Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election, 2008

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Chhattisgarh legislative assembly election, 2008
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← 2003November 14, 2008 (2008-11-14) to November 20, 2008 (2008-11-20) 2013  →
All 90 seats to the Legislative Assembly

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Leader Raman Singh Ajit Jogi
Party BJP INC
Leader since 7 December 2003 24 July 1999
Leader's seat Rajnandgaon Marwahi
Last election 50 seats, 39.26% 37 seats, 36.71%
Seats won 50 38
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1
Percentage 40.33% 38.63%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.07%Increase2.svg 1.92%
Chief Minister before election

Raman Singh
BJP

Elected Chief Minister

Raman Singh
BJP

The Chhattisgarh legislative assembly election, 2008 was held on 14 November 2008 and 20 November 2008, to select the 90 members of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. The results of the election were announced on 8 December. Incumbent Chief Minister Raman Singh and his Bharatiya Janata Party won the elections.

Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly

The Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha or the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Chhattisgarh state in central India. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Raipur, the capital of the state. The Vidhan Sabha comprises 91 Members of Legislative Assembly, which include 90 members directly elected from single-seat constituencies and 1 nominated from the Anglo-Indian community. Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.

Raman Singh Indian politician

Raman Singh is an Indian politician who was the 2nd Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh from 7 December 2003 to 16 December 2018. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is also an ENT ayurvedic doctor. He is also the longest serving CM of Chhattisgarh for 15 years.

Bharatiya Janata Party Major right-wing political party in India

The Bharatiya Janata Party is one of the two major political parties in India, along with the Indian National Congress. As of 2018, it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in the national parliament and state assemblies, and it is the world's largest party in terms of primary membership. BJP is a right-wing party, and its policy has historically reflected Hindu nationalist positions. It has close ideological and organisational links to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

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Results

Party-wise Results

SN Party Seats
Contested		 Seats
won		 Seats
Changed		 Vote
Share
1 Bharatiya Janata Party 90 50 0 40.33
2 Indian National Congress 87 38 + 1 38.63
3 Bahujan Samaj Party 90 2 0 6.11
Total90

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Brijmohan Agrawal is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party and former Cabinet Minister in Government of Chhattisgarh.

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