Elections in Chhattisgarh
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Elections in Chhattisgarh are being conducted since the formation of the state in 2000, to elect the members of
Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha 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 Mem ...
and the members of the
Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-p ...
. There are 90 Vidhan Sabha constituencies and 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.


Major Political Parties in Chhattisgarh

The
BJP The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Mo ...
and INC have been the most dominant parties in the state since its formation. Other political parties are BSP & JCC.


Lok Sabha elections

It is worth noting that till the year 2000, Chhattisgarh was a part of undivided
Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...
state. Total Seats- 11


Vidhan Sabha elections

Total Seats- 90 * The First assembly of Chhattisgarh was constituted on the basis of the Madhya Pradesh state legislative assembly elections held in 1998.


References

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