Chhattisgarh · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2008
Saroj Pandey of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Vaishali Nagar Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Chhattisgarh in the 2008 state assembly election, securing 63,078 votes (52.20% vote share). The runner-up was Brij Mohan Singh (Indian National Congress) with 41,811 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 | Saroj Pandey | 63078 | 52.20% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Brij Mohan Singh | 41811 | 34.60% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | L. M. Baba | 5025 | 4.20% | Independent |
| 4 | Subhash Chandra Singh | 2573 | 2.10% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 5 | Akhtar Ja Nisar | 1978 | 1.60% | Samajwadi Party |
| 6 | Pawan Choubey | 1790 | 1.50% | Independent |
| 7 | Dr. L. R. Sahu | 1054 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 8 | Prem Nath Verma | 703 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 9 | Siddharth Borkar | 690 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 10 | Santosh Sahu | 420 | 0.40% | Bharatiya Jan Shakti |
| 11 | Sunil Kumar Markendeya | 273 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 12 | M. Chandrashekhar Reddy | 243 | 0.20% | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party |
| 13 | Ghanshyam Verma Urf Pappu | 224 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 14 | Gautam Das Sahu | 207 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 15 | Chitralekha Dewangan | 199 | 0.20% | Chhattisgarh Vikas Party |
| 16 | Ashok Miri | 195 | 0.20% | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) |
| 17 | Pawan Agrawal | 191 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 18 | Anupama Goswami | 148 | 0.10% | Gondvana Gantantra Party |
| 19 | Manoj Kumar Agrawal | 120 | 0.10% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
The Vaishali Nagar constituency is part of the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2008 Assembly election, 19 candidates contested for this seat. Saroj Pandey (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 63,078 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.