Korba Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh is set to witness a high-stakes battle in the 2024 elections. With the INC, BJP, and GGP fielding strong candidates, the outcome will have far-reaching implications for the political landscape of the region and the nation. Read on to delve into the intricacies of this crucial battleground.
Korba Lok Sabha constituency, located in the heart of Chhattisgarh, has emerged as a crucial battleground in the state’s political arena. This constituency, which encompasses eight assembly segments, has witnessed a fierce contest between the Indian National Congress (INC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.The main candidates contesting from Korba Lok Sabha constituency in the 2024 elections are:
Jyotsna Charandas Mahant (Indian National Congress)
Saroj Pandey (Bharatiya Janata Party)
Shyam Singh Markam (Gondvana Gantantra Party)
Jyotsna Charandas Mahant (Indian National Congress)
Jyotsna Charandas Mahant, the incumbent Member of Parliament from Korba, is seeking re-election on the INC ticket. Mahant, a seasoned politician with a strong grassroots presence, has been actively involved in addressing the concerns of her constituents, particularly in the areas of infrastructure development, agricultural reforms, and social welfare schemes. Her campaign has focused on highlighting the achievements of the previous INC government and promising continued progress for the people of Korba.
Saroj Pandey (Bharatiya Janata Party)
Saroj Pandey, a prominent BJP leader and former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), is the party’s candidate for the Korba Lok Sabha seat. Pandey, known for her strong organizational skills and ability to connect with the masses, has been campaigning on the BJP’s development agenda and the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She has promised to work towards improving the industrial climate in Korba, creating employment opportunities, and ensuring the effective implementation of central government schemes.
Shyam Singh Markam (Gondvana Gantantra Party)
Shyam Singh Markam, the candidate of the Gondvana Gantantra Party (GGP), is a prominent tribal leader with a significant following in the region. The GGP, a regional party focused on the rights and welfare of the tribal communities, has been advocating for the preservation of tribal culture, land rights, and the equitable distribution of resources. Markam’s campaign has resonated with the tribal voters in the constituency, who make up a significant portion of the electorate.
General Election to Parliamentary Constituencies: Trends & Results June-2024
Parliamentary Constituency 4 – KORBA (Chhattisgarh)
Won
570182 (+ 43283)
JYOTSNA CHARANDAS MAHANT
Indian National Congress
Lost
526899 ( -43283)
SAROJ PANDEY
Bharatiya Janata Party
Lost
48587 ( -521595)
SHYAM SINGH MARKAM
Gondvana Gantantra Party
Lost
11268 ( -558914)
NIRDOSH KUMAR YADAV
Independent
Lost
10739 ( -559443)
DUJRAM BOUDDH
Bahujan Samaj Party
Lost
6182 ( -564000)
JAICHANDRA SONPAKAR
Independent
Lost
5709 ( -564473)
PALAN SINGH
