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In the 2018 Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, Paras Nath Rajwade of INC won in this seat defeating Rajni Ravishankar Tripathi of BJP by a margin of 15,734 which was 9.13% of the total votes cast for the seat. INC had a vote share of 43.29% in 2018 in this seat.

In 2013, Paras Nath Rajwade of INC emerged victorious in this seat beating Rajni Ravishankar Tripathi of BJP by a margin of 7,368 votes which was 4.55% of the total votes polled in the constituency. INC had a vote share of 41.54% in the seat.

In the 2008 elections, Ravi Shankar Tripathi of BJP won this seat beating Shyam Lal Jaiswal of INC by a margin of 17,498 votes which was 13.52% of the total votes polled in the constituency. INC had a vote share of 27.86% in the seat.

Bhatgaon Assembly constituency has an estimated Scheduled Caste population of 5.83% and an estimated Scheduled Tribe population of 41.61%, according to the report of the Delimitation Commission of 2008. The estimated literacy level of the district in which this constituency falls in is 60.95%, according the Census of India, 2011.

In the 2023 Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,36,278 eligible electors in the constituency, of which 1,18,673 were male and 1,17,604 female and 1 registered voters were of the third gender.
The electorate sex ratio in Bhatgaon in 2023 was 991 female voters for every 1,000 male voters.

In the 2018 Assembly polls, there were a total of 2,19,508 eligible electors, of which 1,10,801 were male, 1,08,707 female and 76 electors of the third gender.

In the 2013 Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,01,123 eligible electors, of which 1,03,324 were male, 97,799 female and 0 voters of the third gender.

In the 2008 Assembly polls, there were a total of 1,76,963 eligible electors, of which 90,562 were male, 86,401 female and 0 electors of the third gender.

The number of service voters in Bhatgaon in 2018 was 76. In 2013, there were 0 service voters registered in the constituency and 17 in 2008.

Bhatgaon Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 2 on Friday, November 17, 2023, in the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections 2023. The counting of votes is on Sunday, December 3, 2023. In the 2018 elections this seat voted in Phase 2 on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 and the results were declared on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. In the 2013 polls this constituency voted in Phase 2 on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 and the results were declared on Sunday, December 08, 2013. In 2008, Bhatgaon voted in Phase 2 on Thursday, November 20, 2008 and the results were declared on Monday, December 08, 2008.

Assembly constituency no.5. Bhatgaon comprises of the following areas of Surajpur district in the North region of Chhattisgarh: I Surajpur Tehsil (Part) (i) Bhaiyathan R I Circle, (ii) BhatgaonR I Circle (Including Telgaon CT), (iii) Pilkha R I Circle (Part)32 Karwa PC, 33 Kalyanpur PC, 34 Majira PC, 35 Latori PC,36 Ajabnagar PC, 37 Kamalpur PC, 38 Silphili PC, 39 KarampurPC & 40 Shivnandanpur PC.

This constituency covers an approximate area of 2,589 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Bhatgaon is: 23°30'44.6"N 82°50'17.2"E.

A total of seven Assembly constituencies in the state of Chhattisgarh share borders with Bhatgaon constituency, which are: Bharatpur-sonhat, Ambikapur, Pratappur, Premnagar, Baikunthpur, Lundra, Samri. This constituency shares an inter-state border with Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh.

According to Election Commission of India data, in the 2023 Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in this seat was 81.87%. In 2018 this seat registered a turnout of 78.6%, while it was 80.64% in 2013 and 73.1% in 2008. The estimated turnout in 2023 was +3.27% compared to the 2018 turnout.