Samri
Assembly seat no. 8 in Chhattisgarh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 2003.
Winner, 2023
Udhheshwari Paikra
BJP
Elections held
5
2003–2023
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 5
Margin, 2023
13,943
7.60% of valid votes
Result, 2023
Runner-up
INCVijay Paikra
- Votes
- 69,540
- Vote share
- 37.93%
- Behind by
- 13,943
Electors
2,18,557
Total votes polled
1,83,357
Valid votes
1,83,357
NOTA votes
4,981
2.72% of votes polled
Turnout
83.9%
Full result, 2023
13 candidates · 1,83,357 valid votes
Udhheshwari PaikraBJPwon
83,483
45.5%
Vijay PaikraINC
69,540
37.9%
Anand TiggaBSP
5,034
2.7%
Parshuram BhagatHMR
4,040
2.2%
Shital KhalkhoCPI
3,156
1.7%
Prabhu Ram BhagatIND
2,809
1.5%
Santosh TiggaIND
2,358
1.3%
Devganesh Singh TekamAAAP
2,209
1.2%
Sudama BhagatIND
1,922
1.0%
Prabhat Bela MarkamJCCJ
1,139
0.6%
Balasiyus TiggaBMUP
1,012
0.6%
Sachin KumarIND
911
0.5%
Showing the top 12 of 13. 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 | Udhheshwari Paikra | BJP | 83,483 | 45.53% | Vijay Paikra | 13,943 |
| 2018 | CHINTAMANI MAHRAJ | INC | 80,620 | 49.51% | SIDHNATH PAIKRA | 21,923 |
| 2013 | DR. PREETAM RAM | INC | 82,585 | 53.22% | SIDDHNATH PAIKRA | 31,823 |
| 2008 | SIDDHA NATH PAIKRA | BJP | 49,972 | 39.48% | CHINTAMANI MAHARAJ | 30,498 |
| 2003 | SIDHANATH | BJP | 31,878 | 42.31% | MAHESWAR PAIKARA | 13,382 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above

