Raipur, March 23: Arun Sao of the BJP was elected as Member of Parliament from Bilaspur parliamentary seat in Chhattisgarh. Polling for Lok Sabha election in Bilaspur parliamentary seat of Chhattisgarh was held in the third phase of general election on April 23. Lakhan Lal Sahu of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) from Bilaspur constituency.

While the Congress has declared Atal Shrivastav as its candidate, the BJP fielded Arun Sao from Bilaspur Lok Sabah polls. The process of filing nomination for Bilaspur Lok Sabha election began from March 28. The last day for nominations was April 4. Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule: Constituency-Wise Dates Of Voting And Results For General Elections.

The last date for the withdrawal of the nominations was April 8. In 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP won 10 out of 11 seats in Chhattisgarh, whereas the Congress was left with just one seat. However, in the 2018 assembly election, Congress returned to power in the state winning 68 out of 90 seats. Check Full Schedule of Lok Sabha Elections 2019.

Lok Sabha elections 2019 schedule for third phase:

Issue of Notification March 28
Last date for filing nomination April 4
Scrutiny of nomination April 5
Last date for withdrawal of candidature April 8
Date Of Poll April 23
Date of Result May 23

Watch schedule of third phase of polling for Lok Sabha elections 2019:

Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases - on  April 11, April 18,  April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19. The main electoral contest is between Prime Minister Narendra Modi led BJP and Rahul Gandhi's Congress.

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