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Map of assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh. The Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Chhattisgarh state in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Raipur, the capital of the state. The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years, unless dissolved earlier.
The Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly has 91 seats out of which 90 are directly elected from single-seat constituencies and 1 is nominated. [1] See also
Chhattisgarh (/ ˈ tʃ æ t ɪ s ɡ ɑː r /; Hindi: [ˈtʃʰət̪ːiːsgəɽʱ]) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. [13]
continued as RS member from Chhattisgarh from 1-Nov-2000 onwards Dilip Singh Judeo: BJP: 30-Jun-1998 29-Jun-2004 1 Jhumak Lal Bendia INC: 30-Jun-1998 29-Jun-2004 1
It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Chhattisgarh, a judiciary and a legislative branch. Like other states in India, the head of state of Chhattisgarh is the governor, appointed by the president of India on the advice of the central government. The post of governor is largely ceremonial.
The Rajdhani Express (lit. ' Capital Express ') is a series of passenger train services in India operated by Indian Railways connecting the national capital New Delhi with the capitals or the largest cities of various states. Rajdhani, derived from the Sanskrit means "capital". Introduced in 1969, the trains are amongst the premium services ...
Two new districts were added afterwards. On 1 January 2012, the Chhattisgarh government announced 9 new districts, for a total of 27. On 15 August 2019, the Chhattisgarh chief minister announced the creation of Chhattisgarh's 28th district, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, which would be carved out of Bilaspur district. [6]
Four people have served as the state's chief minister since Chhattisgarh's formation on 1 November 2000 as a result of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000. [3] The first was Ajit Jogi of the Indian National Congress. He was succeeded in 2003 by Raman Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who served three consecutive five-year terms.