Chhattisgarh assembly election, Dec 2008
90 assembly constituencies in Chhattisgarh, 70.61% turnout.
Seats
90
Candidates
1,066
94 women, 11 elected
Turnout
70.61%
1.07 cr of 1.52 cr
Leading party
BJP
50 of 90 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Chhattisgarh
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 50 | 0 | 90 | 43,33,934 | 40.33% | +1.07 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 38 | +1 | 87 | 41,50,377 | 38.63% | +1.92 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 2 | 0 | 90 | 6,56,210 | 6.11% | +1.66 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 386 | 9,09,686 | 8.47% | +1.35 |
| GGPGGP | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1,71,121 | 1.59% | -0.01 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1,20,184 | 1.12% | +0.04 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 33 | 57,443 | 0.53% | -0.42 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | -1 | 3 | 56,257 | 0.52% | -6.50 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 50 | 54,242 | 0.50% | +0.48 |
| CMMCMM | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36,238 | 0.34% | -0.05 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25,655 | 0.24% | -0.05 |
| CGVPCGVP | 0 | 0 | 37 | 24,890 | 0.23% | — |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20,296 | 0.19% | +0.09 |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | 0 | 28 | 19,310 | 0.18% | — |
| BJSHBJSH | 0 | 0 | 30 | 18,862 | 0.18% | — |
| JCGPJCGP | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14,566 | 0.14% | — |
| GMSGMS | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13,558 | 0.13% | — |
| RGOPRGOP | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9,022 | 0.08% | — |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7,452 | 0.07% | -0.10 |
| CSPCSP | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7,428 | 0.07% | -0.12 |
| ADAD | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6,695 | 0.06% | -0.07 |
| RPIARPIA | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5,200 | 0.05% | +0.02 |
| BBPBuland Bharat Party | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4,303 | 0.04% | — |
| LSWPLSWP | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4,266 | 0.04% | -0.05 |
| PBRPPBRP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3,407 | 0.03% | — |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3,008 | 0.03% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2,450 | 0.02% | -0.03 |
| BSSPBSSP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,680 | 0.02% | — |
| APPAll Peoples Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,038 | 0.01% | — |
| CVKPCVKP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 962 | 0.01% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 887 | 0.01% | -0.05 |
| RPKRPK | 0 | 0 | 4 | 847 | 0.01% | — |
| SJPRSJPR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 630 | 0.01% | 0.00 |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 571 | 0.01% | -0.01 |
| RPIKMRPIKM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 506 | 0.00% | — |
| ABSSPABSSP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 481 | 0.00% | — |
| SUSPSUSP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 465 | 0.00% | — |
| KKJHSKranti Kari Jai Hind Sena | 0 | 0 | 1 | 367 | 0.00% | — |
| BHBPBHBP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 354 | 0.00% | — |
| BPSGKDBPSGKD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 264 | 0.00% | — |
- BJP50 (56%)
- INC38 (42%)
- BSP2 (2%)
- BJP50
- INC38
- BSP2
- BJP50
- INC38
- BSP2
Constituency performance
From the 90 results in Chhattisgarh
Closest contest
Antagarh
won by 109 (0.13%)
Biggest victory
Marwahi
won by 42,092 (34.87%)
Highest turnout
Kurud
86.58%
Lowest turnout
Bijapur
29.17%
Seat change
Against Chhattisgarh's previous Vidhan Sabha election (2003), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat90 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 90 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Chhattisgarh, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- BJP
- INC
- BSP
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 90 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 90
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhanpur | BJPCHANDRASHEKAR SAHU CHAMPU | INCDHANENDRA SAHU | 1,4901.24% | 76.5% |
