The 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Durg, Chhattisgarh, are shaping up to be a high-stakes affair, with the BJP and INC vying for control of this crucial battleground constituency. Read on to uncover the candidates, key issues, and potential implications of the results.
The Durg Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh has always been a crucial battleground in Indian politics. With a diverse demographic and significant influence in the state, Durg remains a hotly contested seat. In the 2024 general elections, the electorate eagerly awaited their chance to make their voices heard.
Candidates and Political Parties
Several prominent candidates from various political parties contested the Durg Lok Sabha seat in 2024:
Vijay Baghel from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Rajendra Sahu from the Indian National Congress (INC)
Dilip Ramteke from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
Shitkaran Mahilwar from the Aam Aadmi Party Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (ASPKR)
Dr. Anju Keme from the Ekta Kranti Shoshit Bharat Dal (EKSBD)
Shankar Thakur from the Gondwana Gantantra Party (GGP)
Pushpa Mairisha from the Akhil Bharat Samaj Party (APOI)
Yashwant Sitaram Sahu from the Bharatiya Samaj Party (BSCP)
Sukhadev Tandon from the Rashtriya Hindustan Sena Party (RHSP)
Rakesh Sahu from the Naya Daur Party (NYDS)
Savita Shailendra Banjare from the Sarv Samaj (Bahujan Dalit) Party (SS (BD))
Vikas Sharma from the Lok Ekta Party (LOKEP)
Shyam Sunder Sahu from the Lok Tantrik Congress Party (LOKTCP)
General Election to Parliamentary Constituencies: Trends & Results June-2024
Parliamentary Constituency 7 – DURG (Chhattisgarh)
Won
956497 (+ 438226)
VIJAY BAGHEL
Bharatiya Janata Party
Lost
518271 ( -438226)
RAJENDRA SAHU
Indian National Congress
Lost
13333 ( -943164)
DILIP RAMTEKE
Bahujan Samaj Party
Lost
7766 ( -948731)
ANOOP KUMAR PANDEY
Independent
Lost
5241 ( -951256)
DR. ANJU KEME
Ekam Sanatan Bharat Dal
Lost
5050 ( -951447)
ALI HUSSAIN SIDDIQUI
Independent
Lost
4753 ( -951744)
ARUN JOSHI
Independent
Lost
3815 ( -952682)
DHRUV KUMAR SONI URF LANGUR SONI
Independent
Lost
3281 ( -953216)
KHILANAND JASPAL
Independent
Lost
2617 ( -953880)
SUKHADEV TANDON
Rashtriya Jansabha Party
Lost
1902 ( -954595)
ASHOK JAIN
Independent
Lost
1613 ( -954884)
BALDEV SAHU
Independent
Lost
1561 ( -954936)
PUSHPA MAIRISHA
Ambedkarite Party of India
Lost
1452 ( -955045)
HARICHAND THAKUR
Independent
Lost
1396 ( -955101)
SAVITA SHAILENDRA BANJARE
Shakti Sena (Bharat Desh)
Lost
1262 ( -955235)
RAKESH SAHU
Nyaydharmsabha
Lost
1183 ( -955314)
SHITKARAN MAHILWAR
Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram)
Lost
1116 ( -955381)
DR. HARISHCHANDRA SAHU
Independent
Lost
1073 ( -955424)
SHANKAR THAKUR
Gondvana Gantantra Party
Lost
901 ( -955596)
YASHWANT SITARAM SAHU
Bhartiya Shakti Chetna Party
Lost
899 ( -955598)
