The exit poll result of 2019 Lok Sabha Elections for 11 high-octane parliamentary seats in Chhattisgarh has been declared. The poll surveys, conducted by various research agencies – in tie-ups with news channels, are predicting that the NDA is leading in the 2019 general elections in the state. Exit Poll Results For Lok Sabha Elections 2019 LIVE News Updates.

As per Times Now-VMR Exit Poll, BJP-led NDA is leading with 7 seats and Indian National Congress-led UPA is getting 4 seats.  As per NDTV's Poll of polls,  BJP is leading with 7 seats, while Congress is obtaining 4 seats. According to CNN News 18- IPSOS survey, BJP is predicted to win in 7-9 seats while Congress may settle for just 2-3.

The ABP-NIELSEN has predicted saffron party winning 6 seats and Congress 5. As per News24-Today's Chanakya,  BJP is leading with 9 seats, while Congress is securing 2 seats.

Exit Polls Results 2019 for Chhattisgarh:

Agency BJP Congress
India Today-Axis 7-8 3-4
ABP-NIELSEN 6 5
CNN News 18- IPSOS 7-9 2-3
Times Now-CNX 7 4
NDTV-Poll of Polls 7 4
Republic-Jan Ki Baat 5-6 6-5
Republic-CVoter 6 5
News 24-Today's Chanakya 9 2

Elections in the state were held in the first, second and third phases on April 11, 18 and 23 respectively. In simultaneous elections, 66 per cent overall voter turnout was recorded in Chhattisgarh parliamentary constituencies at the time of ending of polls on April 23.

Key Constituencies in Chhattisgarh:

In Rajnandgaon, fourteen candidates are contesting Lok Sabha elections. BJP has fielded Santosh Pandey while, Congress has given its ticket to Bhola Ram Sahu. In 2014, Abhishek Singh of BJP won the elections with 6,43,473 votes.

The Bilaspur seat is witnessing one of the most exciting battles this election. The BJP has fielded Arun Sao while the Congress has fielded Atal Shrivastav Meena. The result of this seat would be closely watched.

High-stake electioneering was witnessed in the state, with Chief Minister and INC leader Bhupesh Baghel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah and Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi addressing several public meetings to reach out to the electorate.

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On April 11, the parliamentary constituency of Bastar contested. In round two, on April 18, the Lok Sabha seats of Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund, and Kanker voted. On April 23, voting was held in Surguja, Raigarh, Janjgir-Champa, Korba, Bilaspur, Durg, and Raipur parliamentary segments.

Notably, in last three Lok Sabha elections in the state, Bharatiya Janata party had won 10 seats while the Indian National Congress has only managed to secure one seat respectively. In 2018 Vidhan Sabha elections Congress secured 68 seats, while BJP just secured 15 assembly seats.

This time also the BJP has shown the confidence in winning the majority of seats, while the grand old party has also claimed to increase its numbers. There are a total of 4,076,939 voters in the three constituencies. Out of which 2,040,387 are females while 2,036,552 are males

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