Independent
Lost
4988 ( -565194)
KAMAL DEV
Bhartiya Shakti Chetna Party
Lost
3902 ( -566280)
DILIP MIRI
Independent
Lost
3632 ( -566550)
KAUSHALYA BAI PORTE
Independent
Lost
2504 ( -567678)
PRATAP BHANU
Independent
Lost
2477 ( -567705)
SANTOSH SHARMA
Independent
Lost
2232 ( -567950)
AMRIKA KARPE
Independent
Lost
2202 ( -567980)
RAJGURU KEWAL GOSWAMI
Independent
Lost
2073 ( -568109)
SHOBRAN SINGH SAIMA
Independent
Lost
1964 ( -568218)
KALYAN SINGH TANWAR
Independent
Lost
1814 ( -568368)
RAJESH PANDEY
Independent
Lost
1685 ( -568497)
SUSHIL KUMAR VISHWAKARMA
Bhartiya Janta Secular Party
Lost
1392 ( -568790)
PRASHANT DANIEL
Sarv Adi Dal
Lost
1294 ( -568888)
REKHA TIWARI
Chhattisgarh Vikas Ganga Rashtriya Party
Lost
1212 ( -568970)
PURUSHOTTAM MANIKPURI
Independent
Lost
1204 ( -568978)
PRIYANKA PATEL
Republican Party of India (A)
Lost
1187 ( -568995)
MAHENDRA KUMAR SHRIWAS (MANJU)
Independent
Lost
1168 ( -569014)
SHEKH RAUF
Independent
Lost
1036 ( -569146)
SHIVPUJAN SINGH
Independent
Lost
861 ( -569321)
SHANTI BAI MARAVI
Independent
Lost
823 ( -569359)
RAMESH DAS MAHANT
Independent
6097 ( -564085)
NOTA
None of the Above
लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों के लिए आम चुनाव: रुझान और परिणाम जून-2024
लोक सभा क्षेत्र 4 – कोरबा (छत्तीसगढ़)
विजयी
570182 (+ 43283)
ज्योत्सना चरण महंत
इंडियन नेशनल काँग्रेस
हारा
526899 ( -43283)
सरोज पाण्डेय
भारतीय जनता पार्टी
हारा
48587 ( -521595)
श्याम सिंह मरकाम
गोंडवाना गणतंत्र पार्टी
हारा
11268 ( -558914)
निर्दोष कुमार यादव
निर्दलीय
हारा
10739 ( -559443)
दूजराम बौद्ध
बहुजन समाज पार्टी
हारा
6182 ( -564000)
जयचन्द्र सोनपाकर
निर्दलीय
हारा
5709 ( -564473)
पालन सिंह
निर्दलीय
हारा
4988 ( -565194)
कमल देव
भारतीय शक्ति चेतना पार्टी
हारा
3902 ( -566280)
दिलीप मिरी
निर्दलीय
हारा
3632 ( -566550)
कौशल्या बाई पोर्ते
निर्दलीय
हारा
2504 ( -567678)
प्रताप भानू
निर्दलीय
हारा
2477 ( -567705)
संतोष शर्मा
निर्दलीय
हारा
2232 ( -567950)
अमरीका करपे
निर्दलीय
हारा
2202 ( -567980)
राजगुरु केवल गोस्वामी
निर्दलीय
हारा
2073 ( -568109)
शोबरन सिंह सैमा
निर्दलीय
हारा
1964 ( -568218)
कल्याण सिंह तंवर
निर्दलीय
हारा
1814 ( -568368)
राजेश पाण्डेय
निर्दलीय
हारा
1685 ( -568497)
सुशील कुमार विश्वकर्मा
भारतीय जनता सेक्यूलर पार्टी
हारा
1392 ( -568790)
प्रशांत डेनियल
सर्व आदि दल
हारा
1294 ( -568888)
रेखा तिवारी
छत्तीसगढ़ विकास गंगा राष्ट्रीय पार्टी
हारा
1212 ( -568970)
पुरुषोत्तम मानिकपुरी
निर्दलीय
हारा
1204 ( -568978)
प्रियंका पटेल
रिपब्लिकन पार्टी ऑफ इंडिया (ए)
हारा
1187 ( -568995)
महेन्द्र कुमार श्रीवास (मंजू)
निर्दलीय
हारा
1168 ( -569014)
शेख रउफ
निर्दलीय
हारा
1036 ( -569146)
शिवपूजन सिंह
निर्दलीय
हारा
861 ( -569321)
शान्ती बाई मारावी
निर्दलीय
हारा
823 ( -569359)
रमेश दास महंत
निर्दलीय
6097 ( -564085)
NOTA
इनमें से कोई नहीं
General Election to Parliamentary Constituencies: Trends & Results June-2024
Parliamentary Constituency 4 – KORBA (Chhattisgarh)
| S.N. | Candidate | Party | EVM Votes | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % of Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JYOTSNA CHARANDAS MAHANT | Indian National Congress | 569098 | 1084 | 570182 | 46.53 |
| 2 | SAROJ PANDEY | Bharatiya Janata Party | 525733 | 1166 | 526899 | 43 |
