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2008 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election
The Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election, 2008 was held on 14 and 20 November 2008, to select the 90 members of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. The results of the election were announced on 8 December. The Bharatiya Janata Party won the popular vote and a majority of seats and the incumbent Chief Minister Raman Singh Dr. Raman Singh (born 15 October 1952) is an Indian politician and Former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh. Currently, he is the National Vice-President of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is also an ayurvedic practitioner. He is also the longest s ... was sworn in as Chief minister for his second term. Results Party-wise Region-wise District-wise Constituency-wise References {{Chhattisgarh elections State Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh 2000s in Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh ...
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Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
The Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha or the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Chhattisgarh state in India. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Raipur, the capital of the state. The Vidhan Sabha comprises 90 Members of Legislative Assembly, which include 90 members directly elected from single-seat constituency. Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved. History The state of Chhattisgarh was created by the Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act 2000, approved by the President of India on 25 August 2000. The Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha came into existence with the creation of the state on 1 November 2000. The first session of the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha was held at Jashpur hall of Rajkumar College in Raipur. Later, the Vidhan Sabha was shifted to the newly constructed Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha Bhavan at Vidhan Nagar, on Raipur–Baloda Bazar Baloda Bazar is a nagar palika parishad in Baloda Bazar district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. ...
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Bhaiyalal Rajwade
Bhaiyalal Rajwade is an Indian politician who was a Bharatiya Janata Party Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Baikunthpur Vidhan Sabha constituency in the Legislative Assembly of Chhattisgarh in India. And the bhaiya lal rajwade is the minister of the state government of Chhattisgarh. And his ministries are following: Labour, Sports, Public Grievance, Youth Welfare of Chhattisgarh. In the 2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election, Rajwade defeated Indian National Congress candidate Bedanti Tivari. Rajwade had defeated Tivari in the 2008 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election The Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election, 2008 was held on 14 and 20 November 2008, to select the 90 members of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. The results of the election were announced on 8 December. The Bharatiya Janata Party won ... as well. In the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election, 2003, he had lost to Congress candidate Ambika singh Dev. References Li ...
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Baikunthpur, Chhattisgarh Assembly Constituency
Baikunthpur is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India. It is in Koriya district and is a part of the Korba Lok Sabha constituency. Members of the Legislative Assembly In the 2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election, Bhaiyalal Rajwade had defeated Indian National Congress candidate Bedanti Tivari. Rajwade had defeated Tivari in the 2008 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election as well. In the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election, 2003, INC candidate Dr. Ram Chandra Singh Dev had emerged as the winner defeating Rajwade. Election results 2018 See also *List of constituencies of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly *Koriya district Koriya district, officially known as Korea district, is a district in the north-western part of the Chhattisgarh state in Central India. The administrative headquarters of the district is Baikunthpur. History Little is known of the area befor ... References {{c ...
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Manendragarh Assembly Constituency
Manendragarh Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India. It is part of Koriya district. Members of the Legislative Assembly As a constituency of undivided Madhya Pradesh As a constituency of Chhattisgarh Election results 2018 See also * List of constituencies of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly * Koriya district Koriya district, officially known as Korea district, is a district in the north-western part of the Chhattisgarh state in Central India. The administrative headquarters of the district is Baikunthpur. History Little is known of the area befor ... References {{coord, 23.21, 82.19, display=title Koriya district Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh ...
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Bharatpur-Sonhat Assembly Constituency
Bharatpur-Sonhat Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India. It is part of Koriya district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results 2018 See also * List of constituencies of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly * Koriya district Koriya district, officially known as Korea district, is a district in the north-western part of the Chhattisgarh state in Central India. The administrative headquarters of the district is Baikunthpur. History Little is known of the area befor ... References {{coord, 23.48, 82.52, display=title Koriya district Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh ...
