Chhattisgarh · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2008
Dharam Lal Kaushik of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Bilha Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Chhattisgarh in the 2008 state assembly election, securing 62,517 votes (43.60% vote share). The runner-up was Siyaram Kaushik (Indian National Congress) with 56,447 votes.
A total of 18 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dharam Lal Kaushik | 62517 | 43.60% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Siyaram Kaushik | 56447 | 39.40% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Ramvilas Agrawal | 7694 | 5.40% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | Ramesh Kumar Lahre | 4783 | 3.30% | Independent |
| 5 | Tirithram Nishad | 2289 | 1.60% | Independent |
| 6 | Rajendra Satnami | 2149 | 1.50% | Independent |
| 7 | Dukhharan Bhargava | 1225 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 8 | Dr. Balmukund Singh Maravi | 1132 | 0.80% | Gondvana Gantantra Party |
| 9 | Kushal Prasad Sahu | 1006 | 0.70% | Bharatiya Backward Party |
| 10 | Sharwan Kumar Rajput "adv" | 971 | 0.70% | Bharatiya Jan Shakti |
| 11 | Ramadhar Kashyap | 888 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 12 | Rajeshwari Gupta | 688 | 0.50% | Shiv Sena |
| 13 | Dr. Shiv Kumar Manahar | 380 | 0.30% | Bharatiya Sadbhawna Samaj Party |
| 14 | Rakesh Raj | 333 | 0.20% | Rashtriya Gondvana Party |
| 15 | Devi Prasad Jangde | 253 | 0.20% | Chhattisgarhi Samaj Party |
| 16 | Jagnanath Lahre | 252 | 0.20% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 17 | Deepchand Dahariya | 239 | 0.20% | Chhattisgarh Vikas Party |
| 18 | Dilip Choudhry | 199 | 0.10% | Republican Paksha (Khoripa) |
The Bilha constituency is part of the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2008 Assembly election, 18 candidates contested for this seat. Dharam Lal Kaushik (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 62,517 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.