Raipur, March 23: BJP's Vijay Baghel was elected as Member of Parliament from Durg parliamentary seat in Chhattisgarh. Durg Lok Sabha seat is one of the 11 parliamentary seats in the state of Chhattisgarh. Polling in Durg Lok Sabha constituency was held on April 23 in the third phase of general elections. The electoral contest is between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress. Durg is the only seat in Chhattisgarh which was won by the Congress in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

Congress leader Tamradhwaj Sahu is the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) from Durg constituency. Denying ticket to Sahu, the Congress fielded Pratima Chandrakar. The BJP declared Vijay Baghel as its candidate. The process of filing nomination for Durg Lok Sabha election began from March 28. The last day for nominations was April 4. Scrutiny was done on April 5 and the last date for the withdrawal of the nominations was April 8. Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule: Constituency-Wise Dates Of Voting And Results For General Elections.

In 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP bagged 10 out of 11 seats in Chhattisgarh, whereas the Congress could win just one seat. However, in the 2018 assembly election, Congress made a comeback in the state winning 68 out of 90 seats. Check Full Schedule of Lok Sabha Elections 2019.

Lok Sabha elections 2019 schedule for third phase:

Issue of Notification March 28
Last date for filing nomination April 4
Scrutiny of nomination April 5
Last date for withdrawal of candidature April 8
Date Of Poll April 23
Date of Result May 23

Watch schedule of third phase of polling for Lok Sabha elections 2019:

Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases - on  April 11, April 18,  April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19. The main electoral contest is between Prime Minister Narendra Modi led BJP and Rahul Gandhi's Congress.

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