State assembly elections: Chhattisgarh phase two polling on Friday

Ahead of Assembly elections, Chhattisgarh Chief Electoral Officer said that in the second phase of elections, voting for 70 legislative assembly constituencies in 22 districts will commence from 8 am and will continue till 5 pm.

By ET Bureau | Updated: Nov 17, 2023, 05.56 PM IST

Chhattisgarh Elections Phase 2: Will BJP manage to topple Congress' mighty Baghel?

Polling for the 230-member Madhya Pradesh assembly as well as the remaining 70 Chhattisgarh seats will take place on Friday. Here are key stats for Chhattisgarh:

CHHATTISGARH PHASE 2: KEY CONTESTS

PATAN

CM Bhupesh Baghel (Cong) vs nephew Vijay Baghel (BJP) vs Amit Ajit Jogi (JCCJ)

BHARATPUR-SONHAT (ST)
Union minister Renuka Singh Saruta (BJP) vs MLA Gulab Kamro (Cong)

LORMI

Arun Sao (BJP vs Thaneshwar Sahu (BJP)

AMBIKAPUR
Deputy CM TS Singh Deo (Cong) vs Rajesh Agarwal (BJP)

RAIPUR CITY SOUTH
Brijmohan Agarwal (BJP) vs Mahant Ramsundar Das (Cong)

KOTA
Amit Jogi’s mother Renu (JCCJ) vs Prabal Pratap Singh Judev (BJP) vs Atal Shrivastava (Cong)

AKALTARA

Saurabh Singh (BJP) vs Amit Jogi’s daughter-in-law Richa Jogi (JCCJ) vs Raghavendra Singh (Cong)