Ajit Pramod Kumar Jogi was an Indian politician,who has served as the 1st Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh from 2000 to 2003 and a member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly from Marwahi from 2018 to 2020 and from 2001 to 2013. He also served as a member of Lok Sabha from Mahasamund from 2004 to 2008 and from Raigarh from 1998 to 1999 and member of Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh from 1986 to 1998 and district collector of Raipur in Office from 1978 to 1981. He was a member of Indian National Congress till 2016 and the founder of the political party named Janta Congress Chhattisgarh and the 1st President of the party from 2016 till he died in 2020.
Raman Singh is an Indian politician who formerly served as the National Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Party from 2019 to 2023 and as a member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly representing Rajnandgaon since 2008 and from Dongargaon from 2004 to 2008. He also served as the 2nd and the longest serving Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh for 15 years from 2003 to 2018,Minister of State for Commerce and Industries in the Vajpayee cabinet from 1999 to 2003,Member of the Lok Sabha from Rajnanadgaon from 1999 to 2003 and a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Kawardha from 1990 to 1998.
Ambikapur is a city and headquarters of Surguja district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is one of the oldest cities in the state,in east-central India. Ambikapur is also the divisional headquarters of Surguja Division which consists of the six districts of Surguja,Korea,Manendragarh,Balrampur,Surajpur and Jashpur.
Durg is a city in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh,east of the Shivnath River and is part of the Durg-Bhilai urban agglomeration. With an urban population of 1,064,077,Durg-Bhilai is the second largest urban area in Chhattisgarh after Raipur. It is the headquarters of Durg District.
Although India is a parliamentary democracy,the country's politics has become dynastic or with high level of nepotism,possibly due to the absence of party organizations,independent civil-society associations which mobilize support for a party,or centralized financing of elections. The dynastic phenomenon is present at the national,state,regional,and district level. The Nehru–Gandhi family has produced three Indian prime ministers,and family members have largely led the Congress party since 1978. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also has several dynastic leaders. In addition to the major national parties,other national and regional parties such as Shiromani Akali Dal,Shiv Sena,Samajwadi Party,Rashtriya Janata Dal,Janata Dal Secular,Jharkhand Mukti Morcha,Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam,Kerala Congress,Jammu &Kashmir National Conference,Indian Union Muslim League,AIMIM,and the Nationalist Congress Party are all dominated by families,mostly those of the party founders.
Bhupesh Baghel,popularly known as Kaka,is an Indian politician who served as the 3rd Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh from 2018 to 2023. He was president of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress from 2014 to 2019. He represents the Patan constituency in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly since 2013 and from 2003 to 2008. He had been cabinet minister of Transportation in undivided Madhya Pradesh in Digvijaya Singh government from 1999 to 2003. He was first Minister for Revenue,Public Health Engineering and Relief Work of Chhattisgarh.
Motilal Vora was an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress (INC). He served as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. He was born in Nimbi Jodha,Jodhpur State,British India. He was also Governor of Uttar Pradesh from 1993 to 1996.
Saroj Pandey is an Indian politician and a member of the Rajya Sabha,upper house of the Indian Parliament. She also served as National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party. Prior to becoming Rajya Sabha MP,she was elected to 15th Lok Sabha from Durg and was also Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly.
The Gujarat Legislative Assembly or Gujarat Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Gujarat,in the state capital Gandhinagar. Presently,182 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from single-member constituencies (seats). It has a term of 5 years unless it is dissolved sooner. 13 constituencies are reserved for scheduled castes and 27 constituencies for scheduled tribes. From its majority party group or by way of a grand coalition cabinet of its prominent members,the state's Executive namely the Government of Gujarat is formed.
Ramanlal Vora is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Gujarat state of India. He is elected to Gujarat Legislative Assembly for five consecutive terms from Idar from 1995 to 2017. He was serving as a speaker of Gujarat Legislative Assembly since 22 August 2016.
Tamradhwaj Sahu is an Indian politician of the INC. He is the current Home Minister of Chhattisgarh. He is a member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly representing Durg Gramin.
Arun Verma is an Indian musical artist,politician and actor also he is the member of the Samajwadi Party. He was previously MLA of Sadar constituency of Sultanpur,Uttar Pradesh.
Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held on 28 November 2018 to elect members of the 230 constituencies in Madhya Pradesh. It is believed that the election was a direct political battle between the BJP and the INC. One of the main centers of attraction was the contest between Congress heavy-weight Arun Yadav and the then Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. While the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government had tried to win for consecutive 4th term,the INC fought for winning the state after 2003. The election led to a hung assembly,with the INC emerging as the single largest party and the BJP winning the popular vote.
Umesh Nandkumar Patel is an Indian politician,from Chhattisgarh. He is a member of the Indian National Congress and has been the president of the Chhattisgarh Youth Congress Committee since 10 September 2016. He represents the Kharsia constituency in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly.
Kamleshwar Patel is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress party.
Tribhuvaneshwar Saran Singh Deo,also known by his initials as T. S. Singh Deo or T. S. Baba,is an Indian politician from Ambikapur,Chhattisgarh. He was the First Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh from June 2023 to December 2023.
Patan is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India. It is in Durg district.
Hemchand Yadav was an Indian politician and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was cabinet minister in Government of Chhattisgarh from 2003 to 2013.
Govindlal Vora was an Indian journalist,known for his contribution to Fearless journalism,literature,education and works in various social causes. He was founder editor of Hindi daily Amrit Sandesh. He also headed various trust and societies,in different fields of social welfare. He was active in journalism for 60 years in India.
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Chhattisgarh in two phases on 7 November and 17 November 2023 to elect all 90 members of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results declared on 3 December 2023.