| 3 | SHYAM SINGH MARKAM | Gondvana Gantantra Party | 48498 | 89 | 48587 | 3.97 |
| 4 | NIRDOSH KUMAR YADAV | Independent | 11267 | 1 | 11268 | 0.92 |
| 5 | DUJRAM BOUDDH | Bahujan Samaj Party | 10689 | 50 | 10739 | 0.88 |
| 6 | JAICHANDRA SONPAKAR | Independent | 6181 | 1 | 6182 | 0.5 |
| 7 | PALAN SINGH | Independent | 5706 | 3 | 5709 | 0.47 |
| 8 | KAMAL DEV | Bhartiya Shakti Chetna Party | 4985 | 3 | 4988 | 0.41 |
| 9 | DILIP MIRI | Independent | 3897 | 5 | 3902 | 0.32 |
| 10 | KAUSHALYA BAI PORTE | Independent | 3630 | 2 | 3632 | 0.3 |
| 11 | PRATAP BHANU | Independent | 2500 | 4 | 2504 | 0.2 |
| 12 | SANTOSH SHARMA | Independent | 2475 | 2 | 2477 | 0.2 |
| 13 | AMRIKA KARPE | Independent | 2227 | 5 | 2232 | 0.18 |
| 14 | RAJGURU KEWAL GOSWAMI | Independent | 2202 | – | 2202 | 0.18 |
| 15 | SHOBRAN SINGH SAIMA | Independent | 2072 | 1 | 2073 | 0.17 |
| 16 | KALYAN SINGH TANWAR | Independent | 1960 | 4 | 1964 | 0.16 |
| 17 | RAJESH PANDEY | Independent | 1814 | – | 1814 | 0.15 |
| 18 | SUSHIL KUMAR VISHWAKARMA | Bhartiya Janta Secular Party | 1684 | 1 | 1685 | 0.14 |
| 19 | PRASHANT DANIEL | Sarv Adi Dal | 1369 | 23 | 1392 | 0.11 |
| 20 | REKHA TIWARI | Chhattisgarh Vikas Ganga Rashtriya Party | 1289 | 5 | 1294 | 0.11 |
| 21 | PURUSHOTTAM MANIKPURI | Independent | 1212 | – | 1212 | 0.1 |
| 22 | PRIYANKA PATEL | Republican Party of India (A) | 1197 | 7 | 1204 | 0.1 |
| 23 | MAHENDRA KUMAR SHRIWAS (MANJU) | Independent | 1187 | – | 1187 | 0.1 |
| 24 | SHEKH RAUF | Independent | 1168 | – | 1168 | 0.1 |
| 25 | SHIVPUJAN SINGH | Independent | 1036 | – | 1036 | 0.08 |
| 26 | SHANTI BAI MARAVI | Independent | 858 | 3 | 861 | 0.07 |
| 27 | RAMESH DAS MAHANT | Independent | 823 | – | 823 | 0.07 |
| 28 | NOTA | None of the Above | 6076 | 21 | 6097 | 0.5 |
| Total | 1222833 | 2480 | 1225313 |
लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों के लिए आम चुनाव: रुझान और परिणाम जून-2024
लोक सभा क्षेत्र 4 – कोरबा (छत्तीसगढ़)
| क्रम संख्या. | अभ्यर्थी | दल का नाम | ई.वी.एम. मत | डाक द्वारा मत | कुल मत | % मत |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ज्योत्सना चरण महंत | इंडियन नेशनल काँग्रेस | 569098 | 1084 | 570182 | 46.53 |
| 2 | सरोज पाण्डेय | भारतीय जनता पार्टी | 525733 | 1166 | 526899 | 43 |
| 3 | श्याम सिंह मरकाम | गोंडवाना गणतंत्र पार्टी | 48498 | 89 | 48587 | 3.97 |
| 4 | निर्दोष कुमार यादव | निर्दलीय | 11267 | 1 | 11268 | 0.92 |
| 5 | दूजराम बौद्ध | बहुजन समाज पार्टी | 10689 | 50 | 10739 | 0.88 |
| 6 | जयचन्द्र सोनपाकर | निर्दलीय | 6181 | 1 | 6182 | 0.5 |
| 7 | पालन सिंह | निर्दलीय | 5706 | 3 | 5709 | 0.47 |
| 8 | कमल देव | भारतीय शक्ति चेतना पार्टी | 4985 | 3 | 4988 | 0.41 |
| 9 | दिलीप मिरी | निर्दलीय | 3897 | 5 | 3902 | 0.32 |
| 10 | कौशल्या बाई पोर्ते | निर्दलीय | 3630 | 2 | 3632 | 0.3 |
| 11 | प्रताप भानू | निर्दलीय | 2500 | 4 | 2504 | 0.2 |
| 12 | संतोष शर्मा | निर्दलीय | 2475 | 2 | 2477 | 0.2 |
| 13 | अमरीका करपे | निर्दलीय | 2227 | 5 | 2232 | 0.18 |
| 14 | राजगुरु केवल गोस्वामी | निर्दलीय | 2202 | – | 2202 | 0.18 |
| 15 | शोबरन सिंह सैमा | निर्दलीय | 2072 | 1 | 2073 | 0.17 |
