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11 Dec, 16:35 (IST)
Congress' Kawasi Lakhma Leads From Konta (ST) Seat by 30289 Votes. The candidate is challenged by BJP's Dhaniram Barse and Communist Paty of India's Manish Kunjam. Catch the updates here.
11 Dec, 15:59 (IST)
Congress' Vikram Mandavi Leads From Bijapur (ST) Seat by 26175 Votes. The candidate is challenged by BJP's Mahesh Gagda and JCC's Chandraiya Sakni. Catch the updates here.
11 Dec, 15:36 (IST)
Congress' Devati Karma Leads From Dantewada (ST) Seat by 15684 Votes. She is challenged by BJP's Bhima Mandavi and AAP's Baloo Ram Bhawani. Catch the updates here.
11 Dec, 15:11 (IST)
Congress' Depak Baij Leads From Chitrakot (ST) Seat by 55469 Votes He is challenged by BJP's Lachhuram Kashyap anmd JCC's Tankeshwar Bhardwaj. Catch the updates here.
11 Dec, 14:20 (IST)
Congress' Rekhchand Jain Leads From Jagdalpur Seat by 45184 Votes. He is challenged by BJP's Santosh Bafna and JCC's Amit Pandey. Catch the updates here.
11 Dec, 13:59 (IST)
Congress' Baghel Lakheshwar Leads From Bastar (ST) Seat by 33952 Votes. He is challenged by BJP's Subhau Kasjhyap and BSP's Sonsay Kashyap. Catch the updates here.
11 Dec, 12:07 (IST)
Congress' Vikram Mandavi Leads From Bijapur Nagar Seat by 4318 Votes. He is challenged by BJP's Mahesh Gagda. JCC's Sakni Chandraiya is contesting from the seat.
11 Dec, 11:15 (IST)
BJP's Lachhuram Kashyap Leading From Chitrakot (ST) Seat. He is challendged by Tankeshwar Bhardwaj (JCC) and Deepak Kumar Baij.
11 Dec, 10:44 (IST)
Congress Candidate Lakeshwar Baghel Leading from Bastar (ST) Seat. He is contesting against BJP's Dr. Subhau Kashyap.
11 Dec, 10:39 (IST)
Congress Candidate Rekhchand Jain Leading from Jagdalpur. The post-graduate candidate is contesting against BJP's Santosh Bafna.
Raipur, December 11: The countdown has begun, and the Election Commission has started the counting of votes for Chhattisgarh – went to polls in the recently contested Assembly elections 2018. The poll battle in these six constituencies – Bastar (ST), Jagdalpur, Chitrakoot (ST), Dantewada (ST), Bijapur (ST), Konta (ST) – is primarily wedged between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress, AAP and BSP-Janta Congress alliance. Stay tuned below for the live news and updates of election results and early trends emerging from the seats mentioned above.
Bastar (ST): For this reserved and sensitive seat, Congress has repeated it’s sitting MLA Lakheshwar Baghel against BJP’s Dr Subhau Kashyap. Janta Congress has fielded Sonsay Kashyap, and AAP has given the ticket to Jagmohan Baghel. Check here for live results.
Jagdalpur: For this reserved seat, both BJP and Congress have fielded their post graduate candidates. BJP has chosen to contest with sitting MLA Santosh Bafna, while Congress has fielded Rekhchand Jain by replacing him with Shamu Kashyap. Janta Congress has fielded Amit Pandey, while CPI has given the ticket to Mangalram Kashyap. Check here for live results.
Chitrakoot (ST): Here, Congress has repeated its sitting postgraduate lawmaker Deepak Kumar Baij, while BJP has replaced their candidate. They have fielded a graduate candidate Lachhuram Kashyap, instead of happening Baiduram Kashyap. Janta Congress has given the ticket to Tankeswar Bhardwaj, while AAP is testing the ground by fielding Dantiram Poyam. Check here for live results for Chitrakoot.
Dantewada (ST): Considered as one of the most sensitive constituency. For this seat, Congress has repeated its sitting MLA Devti Karma, who defeated BJP’s Bhima Ram Mandavi in 2013. This time too, BJP has given the ticket to
Bhima Ram Mandavi. Mayawati’s BSP has fielded Keshav Netam from this seat, while AAP has fielded Baloo Ram Bhawani. Check here for live results for Dantewada.
Bijapur (ST): From this constituency, both BJP and Congress have repeated their candidates. BJP has repeated its sitting MLA Mahesh Gagda against Congress’ Vikram Mandavi. Sakni Chandraiya is contesting on Janta Congress ticket, while AAP has fielded Tripat Yalam from this seat. Check here for live results for Bijapur.
Konta (ST): For this reserved seat, Congress and BJP have repeated their respective candidates. Congress has fielded sitting MLA Kawasi Lakhma, while BJP has fielded Dhaniram Barse again. BSP has fielded Kartami Budhram, while AAP is testing its field with Ramdev Baghel. Also, CPI has fielded a postgraduate candidate Manish Kunjam, from this seat. Check here for live results for Konta.
The counting of votes is expected to conclude in the next few hours, with the Election Commission of India scheduled to declare the final results by the end of the day. In case of a BJP victory, Dr Raman Singh would continue to remain the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh. If the Congress succeeds in routing the saffron camp, the party is expected to take a cautious decision on choosing the CM, while BSP-Janta Congress Alliance might choose Ajit Jogi as their CM candidate.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Dec 11, 2018 08:28 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).