Raipur. The dates for Chhattisgarh assembly elections have been announced today. With the announcement of dates, BJP candidates for 64 seats were also announced. With the list released today, BJP has announced its candidates for 85 out of 90 seats. Now only 5 seats are left, where candidates are no longer declared. BJP had released the first list of candidates on August 17. About 2 months before the announcement of the election date. Looking at the long gap of two months, it seems that BJP must have done deep thinking and brainstorming in releasing the second list. However, with the release of the first list, voices of strong opposition were also raised in the party on many seats. There was a huge uproar with the list going viral before the second list came out. Now, after the official announcement, we will have to wait for some time to see whether the protests, demonstrations and ruckus will come out more openly in BJP or whether the party has managed everything.
At present, understand the complete equation of 85 seats out of 90.
In the elections held in Chhattisgarh from 2003 to 2018, there are 43 candidates who will contest the assembly elections for the first time. The remaining 42 candidates have contested elections in the past.
Of the 42 candidates who have contested elections in the past, there are 31, out of which 12 are present MLAs, while 19 are former MLAs. Of these, there are 15 who have been ministers in the Raman government.
11 current MLAs – 1. Dr. Raman Singh (has been Chief Minister three times), 2. Brijmohan Aggarwal (has been Minister), 3. Nankiram Kanwar (has been Minister), 4. Ajay Chandrakar (has been Minister ), 5. Punnulal Mohale (has been a minister), 6. Krishnamurthy Bandhi (has been a minister), 7. Narayan Chandel (has been Leader of the Opposition), 8. Dharamlal Kaushik (has been a former Assembly Speaker), 9 Shivratan Sharma, 10. Ranjana Deependra Sahu, 11. Saurabh Singh.
Along with these, there are also 12. Dharamjit Singh among the current MLAs, who won from Jogi Congress in 2018. This time he is fighting on BJP ticket.
Among former MLAs-
Renuka Singh (currently MP from Surguja and Union Minister of State, has also been a minister in Raman government), 2. Prem Prakash Pandey (has been Assembly Speaker), 3. Bhaiyyalal Rajwade (has been a minister), 4. Amar Aggarwal (has been a minister), 5. Kedar Kashyap (has been a minister), 6. Mahesh Gagda (has been a minister), 7. Vikram Usendi (has been a minister), 8 Rajesh Munat (has been a minister). , 9. Dayaldas Baghel (has been a minister) 10. Lata Usendi (has been a minister), 11. Khilavan Sahu, 12. Govardhan Manjhi, 13. Doman Lal Korsewada, 14. Vinod Khandekar, 15. Virendra Sahu, 16. Shravan Markam, 17. Sanjeev Saha, 18. Vishnudev Sai (has been a minister at the Centre)
Along with these, there is also 19. Ramdayal Uike among the former MLAs, who left Congress and returned to BJP just before the 2018 elections. In 1998, he became MLA from Marwahi on BJP ticket, later he became MLA from Pali Tanakhar thrice from Congress party.
female factor
There are a total of 14 women candidates out of 85. Bharatpur Sonhat- Renuka Singh, Chandrapur Sanyogita Singh, Pathalgaon- Gomti Sai, Lailunga- Suniti Rathia, Jashpur- Raimuni Bhagat, Saranggarh- Shivkumari Chauhan, Dhamtari- Ranjana Deependra Sahu, Kondagaon- Lata Usendi, Bhatgaon- Lakshmi Rajwade, Pratapur- Shankutala Porte. , Saraipali- Sarala Kosaria, Khujji- Geeta Ghasi Sahu, Khallari- Alka Chandrakar, Samari- Udheshwari Paikra.
In this way, if we talk about the women factor, BJP may be praising the women’s reservation law passed at the Centre, but its effect is not visible in the Chhattisgarh assembly elections. In Chhattisgarh, out of 90 seats, the party has given a chance to women on only 14 out of the 85 declared seats. Although there is talk of 33 percent across the country, here the figure is only 15 percent. Whereas in Chhattisgarh the female population is more than the male population. It is said that women are ahead in voting in most of the seats. Women voters play an important role in victory or defeat in elections.
youth factor
According to BJP President Arun Sahu, out of 85 seats, youth were given a chance on 34 seats.
If we talk about young voters in Chhattisgarh, it is more than 65 percent. In such a situation, BJP has not been able to give a chance to the youth even in half the seats. Whereas the party talks about bringing new faces and more youth into politics on every occasion. Young voters play a decisive role in this election, because the issue related to youth is at the center point of the election.
social factor
The 85 seats include 29 Scheduled Tribe and 10 Scheduled Caste category seats. In this way, along with 39 reserved seats, Bhulan Singh Maravi from tribal category is also a candidate from Premnagar, a general seat, while know what is the social factor of the remaining 45 seats.
