Ramesh Bais BJP( Constituency- Raipur)
Scoring a decisive sixth consecutive victory, sitting MP from Raipur lok Sabha seat Ramesh Bais has proved his pre-poll statement true that its impossible for any candidate to defeat him from the Raipur seat.Bais defeated former Minister and Congress candidate Satyanarayan Sharma by a margin of 165413 votes. Sharma, who is a sitting MlA from the Raipur (Rural) seat had fought the polls with a campaign calling Bais an ‘inactive’ MP who needed to be replaced by the electorate. ‘It’s my years of hard work in the constituency which had made people chose me again as their representative’ Bais said.
Abhishek Singh BJP (Constituency-Rajnandgaon)
The son of Chief Minister Raman Singh has now come into the political forefront with his landslide victory against Congress candidate Kamleshwar Verma from the Rajnandgaon seat. Abhishek Singh had been projected by Chhattisgarh BJP as a young face with an eye on a future leadership slot for him in the party’s core affairs. “I will strive to provide a new identity to Rajnandgaon through my work in the constituency. I have won by a huge margin due to the co-operation of the party’s workers’, he said. Singh defeated the Congress rival Kamleshwar Verma by a margin of 235911 votes.
Vishnudev Sai BJP( Constituency-Raigarh)
Sitting MP and President of BJP’s Chhattisgarh unit Vishnudev Sai ensured his victory for the fourth time from the Raigarh seat while defeating Congress party’s Aarti Singh by a margin of 21,6750 votes. Sai had won the lok Sabha polls in 1999, 2004 and 2009. ‘My dedication towards my people and the work carried out in the constituency have made people elect me again as their representative. It’s in fact victory of the BJP and its workers’, Sai said.
Kamla Devi Patle- BJP ( Constituency-Janjgir-Champa)
This is the second consecutive victory for sitting MP Kamla Devi Patle who won the 2009 lok Sabha polls from the same seat. Patle defeated Congress candidate Premchand Jaysi by a margin of 17,4961 votes. ‘The people of Janjgir-Champa have witnessed the development work carried out by me and that has reflected in the current polls’, she said.
Kamalbhan Singh BJP (Consituency - Surguja)
Kamalbhan Singh who holds considerable influence in the tribal belts of Surguja . Singh was of the opinion that besides his work in the region it was mainly people’s love for him that made them choose him as their representative in the parliament’. Singh defeated Congress candidate Ram Dev Ram by a margin of 14,37,28 votes.
Dr Banshilal Mahto BJP (Consituency- Korba)
The BJP could regain the Korba seat this time round with Dr Banshilal Mahto defeating Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing and former State Congress President Dr Charandas Mahant by a margin of 4,265 votes. In the 2009 polls Korba was the lone seat won by the Congress party in Chhattisgarh. ‘It is a great satisfaction to see that the people of Korba have faith in me and my ability to get Korba developed as a major industrial player in Chhattisgarh’, Dr Mahto said said.
lakhanlal Sahu BJP (Constituency - Bilaspur)
lakhanlal Sahu defeated niece of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Karuna Shukla who joined the Congress party and fought on the party’s ticket from the Bilaspur seat.She had quit the BJP during the Assembly polls in Chhattisgarh in November last year after being miffed with the BJP top brass while alleging that she was being sidelined. ‘I would like to thank the people of Bilaspur lok Sabha constituency and the party for giving me the opportunity to contest the lok Sabha polls. I would strive to develop the constituency as a prime constituency with great development in Chhattisgarh’, Sahu said.Sahu defeated Shukla by a margin of 17,64, 36 votes.
Chandulal Sahu BJP (Consituency- Mahasamund)
Chandulal Sahu scored a major victory against Congress stalwart and former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi by defeating the latter by a slender margin of 1946 votes. The Mahasamund constituency had a total of 10 other ‘Chandulal Sahus’ who contested which made the BJP level charges against the Congress party of fielding the candidates with similar names to confuse the voters. ‘I am thankful to the people of Mahasamund for having faith in me and my abilities which made me win the polls. It is the dedication and hard work of the BJP leaders and workers which made me win the polls’, Sahu said.
Tamradhwaj Sahu Congress (Consituency-Durg)
Tamradhwaj Sahu is the lone Congress candidate who won from Chhattisgarh while defeating sitting MP Saroj Pandey by a margin of 16,848 votes. Pandey was confident of a second victory but the electorate had something else in mind. ‘My victory was expected. There was no surprise. People of Durg were looking for a representative who would attend to their concerns with a full heart which made them elect me as their representative. I am thankful to all the party leaders and workers who ensured by victory in the constituency,’ Sahu said.
Dinesh Kashyap (BJP) (Constituency-Bastar)
Sitting MP Dinesh Kashyap who won for the second consecutive term from the restive Bastar lok Sabha constituency defeated Congress rival Deepak Karma, the son of late leader of Opposition and founder of Salwa Judum movement Mahendra Karma . Kashyap also did face some challenge from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate
Soni Sori but due to his significant influence in the region . ‘It is finally my work in the constituency and the work of the BJP government in Chhattisgarh which had paid off. I am thankful to the people of Bastar and my party leaders and workers who relentlessly worked to ensure my victory in the region’, Kashyap remarked. Kashyap defeated Karma by a margin of 12,43,59 votes.
Vikram Usendi BJP (Constituency-Kanker)
Vikram Usendi who had lost in the Asssmbly polls won the lok sabha polls while defeating Congress rival Phulo Devi Netam by a margin of 35,158 votes. Usendi was also the only among the ministers in the Raman Singh cabinet who had lost during the last assembly polls to have been offered a ticket to contest the lok Sabha polls. The win for Usendi is significant as Phulo Devi Netam has considerable influence in the region.