Mahasamund (Lok Sabha constituency)

Mahasamund is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Chhattisgarh.

Members of Parliament

General elections 2014

General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Chandulal Sahu 5,03,514
INC Ajit Jogi 5,02,297

Assembly segments

Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]

  • Saraipali (SC) (assembly constituency no. 39)
  • Basna (assembly constituency no. 40)
  • Khallari (assembly constituency no. 41)
  • Mahasamund (assembly constituency no. 42)
  • Rajim (assembly constituency no. 54)
  • Bindranawagarh (ST) (assembly constituency no. 55)
  • Kurud (assembly constituency no. 57)
  • Dhamtari (assembly constituency no. 58)

Saraipali, Basna, Khallari and Mahasamund together cover the Mahasamund district. Rajim and Bindranawagarh assembly segments are part of Gariaband district. Kurud and Dharamjaigarh constituencies are part of Dhamtari district. Saraipali constituency is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates, whereas Dhamtari constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates.[2]

See also

References

  1. "CandidateAC.xls file on assembly constituencies with information on district and parliamentary constituencies". Chhattisgarh. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
  2. "Final notification on delimitation of Chhattisgarh constituencies" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. 2008-06-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-29. Retrieved 2008-11-23.

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