SHYAM SUNDER SAHU
Loktantra Congress Party
Lost
798 ( -955699)
VIKAS SHARMA
Lokshahi Ekta Party
Lost
650 ( -955847)
SANTOSH KUMAR MARKANDE
Independent
Lost
389 ( -956108)
BHAGBALI SIVARE
Independent
Lost
351 ( -956146)
BHANUPRATAP CHATURVEDI
Independent
5617 ( -950880)
NOTA
None of the Above
लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों के लिए आम चुनाव: रुझान और परिणाम जून-2024
लोक सभा क्षेत्र 7 – दुर्ग (छत्तीसगढ़)
विजयी
956497 (+ 438226)
विजय बघेल
भारतीय जनता पार्टी
हारा
518271 ( -438226)
राजेन्द्र साहू
इंडियन नेशनल काँग्रेस
हारा
13333 ( -943164)
दिलीप रामटेके
बहुजन समाज पार्टी
हारा
7766 ( -948731)
अनूप कुमार पाण्डेय
निर्दलीय
हारा
5241 ( -951256)
डॉ. अंजु केमे
एकम सनातन भारत दल
हारा
5050 ( -951447)
अली हुसैन सिद्दीकी
निर्दलीय
हारा
4753 ( -951744)
अरूण जोशी
निर्दलीय
हारा
3815 ( -952682)
ध्रुव कुमार सोनी उर्फ लंगूर सोनी
निर्दलीय
हारा
3281 ( -953216)
खिलानंद जसपाल
निर्दलीय
हारा
2617 ( -953880)
सुखदेव टंडन
राष्ट्रीय जनसभा पार्टी
हारा
1902 ( -954595)
अशोक जैन
निर्दलीय
हारा
1613 ( -954884)
बलदेव साहू
निर्दलीय
हारा
1561 ( -954936)
पुष्पा मैरिसा
आंबेडकराईट पार्टी ऑफ इंडिया
हारा
1452 ( -955045)
हरिचंद ठाकुर
निर्दलीय
हारा
1396 ( -955101)
सविता शैलेन्द्र बंजारे
शक्ति सेना भारत देश
हारा
1262 ( -955235)
राकेश साहू
न्यायधर्मसभा
हारा
1183 ( -955314)
शीतकरण महिलवार
आजाद समाज पार्टी (कांशी राम)
हारा
1116 ( -955381)
डॉ. हरिशचन्द्र साहू
निर्दलीय
हारा
1073 ( -955424)
शंकर ठाकुर
गोंडवाना गणतंत्र पार्टी
हारा
901 ( -955596)
यशवंत सीताराम साहू
भारतीय शक्ति चेतना पार्टी
हारा
899 ( -955598)
श्याम सुन्दर साहू
लोकतंत्र कांग्रेस पार्टी
हारा
798 ( -955699)
विकास शर्मा
लोकशाही एकता पार्टी
हारा
650 ( -955847)
संतोष कुमार मारकण्डे
निर्दलीय
हारा
389 ( -956108)
भागबली सिवारे
निर्दलीय
हारा
351 ( -956146)
भानुप्रताप चतुर्वेदी
निर्दलीय
5617 ( -950880)
NOTA
इनमें से कोई नहीं
General Election to Parliamentary Constituencies: Trends & Results June-2024
Parliamentary Constituency 7 – DURG (Chhattisgarh)
| S.N. | Candidate | Party | EVM Votes | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % of Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIJAY BAGHEL | Bharatiya Janata Party | 954356 | 2141 | 956497 | 62 |
| 2 | RAJENDRA SAHU | Indian National Congress | 517277 | 994 | 518271 | 33.59 |
| 3 | DILIP RAMTEKE | Bahujan Samaj Party | 13290 | 43 | 13333 | 0.86 |
| 4 | ANOOP KUMAR PANDEY | Independent | 7765 | 1 | 7766 | 0.5 |
| 5 | DR. ANJU KEME | Ekam Sanatan Bharat Dal | 5237 | 4 | 5241 | 0.34 |
| 6 | ALI HUSSAIN SIDDIQUI | Independent | 5046 | 4 | 5050 | 0.33 |
| 7 | ARUN JOSHI | Independent | 4751 | 2 | 4753 | 0.31 |
| 8 | DHRUV KUMAR SONI URF LANGUR SONI | Independent | 3813 | 2 | 3815 | 0.25 |
| 9 | KHILANAND JASPAL | Independent | 3280 | 1 | 3281 | 0.21 |
| 10 | SUKHADEV TANDON | Rashtriya Jansabha Party | 2615 | 2 | 2617 | 0.17 |
| 11 | ASHOK JAIN | Independent | 1902 | – | 1902 | 0.12 |
| 12 | BALDEV SAHU | Independent | 1610 | 3 | 1613 | 0.1 |
