Narayan Chandel (born 19 April 1965) is an

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and Leader Of Opposition of

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Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...

State. He is

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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 Memb ...

representing Janjgir-Champa and also served as

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Political career

Chandel was first elected to

Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha or the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Madhya Pradesh state in India. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Bhopal, the capital of the state. It is housed in the ''Vidha ...

in 1998. After creation of

state from

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, he contested 2003 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election from same constituency but lost to Moti Lal Dewangan of

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by margin of 7,710 votes. Again, he won 2008 assembly election and became Deputy Speaker in

. In 2018, Chandel was again elected to assembly by defeating Moti Lal Dewangan of Congress Party by margin of 4,188 votes.http://election.cg.nic.in/trmsacelection2018/resultacelection.aspx

References

1965 births Living people Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1998–2003 Chhattisgarh MLAs 2008–2013 Chhattisgarh MLAs 2018–2023 Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Chhattisgarh People from Janjgir-Champa district Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh {{MadhyaPradesh-BJP-politician-stub