Chhattisgarh · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2008
Rajesh Moonat of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Raipur City West Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Chhattisgarh in the 2008 state assembly election, securing 51,391 votes (51.30% vote share). The runner-up was Santosh Agrawal (Indian National Congress) with 36,546 votes.
A total of 14 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 | Rajesh Moonat | 51391 | 51.30% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Santosh Agrawal | 36546 | 36.50% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Virendra Pandey | 6092 | 6.10% | Independent |
| 4 | Dr. Keshav Singh Thakur | 1860 | 1.90% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 5 | Sharanjeet Tetri | 1661 | 1.70% | Independent |
| 6 | Balram Sharma | 721 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 7 | Vijay Verma | 441 | 0.40% | Jai Chhattisgarh Party |
| 8 | Amit Gaur | 386 | 0.40% | Bharatiya Jan Shakti |
| 9 | Arun Vishwakarma | 285 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 10 | Sunil Nagarkar | 238 | 0.20% | Shiv Sena |
| 11 | Arun Harpal | 221 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 12 | Suraj Nirmalkar | 156 | 0.20% | Republican Party Of India (A) |
| 13 | Vinod Kumar Shukla | 135 | 0.10% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 14 | Shankar Lal Danwani | 125 | 0.10% | Akhil Bhartiya Sindhu Samajwadi Party |
The Raipur City West constituency is part of the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2008 Assembly election, 14 candidates contested for this seat. Rajesh Moonat (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 51,391 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.