| Kasdol | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 44 for theChhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Baloda Bazar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Janjgir-Champa |
| Established | 2003 |
| Total electors | 361,750[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Shakuntala Sahu |
Kasdol is one of the 90Legislative Assembly constituencies ofChhattisgarh state inIndia.[2]
It comprises Palari tehsil and parts of Kasdol tehsil and Balodabazar tehsil, all inBaloda Bazar district.[3]
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |||
| Prior to 1961: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 1962 | Bhupendra Nath | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Kanhaiya Lal Sharma | ||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Dhani Ram Sahu | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Kanhaiya Lal Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Aruna Kumar | Janata Dal | |
| 1993 | Kanahaiya Lal Sharma | Independent politician | |
| 1998[4] | Gaurishankar Agrawal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |||
| 2003 | Rajkamal Singhania | Indian National Congress | |
| 2008[5] | |||
| 2013[6] | Gaurishankar Agrawal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2018[7] | Shakuntala Sahu | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023 | Sandeep Sahu | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sandeep Sahu | 136,362 | 50.21 | +1.07 | |
| BJP | Dhani Ram Dhiwar | 102,597 | 37.78 | +8.24 | |
| BSP | D.D. Bartamsi | 6,319 | 2.33 | −1.54 | |
| Independent | Gore Lal Sahu | 5,395 | 1.99 | ||
| Independent | Manoj Kumar Adil | 4,926 | 1.81 | ||
| Independent | Prit Lal Kurre | 3,132 | 1.15 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 831 | 0.31 | −0.33 | |
| Majority | 33,765 | 12.43 | −7.17 | ||
| Turnout | 271,558 | 75.07 | +0.94 | ||
| INChold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Shakuntala Sahu | 121,422 | 49.14 | ||
| BJP | Gaurishankar Agrawal | 73,004 | 29.54 | ||
| JCC | Parameshwar Yadu | 18,170 | 7.35 | ||
| BSP | Rameshwar Prasad Kaiwart | 9,558 | 3.87 | ||
| Independent | Jagjeewan Kumar Narange | 3,917 | 1.59 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,588 | 0.64 | ||
| Majority | 48,418 | 19.60 | |||
| Turnout | 247,115 | 74.13 | |||
| INCgain fromBJP | Swing | ||||