Khairagarh Assembly Election Result 2018

Chhattisgarh · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2018

Devwrat Singh of Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J) won the Khairagarh Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Chhattisgarh in the 2018 state assembly election, securing 61,516 votes (36.70% vote share). The runner-up was Komal Janghel (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 60,646 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.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Chhattisgarh
  • Constituency: Khairagarh
  • Constituency Number: 73
  • District: Rajnandgaon
  • Total Contestants: 15
  • Election Year: 2018
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Devwrat Singh 61516 36.70% Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J)
2 Komal Janghel 60646 36.20% Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Girwar Janghel 31811 19.00% Indian National Congress
4 Sarju Janghel 4060 2.40% Independent
5 Dinesh Singh 1775 1.10% Shiv Sena
6 Gyanendra Kumar Verma 1456 0.90% Independent
7 Yogendra Kumar Thakur (MARKAM) 1343 0.80% Independent
8 Manoj Gupta 1209 0.70% Aam Aadmi Party
9 Santosh Deshmukh 1114 0.70% Independent
10 Mahaveer Janghel 599 0.40% Independent
11 Aam Aadmi Mahesh Janghel 528 0.30% Independent
12 Rajesh Verma 525 0.30% Ambedkarite Party Of India
13 Ajay Singh 326 0.20% Independent
14 Tijau Ram Janghel 282 0.20% Independent
15 Bhushan Banjare 251 0.20% Independent

About Khairagarh Assembly Constituency

The Khairagarh constituency is part of the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2018 Assembly election, 15 candidates contested for this seat. Devwrat Singh (Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J)) emerged as the winner securing 61,516 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

15 candidates contested from Khairagarh assembly constituency in the 2018 Vidhan Sabha election.

Khairagarh is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Chhattisgarh.

Devwrat Singh (Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J)) won the Khairagarh assembly seat in the 2018 Vidhan Sabha election.