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11 Dec, 16:23 (IST)
Congress' Anila Bhendia Leads From Dondi-Lohara (ST) Seat by 36213 Votes. The candidate is challenged by BJP's Lal Mahendra Singh Tekam and Independent candidate Dev Lal Thakur. Catch the updates here.
11 Dec, 15:52 (IST)
Congress' Sangeeta Sinha Leads From Sanjari Balod Seat by 66840 Votes. The candidate is challenged by BJP's Pawan Sahu and JCC's Arun Hirwani. Catch the updates here.
11 Dec, 15:26 (IST)
BJP's Ranjana Dipendra Sahu Leads From Dhamtari Seat by 38424 Votes. He is challenged by Congress' Gurumukh Singh Hora and Independent candidate Anand Pawar. Catch the updates here.
11 Dec, 15:05 (IST)
BJP's Ajay Chandrakar Leads From Kurud Seat by 34969 Votes. He is challenged by Independent candidate Neelam Chandrakar and Congress' Laxmikanta Sahu. Catch the updates here.
11 Dec, 14:14 (IST)
Congress' Dr Laxshmi Dhruw Leads From Sihawa (ST) Seat by 22657 Votes. She is challenged by BJP's Pinky Shivraj Shah and Independent Makhan Lal Markam. Catch the updates here.
11 Dec, 13:52 (IST)
Congress' Sanjay Netam Leads From Bindranawagarh (ST) Seat by 27216 Votes. He is challenged by BJP's Damarudhar Pujari and Gondvana's Gantantra Party's Onkar Party. Catch the updates here.
11 Dec, 12:54 (IST)
Congress' Dr Lakshmi Dhruw Leads From Sihawa (ST) Seat by 3052 Votes. He is challenged by BJP's Pinky Shivraj Shah. JCC's Shantanu Som is contesting from this seat.
11 Dec, 12:29 (IST)
Congress' Anil Bhendiya Leads From Dondi Lohara (ST) Seat by 8886 Votes. He is challenged by BJP's Lal Mahendra Singh Tekam. JCC's Rajesh Kumar Churendea is contesting from this seat.
11 Dec, 12:17 (IST)
Congress' Sanjay Netam Leads From Bindranawagarh Seat by 4800 Votes. He is challenged by BJP's Damurudhar Pujari. BSP's Devendra Thakur is contesting from this seat.
11 Dec, 10:22 (IST)
Congress Leader Laxmikant Sahu Leading from Kurud.
11 Dec, 09:17 (IST)
Counting of votes are underway for polls results of 90 seats of Chhattisgarh assembly, including Bindranawagarh, Sihawa, Kurud, Dhamtari, Sanjari Balod and Dondi Lohara, is underway.
Raipur, December 11: Counting of votes in Raipur district has started in Chhattisgarh, which went to polls in the recently contested Assembly elections 2018. The poll battle in these six constituencies – Bindranawagarh, Sihawa, Kurud, Dhamtari, Sanjari Balod, Dondi Lohara – is primarily wedged between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress and the BSP-Janata Congress alliance. Stay tuned below for the live news and updates of election results and early trends emerging from the seats mentioned above.
Bindranawagarh (ST): For this reserved seat, both BJP and Congress have changed their candidates. BJP has replaced the sitting lawmaker Govardhan Singh Manjhi with Dhamrudhar Pujari, while Congress has fielded Sanjay Netam, instead of Janak Dhruw. BSP has fielded Devendra Thakur, while AAP has given the ticket to Siyaram Nagesh. Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2018 Results: Catch Live Updates.
Sihawa (ST): For this seat too, both BJP and Congress have replaced their old candidates with skilled postgraduates. BJP has replaced their sitting MLA Shrawan Markam with Pinky Shivraj Shah, while Congress has given the ticket to Dr Laxhmi Dhruw instead of Ambika Markam. Janta Congress has fielded Shantanu Som, while AAP has given the ticket to Akbar Mandavi.
Kurud: Here, the BJP candidate is the sitting MLA Ajay Chandrakar. The prime challenger is Congress leader is Laxmikanta Sahu, replacing Lekhram Sahu who lost to Chandrakar in 2013 by over a margin of 25,000 votes. BSP has given the ticket to Kanhaiya Sahu, while AAP is testing the ground by fielding Tejendra Kumar.
Dhamtari: In this constituency, a trilateral contest is expected between the ruling BJP, the Congress and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). Congress has fielded its sitting MLA Gurumukh Singh Hora against BJP’s Ranjana Dipendra Sahu, who has replaced Inder Chopra. Ajit Jogi’s Janta Congress has fielded Digvijay Singh Kridutt from this seat, while AAP has fielded Shatrughan Singh Sahu.
Sanjari Balod: From this constituency, Congress has fielded Sangeeta Sinha instead of sitting MLA Bhaiyaram Sinha against BJP’s Pawan Kumar Sahu, instead of Pritam Sahu. Arjun Singh Hirwani is testing his fate on Janta Congress ticket, while Kamini Dhurve is contesting on AAP ticket.
Dondi Lohara (ST): For this reserved seat, Congress has repeated its sitting candidate Anila Bhendiya, while BJP had replaced Horilal Rawate with Lal Mahendra Singh Tekam. Janta Congress has given the ticket to Rajesh Kumar Churendea, while AAP has fielded Yugal Kishor Ratre.
The counting of votes is expected to conclude in the next few hours, with the Election Commission of India scheduled to declare the final results by the end of the day. In case of a BJP victory, Dr Raman Singh would continue to remain the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh. If the Congress succeeds in routing the saffron camp, the party is expected to take a cautious decision on choosing the CM, while BSP-Janata Congress Alliance might choose Ajit Jogi as their CM candidate.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Dec 11, 2018 08:13 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).