The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on October 25 released a final list of candidates for the
upcoming Chhattisgarh assembly elections scheduled to be held on November 7 and 17 in a two-phase manner. The assembly has a total of 90 seats and the
BJP has released the names of a total of 89 candidates.
Among those announced, 29 are from other backward classes, 30 from scheduled tribes and 14 are women. The saffron party aims to take over the reins in Chhattisgarh and has posed Lok Sabha MP Vijay Baghel from Durg against his uncle and incumbent Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel of the Congress in Patan. Former CM Raman Singh of the BJP will run again from Rajnandgaon while he has won thrice since 2008. For more key seats, check this
article.
Here's the full list of candidates released by the BJP in Chhattisgarh:
| Serial no. | Candidate | Constituency |
| 1 | Rajesh Agarwal | Ambikapur |
| 2 | Sushant Shukla | Beltara |
| 3 | Dhaniram Dhivar | Kasdol |
| 4 | Dipesh Sahu | Bemetara |
| Serial no. | Candidate | Constituency |
| 1 | Renuka Singh | Bharatpur-Sonhat (ST) |
| 2 | Shyam Bihari Jaiswal | Manendragarh |
| 3 | Bhaiyyalal Rajwade | Baikunthpur |
| 4 | Udheshwari Paikra | Samri (ST) |
| 5 | Ram Kumar Toppo | Sitapur (ST) |
| 6 | Raimuni Bhagat | Jashpur (ST) |
| 7 | Vishnu Dev Sai | Kunkuri (ST) |
| 8 | Gomati Sai | Pathalgaon (ST) |
| 9 | Suniti Satyanand Rathia | Lailunga (ST) |
| 10 | O.P. Choudhary | Raigarh |
| 11 | Shivkumari Chauhan | Sarangarh (SC) |
| 12 | Nankiram Kanwar | Rampur (ST) |
| 13 | Premchandra Patel | Katghora |
| 14 | Ramdayal Uikey | Pali-Tanakhar (ST) |
| 15 | Prabal Pratap Singh Judev | Kota |
| 16 | Arun Sao | Lormi |
| 17 | Punnulal Mohale | Mungeli (SC) |
| 18 | Dharamjeet Singh | Takhatpur |
| 19 | Dharamlal Kaushik | Bilha |
| 20 | Amar Agarwal | Bilaspur |
| 21 | Krishnamurti Bandi | Masturi (SC) |
| 22 | Saurabh Singh | Akaltara |
| 23 | Narayan Prasad Chandel | Janjgir-Champa |
| 24 | Khilawan Sahu | Sakti |
| 25 | Bahu Rani Sanyogita Singh Judev | Chandrapur |
| 26 | Krishnakant Chandra | Jaijaipur |
| 27 | Santosh Lahre | Pamgarh (SC) |
| 28 | Sampat Agarwal | Basna |
| 29 | Yogeshwar Raju Sinha | Mahasamund |
| 30 | Dineshlal Jagade | Bilaigarh (SC) |
| 31 | Tankram Verma | Baloda Bazar |
| 32 | Shivratan Sharma | Bhatapara |
| 33 | Anuj Sharma | Dharsiwa |
| 34 | Motilal Sahu | Raipur Rural |
| 35 | Rajesh Munat | Raipur City West |
| 36 | Purandar Mishra | Raipur City North |
| 37 | Brijmohan Agarwal | Raipur City South |
| 38 | Guru Khushwant Singh | Arang (SC) |
| 39 | Govardhan Ram Manjhi | Bindrawagarh (ST) |
| 40 | Ajay Chandrakar | Kurud |
| 41 | Ranjana Dipendra Sahu | Dhamtari |
| 42 | Rakesh Yadav | Sanjari Balod |
| 43 | Virendra Kumar Sahu | Gunderdehi |
| 44 | Lalit Chandrakar | Durg Rural |
| 45 | Gajendra Yadav | Durg City |
| 46 | Premprakash Pandey | Bhilai Nagar |
| 47 | Rikesh Sen | Vaishali Nagar |
| 48 | Doman Lal Korsevada | Ahiwara (SC) |
| 49 | lshwar Sahu | Saja |
| 50 | Dayaldas Baghel | Navagarh (SC) |
| 51 | Vijay Sharma | Kawardha |
| 52 | Vinod Khandekar | Dongargarh (SC) |
| 53 | Raman Singh | Rajnandgaon |
| 54 | Bharat Lal Verma | Dongargaon |
| 55 | Vikram Usendi | Antagarh (ST) |
| 56 | Gautam Uikey | Bhanupratappur (ST) |
| 57 | Neelkanth Tekam | Keshkal (ST) |
| 58 | Sushree Lata Usendi | Kondagaon (ST) |
| 59 | Kedar Kashyap | Narayanpur (ST) |
| 60 | Kiran Singh Deo | Jagdalpur |
| 61 | Vinayak Goyal | Chitrakot (ST) |
| 62 | Chetaram Arami | Dantewada (ST) |
| 63 | Mahesh Gagada | Bijapur (ST) |
| 64 | Soyam Muka | Konta (ST) |
| Serial no. | Candidate | Constituency |
| 1 | Bhulan Singh Maravi | Premnagar |
| 2 | Laxmi Rajwade | Bhatgaon |
| 3 | Shakuntala Singh Porthe | Pratappur (ST) |
| 4 | Ramvichar Netam | Ramanujganj (ST) |
| 5 | Praboj Bhinj | Lundra (ST) |
| 6 | Mahesh Sahu | Kharsia |
| 7 | Harishchandra Rathia | Dharamjaigarh (ST) |
| 8 | Lakhanlal Dewangan | Korba |
| 9 | Pranav Kumar Marpachhi | Marwahi (ST) |
| 10 | Sarla Kosaria | Saraipali (SC) |
| 11 | Alka Chandrakar | Khallari |
| 12 | Indrakumar Sahu | Abhanpur |
| 13 | Rohit Sahu | Rajim |
| 14 | Shrawan Markam | Sihawa (ST) |
| 15 | Devlal Halwa Thakur | Daundi Lohara (ST) |
| 16 | Vijay Baghel | Patan |
| 17 | Vikrant Singh | Khairagarh |
| 18 | Geeta Ghasi Sahu | Khujji |
| 19 | Sanjeev Saha | Mohla-Manpur (ST) |
| 20 | Asharam Netam | Kanker (ST) |
| 21 | Maniram Kashyap | Bastar (ST) |
The announcement of the first list in August came a day after the
BJP convened a meeting of the Central Election Committee (CEC) on August 16.
The
election schedule for Chattisgarh along with four other states was announced on October 9. Results for all will be announced on December 3.
First Published: Aug 17, 2023 5:02 PM IST
