Raigarh (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the eleven Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...

 (parliamentary) constituencies in Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh is a state in Central India, formed when the 16 Chhattisgarhi-speaking South-Eastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained separate statehood on 1 November 2000....

 state in central India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

.

Members of Parliament

  • 1962: Vijaya Bhushan Singh, Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
  • 1967: Rajni Devi
    Rajni Devi
    Mrs Rajnigandha Devi was the daughter of Raja Naresh Chandra Singh, and former member of parliament. Born at Girivilas Palace, Sarangarh on 31 January 1937, she studied in St Joseph's Convent Nagpur and at Lady Amrit Bai College of Nagpur University. In 1967, she was elected to the 4th Lok Sabha...

    , Indian National Congress
    Indian National Congress
    The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

  • 1971: Ummed Singh Rathia, Indian National Congress
  • 1977: Narhari Prasad Sai
    Narhari Prasad Sai
    Narhari Prasad Sai of village Bandarchuan near Kunkuri in the earstwhile Jashpur State was a member of the 6th Lok Sabha. He was elected from Raigarh...

    , Janata Party
    Janata Party
    The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...

  • 1980: Pushpa Devi Singh
    Pushpa Devi Singh
    Pushpa Devi Singh is an Indian politician who served on the 7th Lok Sabha for the Indian National Congress party.Pushpa Devi Singh was born into a tribal family at Raipur, Chhattisgarh, the daughter of Raja Naresh Chandra Singh of Sarangarh, who had been Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. She was...

    , Indian National Congress (I)
  • 1984: Pushpa Devi Singh, Indian National Congress
  • 1989: Nand Kumar Sai
    Nand Kumar Sai
    Nand Kumar Sai is an Indian politician from Chhattisgarh state. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party. From 2000-2003 he was the leader of the opposition in the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha. He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India from 2004–2009 and represented the...

    , Bharatiya Janata Party
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

  • 1991: Pushpa Devi Singh
    Pushpa Devi Singh
    Pushpa Devi Singh is an Indian politician who served on the 7th Lok Sabha for the Indian National Congress party.Pushpa Devi Singh was born into a tribal family at Raipur, Chhattisgarh, the daughter of Raja Naresh Chandra Singh of Sarangarh, who had been Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. She was...

    , Indian National Congress
  • 1996: Nand Kumar Sai, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 1998: Ajit Jogi
    Ajit Jogi
    Ajit Jogi was the first chief minister of the state of Chhattisgarh, India. He currently represents the Marwahi Scheduled Tribe constituency in the state assembly and is a member of the Indian National Congress political party....

    , Indian National Congress
  • 1999: Vishnu Dev Sai, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2004: Vishnu Dev Sai, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2009: Vishnu Dev Sai, Bharatiya Janata Party

Assembly segments

Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates. It is composed of the following assembly segments:
  1. Jashpur Nagar (ST) (assembly constituency no. 12)
  2. Kunkuri (ST) (assembly constituency no. 13)
  3. Pathalgaon (ST) (assembly constituency no. 14)
  4. Lailunga (ST) (assembly constituency no. 15)
  5. Raigarh (assembly constituency no. 16)
  6. Sarangarh (SC) (assembly constituency no. 17)
  7. Kharsia (assembly constituency no. 18)
  8. Dharamjaigarh (ST) (assembly constituency no. 19)


Jashpur Nagar, Kunkuri and Pathalgaon together cover the Jashpur district
Jashpur District
Jashpur District lies in the north-eastern corner of the state of Chhattisgarh in India adjoining the border of Jharkhand and Orissa. Jashpur Nagar is the administrative headquarter of the district. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.-Geography:...

. Lailunga, Raigarh, Sarangarh, Kharsia and Dharamjaigarh assembly segments cover the Raigarh district
Raigarh District
Raigarh district is a district of the state of Chhattisgarh, in India. Raigarh is the district headquarters.The languages spoken in the district are Chhattisgarhi, Oriya and Hindi....

 together. Jashpur Nagar, Kunkuri, Pathalgaon, Lailunga and Dharamjaigarh constituencies are reserved for ST candidates, whereas the Sarangarh constituency is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates.
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