Chhattisgarh · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2013
Rajesh Munat of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Raipur City West Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Chhattisgarh in the 2013 state assembly election, securing 64,611 votes (48.90% vote share). The runner-up was Vikas Upadhyay (Indian National Congress) with 58,451 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 | Rajesh Munat | 64611 | 48.90% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Vikas Upadhyay | 58451 | 44.20% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Meghraj Sahu | 2914 | 2.20% | Chattisgarh Swabhiman Manch |
| 4 | Anil Mishra | 1467 | 1.10% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 5 | Likesh Singh | 1019 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 6 | Vivek Varetwar | 980 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 7 | Colonel Balwant Singh | 512 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 8 | Ahfaz Rashid | 442 | 0.30% | Bharatiya Sarvjan Hitey Samaj Party |
| 9 | Naveen Gupta | 435 | 0.30% | Samajwadi Party |
| 10 | Sheikh Ismail Alias Vakeel Mamu | 352 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 11 | Purushottam Pandey | 317 | 0.20% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 12 | Dharmendra Singh Sisodiya | 243 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 13 | Ram Charan Yadav | 196 | 0.20% | Hindustan Janata Party |
| 14 | Dinesh Thakur | 163 | 0.10% | Shiv Sena |
| 15 | Ishwari Prasad Namdev | 129 | 0.10% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
The Raipur City West constituency is part of the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2013 Assembly election, 15 candidates contested for this seat. Rajesh Munat (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 64,611 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.