Raigarh is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Tribes and held by Vishnu Deo Sai of the BJP.
Vishnu Deo Sai won the 2014 Lok Sabha election against Congress’ Arti Singh. Sai held the seat from 2009.
State: Chhattisgarh
Name of the Lok Sabha constituency: Raigarh
Sitting MP, Party: Vishnu Deo Sai, BJP
Winning margin in 2014: 216,750
Runner up name, party: Arti Singh, Congress
Number of voters in 2014: 1,246,186
Percentage of votes polled in 2014: 76.6%
Number of polling booths in 2014: 2,180
Number of women voters: 798,471
First Published:
Mar 17, 2019 15:17 IST
Source: HindustanTimes