Chhattisgarh · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2018
Narayan Chandel of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Janjgir-Champa Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Chhattisgarh in the 2018 state assembly election, securing 54,040 votes (37.00% vote share). The runner-up was Motilal Dewangan (Indian National Congress) with 49,852 votes.
A total of 15 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 | Narayan Chandel | 54040 | 37.00% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Motilal Dewangan | 49852 | 34.20% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Byas Narayan Kashyap | 33505 | 23.00% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | Sanjay Kumar Sharma | 1538 | 1.10% | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 5 | Sudhir Yadav | 1422 | 1.00% | Communist Party Of India |
| 6 | Ramlalla Satnami | 1161 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 7 | Mayaram Nat | 978 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 8 | Aajad Mahendra Dewangan | 868 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 9 | Ashok Chowdhary | 755 | 0.50% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 10 | Bholaram Satnami | 372 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 11 | Innal Bind | 311 | 0.20% | Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal |
| 12 | Ajay Kumar Dewangan | 295 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 13 | Sanjay Prakash Sao | 282 | 0.20% | Bhartiya Kisan Party |
| 14 | Santosh Kumar Kashyap (BUDENA WALE) | 281 | 0.20% | National Democratic Peoples Front |
| 15 | Shiv Bhanu Singh Kshatry | 219 | 0.20% | Janata Dal (United) |
The Janjgir-Champa constituency is part of the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2018 Assembly election, 15 candidates contested for this seat. Narayan Chandel (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 54,040 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.