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Raigarh (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Raigarh is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India. It is in Raigarh district. The seat used to be part of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly when Chhattisgarh was part of MP. Members of Assembly Madhya Pradesh Assembly, until 2000 * 1962 : Niranjan Lal (INC) * 1998 : Krishna Kumar Gupta (INC) Chhattisgarh Assembly, since 2000 * 2003 : Vijay Agrawal (BJP) * 2008 : S. Nayak (Congress) * 2013 : Roshan Lal (BJP) Election results 1962 Assembly Election * Niranjan Lal (INC) : 10,327 votes * Ram Kumar (PSP) : 7,405 1998 Assembly Election * Krishna Kumar (INC) : 39,147 votes * Rosanlal (BJP) : 37,263 2003 Assembly Election * Vijay Agrawal (BJP) : 52,310 votes * Krishna Kumar (INC) : 43,871 2018 Assembly Election See also * Raigarh District * List of constituencies of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly The Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Chhattisgarh state in Indi ...
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Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
The Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha or the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Chhattisgarh state in India. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Raipur, the capital of the state. The Vidhan Sabha comprises 90 Members of Legislative Assembly, which include 90 members directly elected from single-seat constituency. Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved. History The state of Chhattisgarh was created by the Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act 2000, approved by the President of India on 25 August 2000. The Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha came into existence with the creation of the state on 1 November 2000. The first session of the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha was held at Jashpur hall of Rajkumar College in Raipur. Later, the Vidhan Sabha was shifted to the newly constructed Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha Bhavan at Vidhan Nagar, on Raipur–Baloda Bazar Baloda Bazar is a nagar palika parishad in Baloda Bazar district in the Indian state of Chhattis ...
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Prakash Naik
Prakash Naik (born March 07, 1975) is an Indian politician from Chhattisgarh. Naik was elected as the MLA from Raigarh constituency of the Chhattisgarh assembly in 2018 elections. He represents the Raigarh constituency in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. He contested from Congress party. Early life Prakash Naik is a son of former Congress MLA and former minister Dr. Shakrajeet Nayak on 7 March 1975 in a politicians family who lived in Nawapali, a village in Raigarh district of Madhya Pradesh (present-day Chhattisgarh). His father Dr. Shakrajeet Naik is a former minister and political leader in Raigarh Constituency. Educational background Raigarh, Madhya Pradesh (present-day Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...). References External l ...
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Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa. From the late 19th century, and especially after 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, the Congress became the principal leader of the Indian independence movement. The Congress led India to independence from the United Kingdom, and significantly influenced other anti-colonial nationalist movements in the British Empire. Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, along with its main rival the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is a " big tent" party whose platform is generally considered to lie in the centre to of Indian politics. After Indian independence in 1947, Congress emerged as a catch-all and secular party, dominating Indian politics for the next 20 years. The party's first pr ...
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2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election
The 2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election was held to elect members to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian State of Chhattisgarh. The election was held in two phases for a total of 90 seats; the first for 18 seats in South Chhattisgarh was held on 12 November 2018, and the second for the remaining 72 were held on 20 November. The INC got a landslide victory winning 68 seats against the ruling BJP's 15 seats, and consequently formed the government after 15 years as opposition party. Incumbent Chief Minister Raman Singh resigned on 11 December, the day of counting and declaration of result, taking the responsibility for the defeat. Elected to the Assembly from Patan, INC leader Bhupesh Baghel took office on 17 December as the third Chief Minister of the State. Background The tenure of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly ends on 5 January 2019. Schedule The Election Commission of India announced the election dates on 6 October 2018. It said the election would tak ...
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Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked States and union territories of India, state in Central India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the List of states and union territories of India by population, seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Pradesh to the northwest, Maharashtra to the southwest, Jharkhand to the northeast, Odisha to the east, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to the south. Formerly a part of Madhya Pradesh, it was granted statehood on Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava, 1 November 2000 with Raipur as the designated state capital. Chhattisgarh is one of the fastest-developing states in India. Its Gross regional domestic product, Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) is , with a per capita GSDP of . A resource-rich state, it has the third largest coal reserves in the country and provides electricity, coal, and steel to the rest of the ...
