Marwahi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Marwahi
Constituency for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi
Constituency	Korba
Total electors	184,021 [1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLA	Krishna Kumar Dhruw
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2020

Marwahi is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India. ^{[2] [3]} It is in Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It is a segment of Korba Lok Sabha constituency. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Members of Vidhan Sabha

Year	Candidate	Party
2003	Ajit Jogi		Indian National Congress
2008
2013
2018 [1]			Janta Congress Chhattisgarh
2020 (by election)	Krishna Kumar Dhruw		Indian National Congress

Results

2020 by-election

A by-election was needed due to the death of the sitting MLA Ajit Jogi. ^[7]

Bye election, 2020: Marwahi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Krishna Kumar Dhruw	83,561	56.09
	NOTA	None of the above	3,787	2.54
Majority			38,197
Turnout			1,49,870	78.38
	INC gain from JCC(J)		Swing

2018

Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Marwahi ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JCC(J)	Ajit Jogi
	NOTA	None of the Above
Majority
Turnout

See also

• Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district
• Marwahi
• List of constituencies of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly

References

1. "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. Elections in
5. Marwahi seat is a Congress stronghold
6. "Assembly Elections December 2013 Results". ECI. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013.
7. "Chhattisgarh's First Chief Minister Ajit Jogi Dies at 74". 29 May 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

Coordinates: 23°01′N82°03′E / 23.01°N 82.05°E / 23.01; 82.05