Raipur (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Members of Parliament
- 1980: Vidya Charan ShuklaVidya Charan ShuklaVidya Charan Shukla was born on 2 August 1929 at Raipur . His father Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla was an illustrious lawyer, freedom fighter, veteran Congressman, Premier of CP & Berar and the first Chief Minister of reorganised Madhya Pradesh. Vidya Charan Shukla graduated from Morris College Nagpur...
, Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe 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... - 1984: Keyur Bhushan, Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe 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...
- 1989: Ramesh BaisRamesh BaisRamesh Bais is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Raipur constituency of Chhattisgarh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party....
, Bharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata PartyThe 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: Vidya Charan ShuklaVidya Charan ShuklaVidya Charan Shukla was born on 2 August 1929 at Raipur . His father Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla was an illustrious lawyer, freedom fighter, veteran Congressman, Premier of CP & Berar and the first Chief Minister of reorganised Madhya Pradesh. Vidya Charan Shukla graduated from Morris College Nagpur...
, Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe 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... - 1996: Ramesh BaisRamesh BaisRamesh Bais is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Raipur constituency of Chhattisgarh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party....
, Bharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata PartyThe 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... - 1998: Ramesh BaisRamesh BaisRamesh Bais is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Raipur constituency of Chhattisgarh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party....
, Bharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata PartyThe 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... - 1999: Ramesh BaisRamesh BaisRamesh Bais is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Raipur constituency of Chhattisgarh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party....
, Bharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata PartyThe 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... - 2004: Ramesh BaisRamesh BaisRamesh Bais is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Raipur constituency of Chhattisgarh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party....
, Bharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata PartyThe 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... - 2009: Ramesh Bais, Bharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata PartyThe 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...
Assembly segments
Raipur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:- Baloda Bazar (assembly constituency no. 45)
- Bhatapara (assembly constituency no. 46)
- Dharsiwa (assembly constituency no. 47)
- Raipur Rural (assembly constituency no. 48)
- Raipur City West (assembly constituency no. 49)
- Raipur City North (assembly constituency no. 50)
- Raipur City South (assembly constituency no. 51)
- Arang (SC) (assembly constituency no. 52)
- Abhanpur (assembly constituency no. 53)
All nine assembly segments are in Raipur district
Raipur District
Raipur district is a district in the Chhattisgarh state of India. Raipur is the administrative headquarter of the district. The district is rich in mineral resources. There are many wild life sanctuaries and sight seeing places worth visiting...
. This district also contains two other assembly constituencies that are part of Janjgir-Champa (Lok Sabha constituency) and two assembly constituencies that are part of Mahasamund (Lok Sabha constituency)
Mahasamund (Lok Sabha constituency)
-Members of Parliament:*1971: Shrikrishna Agrawal, Indian National Congress*1977: Brij Lal Verma, Janata Party*1991: Pawan Diwan, Indian National Congress*1996: Pawan Diwan, Indian National Congress*1998: Ajit Jogi, Indian National Congress...
. Arang constituency is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates.