Khairagarh Assembly Election 2023: Congress And BJP Vie For Victory

Khairagarh Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023: Khairagarh is a legislative assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh, and it is a part of the Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency. Khairagarh is located in the Rajnandgaon district of the central region of Chhattisgarh and is classified as a semi-urban constituency.

Khairagarh constituency has a total of 2,01,701 voters, comprising 1,01,052 male voters and 1,00,641 female voters. During the Chhattisgarh elections in 2018, the voter turnout in Khairagarh was 84.31 per cent. In the 2013 elections, the turnout stood at 84.36 per cent, and in 2008, it was 76.46 per cent.

This year, Chhattisgarh is preparing for a competitive electoral battle between the current ruling party, the Congress, and its primary adversary, the BJP. The BJP is banking on the considerable popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the notion of a "double-engine government," a phrase frequently highlighted by the party during state Assembly election campaigns. On the other hand, the Congress is placing a significant emphasis on the issue of corruption in the lead-up to the Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2023.

Khairagarh Assembly Election 2023:

The BJP disclosed its first list of 21 candidates for the forthcoming Chhattisgarh Assembly elections on August 17. The party has fielded Vikrant Singh as its candidate from the Khairagarh constituency. However, the Congress is presently in the process of unveiling its lineup of candidates for the Chhattisgarh elections.

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Arun Sao, the Chhattisgarh BJP president, expressed confidence in the party's prospects in the upcoming assembly elections, stating, "In the last five years, Bhupesh Baghel-led government has turned Chhattisgarh into a hub of crime and corruption. It cheated and looted all sections of the state and the development work is at a standstill. The people of Chhattisgarh have understood that the future of the state is safe in the hands of the BJP... Definitely, the lotus will bloom in Chhattisgarh in November."

Khairagarh Assembly By-Election 2022:

In 2022, Yashoda Nilamber Verma of the Congress secured victory in this constituency by defeating Komal Janghel of the BJP with a margin of 20,176 votes.

Khairagarh Assembly Election 2013:

In 2013, Girwar Janghel of the Congress had emerged victorious in this constituency with a narrow margin of 2,190 votes, which accounted for 1.44 per cent of the total votes. Girwar Janghel received 46.07 per cent of the total votes cast.