| Ahiwara | BJPDOMAN LAL KORSEWADA | INCONI KUMAR MAHILANG | 12,65111.00% | 67.6% |
| Akaltara | BSPSAURABH SINGH | INCCHUNNILAL SAHU | 2,8882.56% | 68.4% |
| Ambikapur | INCT S BABA | BJPANURAG SINGH DEV | 9800.74% | 70.7% |
| Antagarh | BJPVIKRAM USENDI | INCMANTU RAM PAWAR | 1090.13% | 60.5% |
| Arang | INCGURU RUDRA KUMAR | BJPSANJAY DHEEDHEE | 1,3371.23% | 67.0% |
| Baikunthpur | BJPBHAIYA LAL RAJWADE | INCBEDANTI TIWARI | 5,5366.02% | 68.9% |
| Baloda Bazar | BJPLAXMI BAGHEL | INCGANESH SHANKAR BAJPAI | 5,1823.81% | 67.3% |
| Basna | INCDEVENDRA BAHADUR SINGH | BJPPREMSHANKAR PATEL | 15,90711.45% | 79.1% |
| Bastar | BJPDR SUBHAU KASHYAP | INCLAKHESHWAR BAGHEL | 1,2011.24% | 74.8% |
| Beltara | BJPBADRIDHAR DIWAN | INCBHUVNESHWAR PRASAD YADAV | 4,9765.01% | 64.9% |
| Bemetara | INCTAMRADHWAJ SAHU | BJPAWADHESH SINGH CHANDEL | 6,4735.28% | 69.8% |
| Bhanupratappur | BJPBRAMHANAND | INDMANOJ MANDAVI | 15,47914.38% | 65.8% |
| Bharatpur-Sonhat | BJPPHOOLCHAND SINGH | INCGULAB SINGH | 7,2988.13% | 67.4% |
| Bhatapara | INCCHAITRAM SAHU | BJPSHIV RATAN SHARMA | 6,2324.89% | 68.7% |
| Bhatgaon | BJPRAVI SHANKAR TRIPATHI | INCSHYAM LAL JAISWAL | 17,43313.50% | 73.0% |
| Bhilai Nagar | INCBADRUDDIN QURAISHI | BJPPREM PRAKASH PANDEY | 8,8638.66% | 62.9% |
| Bijapur | BJPMAHESH GAGDA | INCRAJENDRA PAMBHOI | 10,52124.12% | 29.2% |
| Bilaigarh | INCDR SHIV KUMAR DAHRIYA | BJPDR SANAM JANGADE | 13,6229.26% | 67.1% |
| Bilaspur | BJPAMAR AGRAWAL | INCANIL TAH | 9,3767.99% | 61.2% |
| Bilha | BJPDHARAM LAL KAUSHIK | INCSIYARAM KAUSHIK | 6,0704.23% | 68.3% |
| Bindranawagarh | BJPDAMRU DHAR PUJARI | INCONKAR SHAH | 16,70412.30% | 73.1% |
| Chandrapur | BJPYUDDHVEER SINGH JUDEV | NCPNOVEL KUMAR VERMA (GABEL) | 17,29013.84% | 67.6% |
| Chitrakot | BJPBAIDURAM KASHYAP | INCPRATIBHA SHAH | 9,23110.13% | 64.7% |
| DANTEWARA | BJPBHIMA MANDAVI | CPIMANISH KUNJAM | 12,00812.41% | 55.6% |
| Dhamtari | INCGURUMUKH SINGH HORA | BJPVIPIN KUMAR SAHU | 27,00719.34% | 81.1% |
| Dharamjaigarh | BJPOM PRAKASH RATHIYA | INCCHANESH RAM RATHIYA | 3,3672.56% | 80.0% |
| Dharsiwa | BJPDEVJI BHAI PATEL | INCCHHATRAPAL SIRMOUR | 6,3395.53% | 71.6% |
| DONDI LAHARA | BJPNEELIMA SINGH TEKAM | INCANITA KUMETI | 3,9873.18% | 72.9% |
| Dongargaon | BJPKHEDURAM SAHU | INCSHRIMATI GEETA DEVI SINGH | 9,4077.72% | 79.6% |
| Dongargarh | BJPRAMJI BHARTI | INCDHANESH PATILA | 7,4156.12% | 76.5% |
| Durg City | BJPHEMCHAND YADAV | INCARUN VORA | 7020.61% | 64.1% |
| DURG GRAMIN | INCPRATIMA CHANDRAKAR | BJPPREETPAL BELCHANDAN | 1,5571.39% | 69.8% |
| Gunderdehi | BJPVIRENDRA KUMAR SAHU | INCGHANA RAM SAHU | 2,5851.85% | 78.9% |
| Jagdalpur | BJPSANTOSH BAFNA | INCREKHCHAND JAIN | 17,52415.33% | 71.8% |
| Jaijaipur | INCMAHANT RAMSUNDER DAS | BSPKESHAV PRASAD CHANDRA | 9,4398.09% | 64.0% |
| Janjgir-Champa | BJPNARAYAN CHANDEL | INCMOTILAL DEWANGAN | 1,1901.09% | 68.1% |
| Jashpur | BJPJAGESWAR RAM BHAGAT | INCVINAY KUMAR BHAGAT | 15,77012.26% | 71.6% |
| Kanker | BJPSUMITRA MARKOLE | INCDR. PREETI NETAM | 17,50316.78% | 70.7% |
| Kasdol | INCRAJ KAMAL SINGHANIYA | BJPYOGESH CHANDRAKAR | 27,20615.85% | 66.4% |
| Katghora | INCBODHRAM KANWAR | BJPJYOTINAND DUBEY | 6,9666.00% | 68.6% |
| Kawardha | BJPDR. SIYARAM SAHU | INCYOGESHWARRAJ SINGH | 10,4085.90% | 75.0% |
| Keshkal | BJPSEWAKRAM NETAM | INCDHANNU MARKAM | 8,6147.73% | 71.9% |
| Khairagarh | BJPKOMAL JANGHEL | INCMOTILAL JANGHEL | 19,54415.91% | 76.5% |
| Khallari | INCPARESH BAGBAHARA | BJPPREETAM SINGH DEEWAN | 22,50518.16% | 74.9% |
| Kharsia | INCNAND KUMAR PATEL | BJPLAXMI DEVI PATEL | 33,42823.48% | 84.2% |
| Khujji | INCBHOLA RAM SAHU | BJPSMT. JANUMA DEVI THAKUR | 16,11914.10% | 75.7% |
| Kondagaon | BJPLATA USENDI | INCMOHAN MARKAM | 2,7712.61% | 79.2% |
| Konta | INCLAKHMA KAWASI | BJPPADAM NANDA | 1920.28% | 43.9% |
| Korba | INCJAI SINGH BHAIYA | BJPBANWARI LAL AGRAWAL (BANWARI BHAIYA) | 5870.50% | 63.6% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Chhattisgarh alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Chhattisgarh assembly election, Dec 2008?
Bharatiya Janata Party won 50 of 90 seats in Chhattisgarh, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Chhattisgarh assembly election, Dec 2008?
Turnout was 70.61% — 1.07 cr of 1.52 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Chhattisgarh have?
Chhattisgarh has 90 assembly seats.