Katghora (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Katghora
Constituency for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Constituency Korba
Total electors197,615 [1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLA Purushottam Kanwar
Party Indian National Congress
Elected year 2018

Katghora is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India. [2] [3] It is in Korba district and is a part of Korba (Lok Sabha constituency). [4]

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Member of Legislative Assembly

YearMemberParty
1957Banwari Lal Indian National Congress
1957 (By Poll)Rudrasharan Pratap Singh
1962
1967B. Navbatram
1972Bodhram Kanwar Independent
1977 Indian National Congress
1980
1985
1990Krishnalal Jaiswal
1993 Banwari Lal Agrawal Bharatiya Janata Party
1998
2003Bodhram Kanwar Indian National Congress
2008
2013 Lakhan Lal Dewangan Bharatiya Janata Party
2018 Purushottam Kanwar [1] Indian National Congress

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Election results

2018

Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Katghora [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Purushottam Kanwar
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "State Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  2. "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. "New Maps of Assembly Constituency". ceochhattisgarh.nic.in. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  4. "छत्तीसगढ़ चुनाव: कांग्रेस के गढ़ कटघोरा में कमल का कब्जा, इस बार त्रिकोणीय मुकाबला! - Chhattisgarh assembly election 2018 katghora seat bjp mla congress janta congres tpt". AajTak (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  5. "Summary Election Results of Katghora Assembly Constituency (Vidhan Sabha) of Chhattisgarh". electionsinindia.com. Retrieved 28 February 2019.

Coordinates: 22°31′N82°33′E / 22.51°N 82.55°E / 22.51; 82.55