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Dantewada District
Dantewada District, also known as Dantewara District or Dakshin Bastar District (South Bastar District), is a district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Dantewada is the district headquarters. The district is part of Bastar Division. Until 1998, Dantewada District was a tehsil of the larger Bastar District. As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Chhattisgarh (out of 18), after Narayanpur and Bijapur. The present collector of Dantewada is Shri Deepak Soni. History Before Indian Independence, the district was part of the princely state of Bastar. After Independence in 1947, Bastar's ruler acceded to the government of India, and the erstwhile state became part of Bastar District of Madhya Pradesh state. Bastar District was divided into the districts of Bastar, Dantewada, and Kanker in 1998. In 2000, Dantewada was one of the 16 Madhya Pradesh districts that constituted the new state of Chhattisgarh. Dantewada was bifurcated in 2007, resulting in a new district ...
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Bastar District
Bastar is a district in the state of Chhattisgarh in Central India. Jagdalpur is the district headquarters. Bastar is bounded on the northwest by Narayanpur District, on the north by Kondagaon district, on the east by Nabarangpur and Koraput Districts of Odisha State, on the south and southwest by Dantewada and Sukma. The district possesses a unique blend of tribal and Odia culture. Bastar and Dantewada districts were formerly part of the princely state of Bastar. Bastar was founded in the early 14th century, by Annama Deva, the brother of Kakatiya King Pratapa Rudra Deva of Warangal in Telangana. After India achieved independence in 1947, the princely states of Bastar and Kanker acceded to the Government of India, and were merged to form Bastar district of Madhya Pradesh. The district, which had an area of , was one of the largest in India when formed. In 1999, the district was divided into the present-day districts of Bastar, Dantewada, and Kanker. In 2000, Bastar was one ...
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Kanker District
Uttar Bastar Kanker District is located in the southern region of the state of Chhattisgarh, India within the longitudes 20.6-20.24 and latitudes 80.48-81.48. The total area of the district is 6432 square kilometers. The population is 748,941. The district's headquarters, Kanker town, is situated on the National Highway 30 almost halfway between Chhattisgarh's two major cities - Raipur, the state capital, and Jagdalpur, the headquarters of the neighbouring Bastar district. History The history of Kanker begins in the Stone Age. According to the legendary Sanskrit epics of India, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, there was once a dense forest area named Dandakaranya, in the region where Kanker is located. According to myth, Kanker was also a land of monks and sages. Many Rishis (monks/sages) such as Kank, Lomesh, Shringi, Angira were said to have lived here. The influence of Buddhism on the region started in the sixth century BC. The ancient history of Kanker records that it always ...
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Kawardha District
Kabirdham district is one of the 33 administrative districts of Chhattisgarh state in central India. The district was earlier known as Kawardha district. The district is located between 21.32' to 22.28' north latitude and 80.48' to 81.48' east longitude. The district covers an area of . The city of Kawardha is its administrative headquarters. This district is known for the Bhoramdeo temple (which is also known by the sobriquet, "the Khajuraho of Chhattisgarh") located at a distance of 18 km from the district headquarters, Kawardha. The boundaries of the district are Dindori District of Madhya Pradesh to the north, Mungeli and Bemetara districts to the east, Rajnandgaon District to the south, Balaghat and Mandla districts of Madhya Pradesh to the west. The northern and western parts are surrounded by the Maikal mountain ranges of Satpura. The current district collector is Mr Ramesh Kumar Sharma . History On July 2, 1998 the government of Madhya Pradesh state decided to c ...
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Durg District
Durg district is a district situated in Chhattisgarh, India. The district headquarters is Durg. The district covers an area of 2,238 km². As of 2011 it is the second most populous district of Chhattisgarh (out of 18), after Raipur. The district is home to two important religious sites. The principal Hindu temple, the Ganga Maiyaat Jhalmala, Jain shrine of Uwasaggaharam Parshwa Teerth at Nagpura (near Durg), attract pilgrims from all over India. The Langurveer Mandir is one and only Hindu Temple Devoted to God Langoorveer in India situated in Durg. The town of Bhilai is home to the Bhilai Steel Plant. The present collector of Durg is Pushpendra Kumar Meena. Geography Durg is surrounded by the following districts: 1. Bemetara to the north 2. Balod to the south. 3. Raipur to the east. 4. Dhamtari to the south east 5. Rajnandgaon to the west. Municipal corporation *Bhilai Charoda Municipal Corporation *Bhilai Municipal Corporation *Durg Municipal Corporation *Ris ...
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