Vaishali Nagar and Balodabazar are the two Assembly constituencies in Chhattisgarh which currently have vacant MLA seats.
In the 2018 Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, the lowest margin was in Dhamtari constituency won by Ranjana Dipendra Sahu (BJP) by 464 votes. The highest margin was in Kawardha constituency won by Akbar Bhai (INC) by 59,284 votes.
In the 2018 Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, the least number of votes were polled in Bijapur, despite Manendragarh being the smallest electorate constituency.
With 361,421 eligible electors in the 2023 Assembly elections, Kasdol is the largest constituency in Chhattisgarh, whereas Manendragarh stands as the smallest constituency with 134,578 electors
In both 2018 and 2023, Raipur City North constituency boasts the highest number of third-gender voters.
In the past three Assembly elections, the BJP has maintained control over five constituencies: Mungeli, Beltara, Raipur City South, Bindranawagarh and Vaishali Nagar. Meanwhile, the INC has secured dominance in eight constituencies: Lundra, Ambikapur, Sitapur, Kharsia, Pali-Tanakhar, Khujji, Mohala-Manpur and Konta.
Electorally, the Central Chhattisgarh region is the largest in the state, housing 43 of the 90 Assembly constituencies. The South region is the smallest with 13 seats.
Chhattisgarh reserves 39 out of its 90 Assembly seats, with 29 constituencies designated for Scheduled Tribes and 10 for Scheduled Castes.
In 2022, the Election Commission hiked the poll expenditure limit for contesting candidates due to the rise in the cost inflation index and the size of the electorate.
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