Raipur, March 23: Congress candidate  Jyotsna Charandas Mahant was elected as Member of Parliament from Korba Lok Sabha seat in Chhattisgarh. Korba Lok Sabha seat is one of the 11 parliamentary seats in the state of Chhattisgarh. Polling for Lok Sabah election in Korba constituency was held in the third phase of the general elections on April 23. Dr Banshilal Mahto of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) from Korba.

In Korba, the BJP fielded Jyoti Nand Dubey and Congress candidate Jyotsna Charandas Mahant. The process of filing nomination for Korba Lok Sabha election began from March 28. The last day for nominations was April 4. Scrutiny was done on April 5 and the last date for the withdrawal of the nominations was April 8. Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule: Constituency-Wise Dates Of Voting And Results For General Elections.

In 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP registered a stunning victory winning 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. Assembly polls will also be held simultaneously in Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Odisha.

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