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Updated: Mar 17, 2019 15:25 IST

Raigarh is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Tribes and held by Vishnu Deo Sai of the BJP.

Vishnu Deo Sai won the 2014 Lok Sabha election against Congress’ Arti Singh. Sai held the seat from 2009.

State: Chhattisgarh

Name of the Lok Sabha constituency: Raigarh

Sitting MP, Party: Vishnu Deo Sai, BJP

Winning margin in 2014: 216,750

Runner up name, party: Arti Singh, Congress

Number of voters in 2014: 1,246,186

Percentage of votes polled in 2014: 76.6%

Number of polling booths in 2014: 2,180

Number of women voters: 798,471