Vaishali Nagar
Assembly seat no. 66 in Chhattisgarh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2008.
Winner, 2023
Rikesh Sen
BJP
Elections held
4
2008–2023
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 4
Margin, 2023
40,074
24.24% of valid votes
Result, 2023
Runner-up
INCMukesh Chandrakar
- Votes
- 58,198
- Vote share
- 35.21%
- Behind by
- 40,074
Electors
2,51,284
Total votes polled
1,65,294
Valid votes
1,65,294
NOTA votes
892
0.54% of votes polled
Turnout
65.8%
Full result, 2023
16 candidates · 1,65,294 valid votes
Rikesh SenBJPwon
98,272
59.5%
Mukesh ChandrakarINC
58,198
35.2%
Yogesh SahuJCGP
2,020
1.2%
Dinesh KumarBSP
1,670
1.0%
Sangeeta Ketan ShahIND
1,225
0.7%
Azhar AliRPI
837
0.5%
Dr. Diwakar BhartiJCCJ
536
0.3%
Engineer Jay Prakash YadawIND
338
0.2%
Jeevan BanjareIND
246
0.1%
Subedar Singh YadavSP
225
0.1%
Anju SoniNDS
185
0.1%
Nitesh Kumar GendreIND
169
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 16. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rikesh Sen | BJP | 98,272 | 59.45% | Mukesh Chandrakar | 40,074 |
| 2018 | VIDYA RATAN BHASIN | BJP | 72,920 | 49.72% | BADRUDDIN QURESHI | 18,080 |
| 2013 | VIDYARATAN BHASIN | BJP | 72,594 | 51.89% | BHAJAN SINGH NIRANKARI | 24,448 |
| 2008 | SAROJ PANDEY | BJP | 63,078 | 52.16% | BRIJ MOHAN SINGH | 21,267 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- BJP4 wins