| 16 | कल्याण सिंह तंवर | निर्दलीय | 1960 | 4 | 1964 | 0.16 |
| 17 | राजेश पाण्डेय | निर्दलीय | 1814 | – | 1814 | 0.15 |
| 18 | सुशील कुमार विश्वकर्मा | भारतीय जनता सेक्यूलर पार्टी | 1684 | 1 | 1685 | 0.14 |
| 19 | प्रशांत डेनियल | सर्व आदि दल | 1369 | 23 | 1392 | 0.11 |
| 20 | रेखा तिवारी | छत्तीसगढ़ विकास गंगा राष्ट्रीय पार्टी | 1289 | 5 | 1294 | 0.11 |
| 21 | पुरुषोत्तम मानिकपुरी | निर्दलीय | 1212 | – | 1212 | 0.1 |
| 22 | प्रियंका पटेल | रिपब्लिकन पार्टी ऑफ इंडिया (ए) | 1197 | 7 | 1204 | 0.1 |
| 23 | महेन्द्र कुमार श्रीवास (मंजू) | निर्दलीय | 1187 | – | 1187 | 0.1 |
| 24 | शेख रउफ | निर्दलीय | 1168 | – | 1168 | 0.1 |
| 25 | शिवपूजन सिंह | निर्दलीय | 1036 | – | 1036 | 0.08 |
| 26 | शान्ती बाई मारावी | निर्दलीय | 858 | 3 | 861 | 0.07 |
| 27 | रमेश दास महंत | निर्दलीय | 823 | – | 823 | 0.07 |
| 28 | NOTA | इनमें से कोई नहीं | 6076 | 21 | 6097 | 0.5 |
| कुल | 1222833 | 2480 | 1225313 |
The 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Korba have been influenced by several factors, including voter turnout and demographic shifts. The constituency has witnessed a steady increase in voter participation, with the 2019 elections recording a turnout of 75.63%. This trend is expected to continue in 2024, as the electorate is enthusiastic about exercising their democratic rights.
Demographic shifts have also played a role in shaping the political landscape of Korba. The constituency has a significant tribal population, which has traditionally been a stronghold of the GGP. However, the BJP and INC have been making inroads into this segment, with both parties fielding tribal candidates and focusing on issues relevant to the community.
The outcome of the Korba Lok Sabha elections will have implications for local, state, and national politics. At the local level, the winning candidate will be responsible for addressing the specific concerns of the constituency, such as infrastructure development, employment generation, and the effective implementation of government schemes.
At the state level, the results will contribute to the overall political landscape of Chhattisgarh. The BJP and INC, the two main contenders for power in the state, will be closely watching the Korba results to gauge the mood of the electorate and make necessary adjustments to their strategies for the upcoming state assembly elections.
Nationally, the Korba Lok Sabha elections will be seen as a barometer of the political trends in central India. The BJP, which has been dominant in the region, will be keen to retain its stronghold, while the INC will be looking to make inroads and regain lost ground.
In conclusion, the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Korba promise to be a closely contested affair, with the INC, BJP, and GGP vying for the support of the electorate. The results will have far-reaching implications for the political future of the constituency, the state, and the nation. As voters head to the polls, it is crucial for them to make informed decisions and exercise their democratic rights to shape the future of their community and the country.