| 13 | PUSHPA MAIRISHA | Ambedkarite Party of India | 1556 | 5 | 1561 | 0.1 |
| 14 | HARICHAND THAKUR | Independent | 1451 | 1 | 1452 | 0.09 |
| 15 | SAVITA SHAILENDRA BANJARE | Shakti Sena (Bharat Desh) | 1393 | 3 | 1396 | 0.09 |
| 16 | RAKESH SAHU | Nyaydharmsabha | 1261 | 1 | 1262 | 0.08 |
| 17 | SHITKARAN MAHILWAR | Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) | 1181 | 2 | 1183 | 0.08 |
| 18 | DR. HARISHCHANDRA SAHU | Independent | 1116 | – | 1116 | 0.07 |
| 19 | SHANKAR THAKUR | Gondvana Gantantra Party | 1064 | 9 | 1073 | 0.07 |
| 20 | YASHWANT SITARAM SAHU | Bhartiya Shakti Chetna Party | 899 | 2 | 901 | 0.06 |
| 21 | SHYAM SUNDER SAHU | Loktantra Congress Party | 897 | 2 | 899 | 0.06 |
| 22 | VIKAS SHARMA | Lokshahi Ekta Party | 798 | – | 798 | 0.05 |
| 23 | SANTOSH KUMAR MARKANDE | Independent | 646 | 4 | 650 | 0.04 |
| 24 | BHAGBALI SIVARE | Independent | 388 | 1 | 389 | 0.03 |
| 25 | BHANUPRATAP CHATURVEDI | Independent | 351 | – | 351 | 0.02 |
| 26 | NOTA | None of the Above | 5596 | 21 | 5617 | 0.36 |
| Total | 1539539 | 3248 | 1542787 |
लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों के लिए आम चुनाव: रुझान और परिणाम जून-2024
लोक सभा क्षेत्र 7 – दुर्ग (छत्तीसगढ़)
| क्रम संख्या. | अभ्यर्थी | दल का नाम | ई.वी.एम. मत | डाक द्वारा मत | कुल मत | % मत |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | विजय बघेल | भारतीय जनता पार्टी | 954356 | 2141 | 956497 | 62 |
| 2 | राजेन्द्र साहू | इंडियन नेशनल काँग्रेस | 517277 | 994 | 518271 | 33.59 |
| 3 | दिलीप रामटेके | बहुजन समाज पार्टी | 13290 | 43 | 13333 | 0.86 |
| 4 | अनूप कुमार पाण्डेय | निर्दलीय | 7765 | 1 | 7766 | 0.5 |
| 5 | डॉ. अंजु केमे | एकम सनातन भारत दल | 5237 | 4 | 5241 | 0.34 |
| 6 | अली हुसैन सिद्दीकी | निर्दलीय | 5046 | 4 | 5050 | 0.33 |
| 7 | अरूण जोशी | निर्दलीय | 4751 | 2 | 4753 | 0.31 |
| 8 | ध्रुव कुमार सोनी उर्फ लंगूर सोनी | निर्दलीय | 3813 | 2 | 3815 | 0.25 |
| 9 | खिलानंद जसपाल | निर्दलीय | 3280 | 1 | 3281 | 0.21 |
| 10 | सुखदेव टंडन | राष्ट्रीय जनसभा पार्टी | 2615 | 2 | 2617 | 0.17 |
| 11 | अशोक जैन | निर्दलीय | 1902 | – | 1902 | 0.12 |
| 12 | बलदेव साहू | निर्दलीय | 1610 | 3 | 1613 | 0.1 |
| 13 | पुष्पा मैरिसा | आंबेडकराईट पार्टी ऑफ इंडिया | 1556 | 5 | 1561 | 0.1 |
| 14 | हरिचंद ठाकुर | निर्दलीय | 1451 | 1 | 1452 | 0.09 |
| 15 | सविता शैलेन्द्र बंजारे | शक्ति सेना भारत देश | 1393 | 3 | 1396 | 0.09 |
| 16 | राकेश साहू | न्यायधर्मसभा | 1261 | 1 | 1262 | 0.08 |
| 17 | शीतकरण महिलवार | आजाद समाज पार्टी (कांशी राम) | 1181 | 2 | 1183 | 0.08 |
| 18 | डॉ. हरिशचन्द्र साहू | निर्दलीय | 1116 | – | 1116 | 0.07 |
| 19 | शंकर ठाकुर | गोंडवाना गणतंत्र पार्टी | 1064 | 9 | 1073 | 0.07 |
| 20 | यशवंत सीताराम साहू | भारतीय शक्ति चेतना पार्टी | 899 | 2 | 901 | 0.06 |
| 21 | श्याम सुन्दर साहू | लोकतंत्र कांग्रेस पार्टी | 897 | 2 | 899 | 0.06 |
| 22 | विकास शर्मा | लोकशाही एकता पार्टी | 798 | – | 798 | 0.05 |
| 23 | संतोष कुमार मारकण्डे | निर्दलीय | 646 | 4 | 650 | 0.04 |