There are a total of 29 candidates from Other Backward Classes. In these-
10 from Sahu community:- Lormi- Arun Sao, Gunderdehi- Virendra Sahu, Saja- Ishwar Sahu, Dhamtari- Ranjana Deependra Sahu, Sakti- Khilavan Sahu, Raipur Rural- Motilal Sahu, Kharsia- Mahesh Sahu, Abhanpur- Indrakumar Sahu, Rajim- Rohit Sahu, Khujji- Geeta Ghasi Sahu.
8 from Kurmi community: – Patan- Vijay Baghel, Kurud- Ajay Chandrakar, Bilha- Dharamlal Kaushik, Janjgir- Narayan Chandel, Durg Rural- Lalit Chandrakar, Balodabazar- Tankram Verma, Jaijapur- Krishnakant Chandra, Khallari- Alka Chandrakar.
2 from Rajwade society:- Bankuthpur- Bhaiyalal Rajwade, Bhatgaon- Lakshmi Rajwade.
2 from Yadav community:- Durg city- Gajendra Yadav, Balod- Rakesh Yadav.
Kalaar
2 from Kalar Samaj:- Manendragarh- Shyam Bihari Jaiswal, Mahasamund- Yogeshwar Raju Sinha.
1 from Lodhi Samaj:- Dongargaon- Bharat Verma
1 from Marar community:- Katghora- Premchandra Patel
1 from Dewangan community:- Korba- Lakhan Dewangan
1 from Aghariya community:- Raigarh- OP Chaudhary
1 from Sen Samaj:- Vaishali Nagar- Rickesh Sen
Are included.
There are 16 candidates from general category. In these-
7 from Rajput (Thakur) community: Rajnandgaon- Dr. Raman Singh, Akaltara- Saurabh Singh, Takhatpur- Dharamjit Singh, Kota- Prabal Pratat Singh Judeo, Chandrapur- Sanyogita Singh Judeo, Jagdalpur- Kiran Dev, Khairagarh- Vikrant Singh.
5 from Brahmin community:- Bhilai Nagar- Prem Prakash Pandey, Bhatapara- Shivratan Sharma, Dharsiwa- Anuj Sharma, Kawardha- Vijay Sharma, Raipur North- Purandar Mishra (from Oriya community).
3 from Agarwal community:- Raipur South- Brijmohan Agarwal, Bilaspur- Amar Agarwal, Basna- Sampat Agarwal.
Jain Samaj 1 :- Raipur West – Rajesh Moonat is included.
Looking at the social factor, it seems that BJP has tried to woo all sections. But as the issue of caste census has heated up across the country, the voters must be seeing how the castes are being manipulated by the parties. Congress is leaving no stone unturned in raising this issue vigorously.
familism factor
There are 4 seats out of 85, due to which BJP will be accused of nepotism. Congress kept raising this issue and can raise it in this election also.
There are two candidates from the family of Dr. Raman Singh. One is Dr. Raman Singh and the other is his nephew Vikrant Singh. Similarly, there are two candidates from the Judeo family. One is Sanyogita Singh Judeo and the other is Prabal Pratap Singh Judeo.
Lest the displeasure of the public and workers become overwhelming – Ram Avtar Tiwari
Senior journalist Ram Avtar is surprised to see the second list of BJP. He says that the kind of preparation of BJP was visible, the kind of hard work done by senior leaders on the ground, many surveys and investigations conducted at the level from Raipur to Delhi, after that the party workers are probably not expecting such a ticket. Were. And perhaps even those voters did not expect this, who had pushed the 15-year-old BJP to 15 seats in the 2018 elections. Because after 15 years of government, there is resentment among the public about many senior leaders who were ministers in the Raman government. This resentment has not completely ended even today. Even from among the party workers.
If we look at 85 seats, all the ministers who were in the Raman government have been given another chance by the party, except Ramsevak Paikra and Ramsheela Sahu. Ramsheela Sahu was not given ticket even in 2018. Many such leaders are also included in this list, who have lost elections twice. There are also some who have left the other party. There are also many seats where open opposition from workers is visible. Amidst these circumstances, BJP may not be overwhelmed by the displeasure of the public and workers in the 2023 assembly elections. However, in the meantime, BJP must be hoping that the way all the veterans have been fielded, the party will benefit a lot. Many former ministers including Union Minister, former Union Minister, three-time Chief Minister, 4 MPs will not only win the elections themselves but will also make the seats around them win. At present, the situation of equations will become clear next week, when the list of Congress will also come.
