Rajnandgaon is one of 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Voting here for the 2019 Lok Sabha election took place on April 18. The result will be out on May 23.
Rajnandgaon registered 76.03 per cent voter turnout in Lok Sabha Election 2019, a gain of 1.86 per cent from 2014. The total number of electors in the constituency is 1715492 while 1304324 came out to exercise their franchise. While in 2014, the constituency registered 74.17 per cent voter turnout. The total number of electors in the constituency was 1588647 while 1178345 voted.
Bhola Ram Sahu of the Indian National Congress, Santosh Pandey of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Baidya Shekhu Ram Verma (GURUJI) of the Ambedkarite Party Of India, Ravita Lakra (DHRUV) of the Bahujan Samaj Party, Ajay Pali (BABA) of the Shivsena and Vishwanath Singh Porte of the Gondvana Gantantra Party are some of the most prominent names who contested the Lok Sabha election 2019 from Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh.
Here is the full list of candidates who contested the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha constituency of Chhattisgarh:
Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha constituencies: All you need to know
| SL. NO. | Candidate Name | Party Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHOLA RAM SAHU | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | BAIDYA SHEKHU RAM VERMA (GURUJI) | Ambedkarite Party of India |
| 3 | RAVITA LAKRA (DHRUV) | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | SANTOSH PANDEY | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 5 | AJAY PALI (BABA) | Shivsena |
| 6 | DR. GOJUPAL | Republican Party of India (A) |
| 7 | PRATIMA SANTOSH WASHNIK | Republican Paksha (Khoripa) |
| 8 | MAHENDRA KUMAR SAHU | Forward Democratic Labour Party |
| 9 | VISHWANATH SINGH PORTE | Gondvana Gantantra Party |
| 10 | KAMINI SAHU | Independent |
| 11 | KRANTI GUPTA | Independent |
| 12 | SANDEEP TIWARI "RAJ" | Bhartiya Sarvjan Hitey Samaj Party |
| 13 | RAMKHILAWAN DAHARIYA | Independent |
| 14 | SACHCHIDANAND KAUSHIK | Independent |
| 15 | SUDESH TIKAM | Independent |
| 16 | ADVOCATE RAMRATAN SAHU | Independent |
Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha constituency comprises of eight assembly segments - Pandariya, Kawardha, Khairagarh, Dongargarh (SC), Rajnandgaon, Dongargaon, Khujji and Mohala-Manpur (ST).
