Arang
Assembly seat no. 52 in Chhattisgarh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 2003.
Winner, 2023
Guru Khushwant Saheb
BJP
Elections held
5
2003–2023
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 5
Margin, 2023
16,538
9.25% of valid votes
Result, 2023
Runner-up
INCDr. Shivkumar Dahariya
- Votes
- 77,501
- Vote share
- 43.34%
- Behind by
- 16,538
Electors
2,31,375
Total votes polled
1,78,822
Valid votes
1,78,822
NOTA votes
2,255
1.26% of votes polled
Turnout
77.3%
Full result, 2023
11 candidates · 1,78,822 valid votes
Guru Khushwant SahebBJPwon
94,039
52.6%
Dr. Shivkumar DahariyaINC
77,501
43.3%
Santosh Markandey (advocate)BSP
1,397
0.8%
Parmanand JangadeAAAP
1,394
0.8%
Advocate Shailendra Banjare (shaktiputra)SSBD
1,002
0.6%
DevkarnIND
362
0.2%
Shiv DahariyaJAC
298
0.2%
Shatruhan BarleRJSBHP
186
0.1%
JagmohanRTORP
156
0.1%
Roshan Lal BandePGSP
131
0.1%
Denesh GaykwadGNASURKP
101
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Guru Khushwant Saheb | BJP | 94,039 | 52.59% | Dr. Shivkumar Dahariya | 16,538 |
| 2018 | DR. SHIVKUMAR DAHARIYA | INC | 69,900 | 45.10% | SANJAY DHIDHI | 25,077 |
| 2013 | NAVEEN MARKANDEY | BJP | 59,067 | 43.09% | RUDRA KUMAR GURU | 13,774 |
| 2008 | GURU RUDRA KUMAR | INC | 34,655 | 31.79% | SANJAY DHEEDHEE | 1,337 |
| 2003 | SANJAY DHIDHI | BJP | 48,556 | 50.21% | GANGU RAM BAGHEL | 18,444 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
