Katghora
Assembly seat no. 22 in Chhattisgarh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 2003.
Winner, 2018
PURUSHOTTAM KANWAR
INC
Elections held
5
2003–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 5
Margin, 2018
11,511
7.47% of valid votes
Result, 2018
Runner-up
BJPLAKHANLAL DEWANGAN
- Votes
- 47,716
- Vote share
- 30.99%
- Behind by
- 11,511
Electors
1,97,527
Total votes polled
1,53,995
Valid votes
1,53,995
NOTA votes
2,867
1.86% of votes polled
Turnout
78.0%
Full result, 2018
10 candidates · 1,53,995 valid votes
PURUSHOTTAM KANWARINCwon
59,227
38.5%
LAKHANLAL DEWANGANBJP
47,716
31.0%
GOVIND SINGH RAJPUTJCCJ
30,509
19.8%
LALIT MANIKPURIGGP
4,520
2.9%
SAPURAN KULDEEPCPM
4,113
2.7%
CHANDRAKANT DIXENA CHANDUAAAP
1,278
0.8%
MADHURI KAIWARTBBHP
1,155
0.8%
BHARATLAL SHROTEIND
1,070
0.7%
DILIP SINGH KANWARAPI
895
0.6%
PURUSHOTTAM SINGH KANWARJC
645
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Premchand Patel | BJP | 73,680 | 45.19% | Purushottam Kanwar | 16,900 |
| 2018 | PURUSHOTTAM KANWAR | INC | 59,227 | 38.46% | LAKHANLAL DEWANGAN | 11,511 |
| 2013 | LAKHAN DEWANGAN | BJP | 61,646 | 44.70% | BODHRAM KANWAR | 13,130 |
| 2008 | BODHRAM KANWAR | INC | 38,929 | 33.51% | JYOTINAND DUBEY | 6,966 |
| 2003 | BODHRAM KANWAR | INC | 79,049 | 42.33% | BANWARI LAL (BANWARI BHAIYYA) | 3,853 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the Katghora assembly constituency in 2023?
Premchand Patel (BJP) won Katghora in 2023, by a margin of 16,900 votes.
Which party has won Katghora the most times?
INC, with 3 of the 5 wins recorded since 2003.
How many times has Katghora gone to the polls?
5 times, from 2003 to 2023.
Who has won Katghora the most times?
BODHRAM KANWAR, with 2 wins between 2003 and 2008.