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Raigarh District
Raigarh district is a district of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raigarh is the district headquarters. The district was formed by merging the princely states of Raigarh, Sakti, Sarangarh, Udaipur and Jashpur. Jashpur is now a separate district. Sakti is now not a part of Raigarh district. It is rapidly growing as an industrial district of Chhattisgarh. One of the oldest jute mills of India is situated here, Mohan jute mill; it was the only Jute Mill of the state Chhattisgarh and undivided Madhya Pradesh. Raigarh is one of the major producers of steel and power in the country. Here are situated many steel and power plants such as JSPL, MSP, Monnet steel, and many other small and medium producers. The volume can be judged by the statement that Raigarh itself is consuming about 20,000 tons of coal per day. Administration Raigarh district has 9 tehsils: # Raigarh # Udaipur (Dharamjaigarh) # Kharsia # Pusour # Lailunga # Tamnar # Gharghoda Demographics Accor ...
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Raigarh (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the eleven Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Chhattisgarh state in central India. Assembly segments Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates. It is composed of the following assembly segments: Members of Parliament Election results General election 2019 General election 2014 General election 2009 See also * Raigarh district * Rajgarh district is in Madhya Pradesh. Some people get confused since its name sounds similar to 'Raigarh'. * List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). Each MP, represents a single geographic constituency. There are currently 543 constituencies while maximum seats will fill up to 550 (after art ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Raigarh (Lok Sabha Constituency) Lok Sabha constituencies in Chhattisgarh Jashpur district Raig ...
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India
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Th ...
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Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha or the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Madhya Pradesh state in India. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Bhopal, the capital of the state. It is housed in the ''Vidhan Bhavan'', an imposing building located at the center of the Capital Complex in the Arera Hill locality of Bhopal city. The term of the Vidhan Sabha is five years unless dissolved earlier. Presently, it comprises 230 members who are directly elected from single-seat constituencies.33 constituencies are reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes and 45 are reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes History The history of the Madhya Pradesh legislature can be traced back to 1913, as the Central Provinces Legislative Council was formed on 8 November of this year. Later, the Government of India Act 1935 provided for the elected Central Provinces Legislative assembly. The first elections to the Central Pr ...
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Krishna Kumar Gupta
Krishna Kumar Gupta is an Indian politician who is a former representative of Raigarh constituency in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He is the son of Bhagirathi Lal Gupta of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. He is the ex-minister of Chhattisgarh. He was a minister for 23 years at that time and he was:- * Mine Minister * Health Minister * Education Minister * MLA of Raigarh Raigarh is a city in Eastern Chhattisgarh. History The tradition preserved by the ruling family of the erstwhile state of Raigarh maintains that the Raj Gond family migrated to this region from Bairagarh/Wariagarh of Chanda district of Mahara ... References Indian National Congress politicians Living people State cabinet ministers of Chhattisgarh Year of birth missing (living people) Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1998–2003 Chhattisgarh MLAs 2000–2003 {{Chhattisgarh-INC-politician-stub ...
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None Of The Above
"None of the above" (NOTA), or none for short, also known as "against all" or a "scratch" vote, is a ballot option in some jurisdictions or organizations, designed to allow the voter to indicate disapproval of the candidates in a voting system. It is based on the principle that consent requires the ability to withhold consent in an election, just as they can by voting "No" on ballot questions. It must be contrasted with " abstention", in which a voter does not cast a ballot. Entities that include "None of the Above" on ballots as standard procedure include India ("None of the above"), Indonesia (, "empty box"), Greece (, white), the U.S. state of Nevada ( None of These Candidates), Ukraine (, "against all"), Belarus, Spain (, "white vote"), North Korea, and Colombia (). Russia had such an option on its ballots (, "against all") until it was abolished in 2006. Bangladesh introduced this option (, "no vote") in 2008. Pakistan introduced this option on ballot papers for the ...
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Raigarh District
Raigarh district is a district of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raigarh is the district headquarters. The district was formed by merging the princely states of Raigarh, Sakti, Sarangarh, Udaipur and Jashpur. Jashpur is now a separate district. Sakti is now not a part of Raigarh district. It is rapidly growing as an industrial district of Chhattisgarh. One of the oldest jute mills of India is situated here, Mohan jute mill; it was the only Jute Mill of the state Chhattisgarh and undivided Madhya Pradesh. Raigarh is one of the major producers of steel and power in the country. Here are situated many steel and power plants such as JSPL, MSP, Monnet steel, and many other small and medium producers. The volume can be judged by the statement that Raigarh itself is consuming about 20,000 tons of coal per day. Administration Raigarh district has 9 tehsils: # Raigarh # Udaipur (Dharamjaigarh) # Kharsia # Pusour # Lailunga # Tamnar # Gharghoda Demographics Accor ...
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