Raipur City West Assembly constituency

Raipur Nagar Paschim
Constituency No. 49 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Central India
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raipur
Lok Sabha constituency	Raipur
Established	2008
Total electors	291,591 [1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Rajesh Munat
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2023
Preceded by	Vikas Upadhyay

Raipur West also known as Raipur Nagar Paschim Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 90 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in central India. ^{[2] [3]} The seat was formed after the demolition of Raipur Town Vidhan Sabha Constituency in 2008. It is a segment of Raipur (Lok Sabha constituency). It is part of Raipur district.

Members of Vidhan Sabha

Year	Member	Party
Prior to 2008: Constituency does not exist
2008	Rajesh Munat		Bharatiya Janata Party
2013
2018	Vikas Upadhyay		Indian National Congress
2023	Rajesh Munat		Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2023

Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election, 2023: Raipur City West ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Rajesh Munat	98,938	60.35	+17.62
	INC	Vikas Upadhyay	57,709	35.20	−15.66
	NOTA	None of the Above	761	0.46	−0.06
Majority			44,343	25.15	+17.02
Turnout			163,943	56.22	−4.23
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2018

Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Raipur City (West) ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Vikas Upadhyay	76,359	50.86
	BJP	Rajesh Munat	64,147	42.73
	BSP	Bhojraj Gaurkhede	2,271	1.51
	NOTA	None of the Above	779	0.52
Majority			12,212	8.13
Turnout			150,122	60.45
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

2013 Election

• Rajesh Munat (BJP) : 64,611 votes ^[5]
• Vikas Upadhyay (INC) : 58,451

2003 Election

• Brijmohan Agrawal (BJP) : 70,164 votes
• Gajraj Pagariya (INC) : 44190

1977 Election

• Rajani D. P. Upasane (JNP) : 17,925 votes ^[6]
• Sharda Charah Raghubar Prasad (INC) : 13065

1972 Election

• Sudhir mukherji (IND) : 30,347 votes
• Mansukh Lal S Chandeel (Jana Sangh) : 16882

See also

• Raipur
• List of constituencies of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly

References

1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2023 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 26 January 2023.
2. "Chhattisgarh 2013". myneta.info. National Election Watch. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
3. "List of Assembly Constituencies". CEO CG. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
4. "Statistical data of General Election to Chhatisgarh Assembly - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
5. "Chhattisgarh Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Election 2013 - results, polling stats, winners and more" . Retrieved 31 May 2021.
6. "Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1977" . Retrieved 31 May 2021.

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