# Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha constituency

Rajnandgaon is a Lok Sabha constituency in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.

## Assembly segments

Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following eight assembly segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 71 | Pandariya | Kabirdham | Bhawna Bohra | BJP | INC |
| 72 | Kawardha | Kabirdham | Vijay Sharma | BJP | BJP |
| 73 | Khairagarh | Khairagarh | Yashoda Verma | INC | BJP |
| 74 | Dongargarh (SC) | Rajnandgaon | Harshita Swami Baghel | INC | BJP |
| 75 | Rajnandgaon | Rajnandgaon | Raman Singh | BJP | BJP |
| 76 | Dongargaon | Rajnandgaon | Daleshwar Sahu | INC | BJP |
| 77 | Khujji | Rajnandgaon | Bholaram Sahu | INC | INC |
| 78 | Mohla-Manpur (ST) | Mohla-Manpur | Indrashah Mandavi | INC | INC |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1957 | Raja Bahadur Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Raja Bahadur Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Padmawati Devi | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Ramsahai Pandey | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Madan Tiwary | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Shivendra Bahadur Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Shivendra Bahadur Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Dharmpal Singh Gupta | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1991 | Shivendra Bahadur Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Ashok Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1998 | Motilal Vora | Indian National Congress |
| 1999 | Raman Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Pradeep Gandhi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2007^ | Devwrat Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Madhusudan Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Abhishek Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Santosh Pandey | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Santosh Pandey | Bharatiya Janata Party |
* ^ denotes by-election

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general election: Rajnandgaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Santosh Pandey | 712,057 | 49.25 | 1.43 |
| | INC | Bhupesh Baghel | 667,646 | 46.18 | 4.07 |
| | IND. | A. H. Siddique | 10,737 | 0.74 | New |
| | BSP | Devlal Sinha (Sonvanshi) | 9,668 | 0.67 | 1.46 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 9,553 | 0.66 | 0.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44,411 | 3.07 | −5.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,45,765 | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Rajnandgaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Santosh Pandey | 662,387 | 50.68 | 3.93 |
| | INC | Bhola Ram Sahu | 5,50,421 | 42.11 | 7.52 |
| | BSP | Ravita Lakra (Dhruv) | 17,145 | 1.31 | 0.43 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 19,436 | 1.49 | 1.26 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,11,966 | 8.57 | 11.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,07,878 | 76.20 | 2.16 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Rajnandgaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Abhishek Singh | 643,473 | 54.61 | 1.91 |
| | INC | Kamleshwar Verma | 4,07,562 | 34.59 | 3.77 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 32,385 | 2.75 | N/A |
| | BSP | Anand Sahu | 20,458 | 1.74 | 0.18 |
| | API | Narendra Bansod | 11,704 | 0.99 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,35,911 | 20.02 | 5.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,78,305 | 74.04 | 15.18 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Rajnandgaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Madhusudan Yadav | 437,721 | 52.70 | 12.83 |
| | INC | Devwrat Singh | 3,18,647 | 38.36 | 8.52 |
| | IND. | D. R. Yadav Pracharya | 19,984 | 2.41 | N/A |
| | BSP | Pradhuman Netam | 15,956 | 1.92 | 1.46 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,19,074 | 14.34 | 7.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8.30,581 | 58.86 | 4.44 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 1999

1999 Indian general election: Rajnandgaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Raman Singh | 304,611 | 51.46 | 10.70 |
| | INC | Motilal Vora | 2,77,896 | 46.94 | 2.25 |
| | Independent | Deosingh Nandeshwar | 2,847 | 0.48 | N/A |
| | GGP | Ramesh Kumar Gond | 2,735 | 0.46 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,715 | 4.52 | 3.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,91,992 | 59.37 | N/A |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 1998

1998 Indian general election: Rajnandgaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Motilal Vora | 304,709 | 49.19 | N/A |
| | BJP | Ashok Sharma | 2,52,468 | 40.76 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52,241 | 8.43 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,19,439 | N/A | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | | |