2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election

2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election
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All 90 seats in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
46 seats needed for a majority
Registered18,588,520[1]
Turnout76.88% (Decrease0.57%)[2]
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Bhupesh Baghel Raman Singh Ajit Jogi
Party INC BJP JCC
Alliance UPA NDA CPI + BSP + JCC
Leader since 2014 2003 2018
Leader's seat Patan Rajnandgaon Marwahi
Last election 39 49 Did not exist
Seats won 68 15 5
Seat change Increase 29 Decrease 34 Increase 5
Popular vote 6,136,429 4,701,530 1,081,760
Percentage 43.0% 33.0% 7.6%
Swing Increase2.71% Decrease8.04% Increase7.6%
Chief Minister before election

Raman Singh
BJP

CM After

Bhupesh Baghel
INC

The 2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election was held to elect members to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian State of Chhattisgarh. The election was held in two phases for a total of 90 seats; the first for 18 seats in South Chhattisgarh was held on 12 November 2018, and the second for the remaining 72 were held on 20 November.[3]

The INC got a landslide victory winning 68 seats against the ruling BJP's 15 seats, and consequently formed the government after 15 years as opposition party.[4] Incumbent Chief Minister Raman Singh resigned on 11 December, the day of counting and declaration of result, taking the responsibility for the defeat in the elections.[5] Elected to the Assembly from Patan, INC leader Bhupesh Baghel took office on 17 December as the third Chief Minister of the State.[6]

Election map (Constituencies)
Chhattisgarh
  1. ^ "Election Commission of India Press Note" (PDF). eci.nic.in. p. 3. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Dip of 1.05% in voter turnout in Chhattisgarh compared to 2013: Election Commission data". Hindustan Times. Press Trust of India. 21 November 2018. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference phase1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Singh, Dalip (12 December 2018). "Chhattisgarh elections: Congress ends 15-year drought with 68 seats, BJP gets 15". The Economic Times. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Chhattisgarh election results 2018: Raman Singh resigns as CM". Mint. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Bhupesh Baghel sworn in as Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh". The Hindu. Press Trust of India. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.