Chhattisgarh · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2008
Nand Kumar Sahu of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Raipur Rural Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Chhattisgarh in the 2008 state assembly election, securing 46,535 votes (47.20% vote share). The runner-up was Satyanarayan Shrma (Indian National Congress) with 43,556 votes.
A total of 19 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 | Nand Kumar Sahu | 46535 | 47.20% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Satyanarayan Shrma | 43556 | 44.20% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Toshan Chandrakar | 1336 | 1.40% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | Bharat Khakhariya | 960 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 5 | Lalaram Barle | 923 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 6 | Rajendra Sahu | 911 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 7 | Balram Singh Yadav | 772 | 0.80% | Samajwadi Party |
| 8 | Siyaram Dhritlahre | 715 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 9 | Shailendra Banjare | 542 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 10 | P.R.Khute | 509 | 0.50% | Chhattisgarh Vikas Party |
| 11 | Sundarlal Lahre | 476 | 0.50% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 12 | Nand Kumar Sahu | 294 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 13 | Praveen Jain | 287 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 14 | Sarad Kumar Gupta | 270 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 15 | Gurbachan Chhabda | 134 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 16 | Suraj Nirmalkar | 127 | 0.10% | Republican Party Of India (A) |
| 17 | Laxminarayan Singh | 122 | 0.10% | Bharatiya Jan Shakti |
| 18 | Azad Madhukar Pandey | 107 | 0.10% | Shiv Sena |
| 19 | Shankar Lal Motwani | 86 | 0.10% | Akhil Bhartiya Sindhu Samajwadi Party |
The Raipur Rural constituency is part of the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2008 Assembly election, 19 candidates contested for this seat. Nand Kumar Sahu (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 46,535 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.