agrawal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | |||
| 1998 | |||
As Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly constituency | |||
| 2003 | Brijmohan Agrawal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
editAssembly Election 2003
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Brijmohan Agrawal | 70,164 | 56.92% | New | |
| INC | Gajraj Pagariya | 44,190 | 35.85% | New | |
| NCP | Salam Rizvi | 3,903 | 3.17% | New | |
| Independent | Hitendra Vyas | 2,142 | 1.74% | New | |
| Independent | Adv. Hitendra Tiwari | 1,208 | 0.98% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 25,974 | 21.07% | |||
| Turnout | 123,260 | 67.30% | |||
| Registered electors | 183,193 | ||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ↑ delimitation of constituencies.
- ↑ DPACO (1976).
- ↑ DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008 NIRVACHAN SADAN, ASHOKA ROAD NEW DELHI-110001 (PDF).
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2003 to the Legislative Assembly of Chhattisgarh" (PDF). eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
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