Arang
Assembly seat no. 52 in Chhattisgarh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 2003.
Winner, 2008
GURU RUDRA KUMAR
INC
Elections held
5
2003–2023
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 5
Margin, 2008
1,337
1.23% of valid votes
Result, 2008
Runner-up
BJPSANJAY DHEEDHEE
- Votes
- 33,318
- Vote share
- 30.56%
- Behind by
- 1,337
Electors
1,62,754
Total votes polled
1,09,012
Valid votes
1,09,012
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.0%
Full result, 2008
12 candidates · 1,09,012 valid votes
GURU RUDRA KUMARINCwon
34,655
31.8%
SANJAY DHEEDHEEBJP
33,318
30.6%
GANGURAM BAGHELIND
29,089
26.7%
ADVOCATE SADANAND MARKANDEYBSP
6,291
5.8%
DR. RAMESH PANTHIGGP
1,269
1.2%
AMRIT LAL JOSHIJMM
1,143
1.1%
ORPRAKASH (UMARIYAWALE)IND
979
0.9%
ANURADHA DUPAREIND
799
0.7%
RAJESH TANDANABHM
571
0.5%
MEERA KOSARIYACGVP
317
0.3%
RATAN DAS SONWANIJD(U)
295
0.3%
ASHOK RATREBHBP
286
0.3%
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