| 24 | भागबली सिवारे | निर्दलीय | 388 | 1 | 389 | 0.03 |
| 25 | भानुप्रताप चतुर्वेदी | निर्दलीय | 351 | – | 351 | 0.02 |
| 26 | NOTA | इनमें से कोई नहीं | 5596 | 21 | 5617 | 0.36 |
| कुल | 1539539 | 3248 | 1542787 |
Vijay Baghel (BJP)
Vijay Baghel, the BJP candidate, is a seasoned politician with a strong following in the constituency. He has been actively involved in local issues and has a reputation for being accessible to his constituents. Baghel’s campaign focused on the BJP’s development agenda and his personal track record of delivering results.
Rajendra Sahu (INC)
Rajendra Sahu, the INC candidate, is a relative newcomer to the political scene but has gained popularity among the youth and marginalized sections of society. His campaign centered around addressing issues such as unemployment, healthcare, and education. Sahu has also been vocal about the need for greater transparency and accountability in governance.
Factors Influencing the Outcome
Several factors are expected to influence the outcome of the Durg Lok Sabha elections:
Voter turnout: The 2024 elections saw a high voter turnout of 73.68%, indicating the electorate’s enthusiasm and engagement.
Demographic shifts: Durg’s diverse population, including a mix of urban and rural areas, as well as a significant presence of marginalized communities, is likely to play a role in shaping the results.
Local issues: Candidates’ ability to address local concerns, such as infrastructure development, job creation, and access to basic amenities, will be crucial in swaying voters.
National trends: The 2024 elections are being seen as a referendum on the BJP government’s performance at the national level, with the INC and other opposition parties seeking to capitalize on any anti-incumbency sentiment.
Implications and Trends
The outcome of the Durg Lok Sabha elections will have significant implications for local, state, and national politics:
Local politics: The winning candidate will play a key role in shaping the development agenda for the constituency and addressing the concerns of its residents.
State politics: The results will be seen as a barometer of the political mood in Chhattisgarh, with both the BJP and INC vying for dominance in the state.
National politics: The Durg seat is one of the 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in Chhattisgarh, and its outcome will contribute to the overall picture of the 2024 general elections.
Conclusion
The 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Durg are set to be a closely watched affair, with high stakes for both the BJP and INC. The results will not only determine the political representation of the constituency but also have far-reaching implications for the state and national political landscape. As voters eagerly await the outcome, it remains to be seen which candidate and party will emerge victorious in this crucial battleground.
