Raipur: Pollling will take place for 20 out of 90 Assembly constituenceis of Chhattisgarh on November 7 (Tuesday). While in some critical constituencies, voting will begin from 7 AM & culminate at 3 PM, rest of the seats will have regular time of 7 AM to 5 PM, for people to exercise their franchisee.
Notably, the last Chhattisgarh elections saw Congress dethroning the then BJP government, as it had secured 68 out of 90 seats.
BJP has mounted a strong campaign & challenge against Bhupesh Baghel government in the state and this is likely to be a close fight in the electoral arena, given the popularity & public connect of latter.
#WATCH | Kanker, Chhattisgarh: Polling teams leave for polling stations ahead of assembly elections scheduled to take place tomorrow, November 7. pic.twitter.com/Mqpneu6wOH
— ANI (@ANI) November 6, 2023
Cong top guns in poll race
Congress has fielded its heavyweight candidates & top guns in the race for these 20 seats. These seasoned & veteran candidates, riding on their credibilty, will seek to foil the BJP’s blitzkrief for return to power.
Here is an account of popular & hot seats where high-voltage face-off is expected.
#WATCH | Rajnandgaon: On Congress manifesto for the upcoming Chhattisgarh assembly elections, Former CM Raman Singh says, “…The manifesto of Congress cannot be believed…Five years ago they promised to ban liquor in the state but they did not fulfill it…Why will the people… pic.twitter.com/R5f6Q4hX59
— ANI (@ANI) November 5, 2023
In Rajandgaon constituency, former Chief Minister and BJP’s tall face Dr Raman will seek re-election to the office , however, Congress candidate Girish Devgan is expected to pose considerable challenge.
In Kawardh seat, BJP’s Vijay Sharma will take on Congresses candidate Md. Akbar while in Jagdalpur seat, BJP’s Santosh Bafana and Congresses Jatin Jaiswal will square off in a likely close encounter.
Which are high-profile seats:
Some of the high-profile seats include Antagarh seat, where BJP’s Vikram Usendi will be at loggerheads with Congress nominee Roop Singh.
On the Kondagaon seat, BJP’s Lata Usendi will be up against Congresses veteran Mohan Markam while in Chitrakut, BJP’s Vinayak Goel will take on Congresses candidate Deepak Baij.
On the Konta seat, Soyam Muka of BJP will challenge Kavasi Lakhma-led Congresses while on Bijapur seat, it will be BJP’s Mahesh Gagda against Congresses Vikram Mandvi, while on the Narayanpur seat, it will be BJP’s Kedar Kashyap against Congresses Chandan Kashyap.
12 out of the 20 seats, selected in the first phase of the election are tribal majority seats.
Monebags in Chhattisgarh polls
In the upcoming Chhattisgarh assembly elections, a number of millionaires are also in the poll fray.
Aam Aadmi Party candidate from the Kwardh seat, Kharagraj Singh, has a net worth of 40 million. BJP’s candidate from Pandaria, Bhavna Bohra, has a net worth of 33 million.
#WATCH | Kabirdham, Chhattisgarh: BJP Candidate from Pandariya Assembly, Bhavna Bohra says, “A lot needs to be done in the health sector. When I started my NGO, there used to be a lot of health issues. There was no ambulance facility in the rural area. So I decided to start an… pic.twitter.com/YW4HayzMuL
— ANI (@ANI) November 2, 2023
There are several other candidates with their wealth running into millions. They are Congress’ Jatin Jaiswal (16 million), BJP’s Dr Raman Singh (15 million), Congress’ Akbar Bhai (14 million), BJP’s Sanjeev Shah (14 million), Congress’ Chivandra Karma (13 million), Congress’ Mohan Markham (12 million), BJP’s Vikrant Singh (9 million) and finally Congress’ Lakheshwar Baghael (8 million)
