| Samri | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 8 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Balrampur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Surguja |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 218,557 [1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Udheshwari Paikra | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Chintamani Maharaj |
Samri is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India. [2] [3] [4] It is in Balrampur district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |||
| 1952 | Shivbaksh Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Jai Ram | Independent | |
| 1967 | Larang Sai | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Amin Sai | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Larang Sai | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1985 | Maheshwar Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Amin Sai | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | |||
| 1998 | Sohanlal | ||
| Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |||
| 2003 | Siddha Nath Paikra | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2008 | |||
| 2013 | Pritam Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018 | Chintamani Maharaj | ||
| 2023 [5] | Uddheshwari Paikra | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Uddheshwari Paikra | 83,483 | 45.53 | +9.48 | |
| INC | Vijay Paikra | 69540 | 37.93 | −11.58 | |
| BSP | Anand Tigga | 5034 | 2.75 | −1.30 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 4981 | 2.72 | −1.12 | |
| Majority | 29,663 | 16.26 | −4.99 | ||
| Turnout | 183357 | 83.89 | +1.58 | ||
| Registered electors | 218,557 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chintamani Maharaj | 80,620 | 49.51 | ||
| BJP | Sidhnath Paikra | 58,697 | 36.05 | ||
| BSP | Mitkoo Bhagat | 6,587 | 4.05 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 6,250 | 3.84 | ||
| Majority | 21,923 | 13.46 | |||
| Turnout | 1,62,825 | 82.31 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||