254 nomination papers filed on the last day of nomination
Scrutiny of nomination papers on 21 October
Raipur, 20 October 2023
254 nomination papers were filed on the last day of submission of nominations for 20 assembly constituencies of the first phase of Assembly General Elections 2023 in Chhattisgarh. Thus, a total of 294 candidates have filed 455 nomination papers for the elections in the first phase. Nomination papers will be scrutinized on October 21 and candidates will be able to withdraw their names on October 23.
According to the information received from the Chief Electoral Officer office today, 33 in Rajnandgaon assembly constituency, 29 in Kawardha, 20 in Pandariya, 15 in Bhanupratappur, 14-14 in Jagdalpur and Dantewada, 12-12 each in Dongargarh, Dongargaon and Antagarh, Khairagarh and Kondagaon. 11-11 nomination papers have been filed, 10-10 in Bijapur and Konta, 9 in Chitrakot, 8-8 in Narayanpur and Khujji, 7-7 in Kanker and Keshkal, 6-6 in Bastar and Mohla-Manpur.
In the first phase, nomination papers have been filed in 12 constituencies of Bastar division including 8 assembly constituencies of Rajnandgaon, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai and Kabirdham districts. Voting will be held on November 7 for 20 seats in the first phase of elections being held in two phases in the state. The total number of voters in the 20 assemblies of the first phase is 40 lakh 78 thousand 681, which includes 19 lakh 93 thousand 937 men, 20 lakh 84 thousand 675 women and 69 voters of the third gender. A total of 5 thousand 304 polling stations have been created for these assembly constituencies.
In the first phase, voting will be held for Konta, Bijapur, Dantewada, Chitrakot, Jagdalpur, Bastar, Narayanpur, Kondagaon, Keshkal, Kanker, Bhanupratapur, Antagarh, Mohla-Manpur, Khujji, Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon, Dongargarh, Khairagarh, Kawardha and Pandariya assembly constituencies. .
