Mahasamund
Assembly seat no. 42 in Chhattisgarh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 2003.
Chhattisgarh also has a Lok Sabha constituency called MAHASAMUND. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 5 results.
Winner, 2023
Yogeshwar Raju Sinha
BJP
Elections held
5
2003–2023
Most successful party
BJP
won 2 of 5
Margin, 2023
16,152
9.82% of valid votes
Result, 2023
Runner-up
INCDr. Rashmi Chandrakar
- Votes
- 68,442
- Vote share
- 41.60%
- Behind by
- 16,152
Electors
2,08,801
Total votes polled
1,64,542
Valid votes
1,64,542
NOTA votes
391
0.24% of votes polled
Turnout
78.8%
Full result, 2023
20 candidates · 1,64,542 valid votes
Yogeshwar Raju SinhaBJPwon
84,594
51.4%
Dr. Rashmi ChandrakarINC
68,442
41.6%
Ashwant Tusshar SahuJCCJ
1,735
1.1%
Gangu Ram ThakurIND
1,175
0.7%
Deji Rani NetamGGP
1,057
0.6%
Ganesh Ram DhruwIND
1,055
0.6%
Sanjay YadavAAAP
900
0.5%
Chandraprakash Dhidhi (munna)SRVADID
866
0.5%
Jageshwar (jugnu) ChandrakarIND
778
0.5%
Jai KosariyaIND
767
0.5%
Kiran Pawan GhritlahareIND
612
0.4%
Yogesh Kumar ThakurIND
469
0.3%
Showing the top 12 of 20. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Yogeshwar Raju Sinha | BJP | 84,594 | 51.41% | Dr. Rashmi Chandrakar | 16,152 |
| 2018 | VINOD SEVAN LAL CHANDRAKAR | INC | 49,356 | 31.91% | POONAM CHANDRAKAR | 23,066 |
| 2013 | DR. VIMAL CHOPRA | IND | 47,416 | 33.73% | AGNI CHANDRAKAR | 4,722 |
| 2008 | AGNI CHANDRAKAR | INC | 52,667 | 45.94% | MOTI LAL SAHU | 5,044 |
| 2003 | POONAM CHANDRAKAR | BJP | 41,812 | 38.81% | AGNI CHANDRAKAR | 1,611 |
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 Mahasamund assembly constituency in 2023?
Yogeshwar Raju Sinha (BJP) won Mahasamund in 2023, by a margin of 16,152 votes.
Which party has won Mahasamund the most times?
BJP, with 2 of the 5 wins recorded since 2003.
How many times has Mahasamund gone to the polls?
5 times, from 2003 to 2023.
Who has won Mahasamund the most times?
Yogeshwar Raju Sinha, with 1 win between 2023 and 2023.
