Bilaspur Lok Sabha constituency of Chhattisgarh: Full list of candidates, polling dates

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Bilaspur is one of 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh and cast vote in the third phase of the election this year - on April 23. The result will be out on May 23. 

Bilaspur registered 64.36 percent voter turnout in 2019, a gain of 1.22 percent. The total number of electors in the constituency is 1875904 while the total voter turnout is 1207297. While in 2014, the constituency registered 63.14 percent voter turnout. The total number of electors in the constituency was 1726687 while the total voter's turnout was 1090231.

Atal Shrivastav of Indian National Congress, Arun Sao of Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttam Das Guroo Gosai of Bahujan Samaj Party and Santosh Kaushal of Shivsena are some of the prominent names that will contest the Lok Sabha election 2019 from Bilaspur Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh. 

Bilaspur Lok Sabha constituency comprises of eight assembly segments - Kota, Lormi, Mungeli (SC), Takhatpur, Bilha, Bilaspur, Beltara and Masturi (SC).

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Bilaspur Lok Sabha constituency of Chhattisgarh. 

SL. NO.	Candidate Name	Party Name
1	ATAL SHRIVASTAV	Indian National Congress
2	ARUN SAO	Bharatiya Janata Party
3	UTTAM DAS GUROO GOSAI	Bahujan Samaj Party
4	NAND KISHORE RAJ	Gondvana Gantantra Party
5	POORAN LAL CHHABARIYA	Swabhiman Party
6	YAMAN BANJARE	Bhartiya Kisan Party
7	RAMKUMAR GHATLAHARE	Bhartiya Lokmat Rashtrwadi Party
8	EG. RAMFAL MANDREY	Ambedkarite Party of India
9	SHAMBHU PRASAD SHARMA	Bharat Bhoomi Party
10	SIDDHRAM LAHARE	Rashtriya Jansabha Party
11	SANTOSH KAUSHAL	Shivsena
12	SANDEEP TIWARI "RAJ"	Bhartiya Sarvjan Hitey Samaj Party
13	SANDEEP SINGH PORTE	Adhikar Vikas Party
14	ARUNKUMAR SAHU	Independent
15	AVISHEK EKKA	Independent
16	ENGINEER INDRASEN MOGRE	Independent
17	URMILA TIWARI	Independent
18	DUJ RAM SAHU	Independent
19	BALDAU PRASAD SAHU	Independent
20	RAJU KHATIK URPH LALU	Independent
21	VIDYA SAHU	Independent
22	SALIK RAM JOGI	Independent
23	HARISH CHANDRA SAHU	Independent
24	HARISH KUMAR MANDWA	Independent
25	HORILAL ANANT	Independent

In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, BJP's Lakhan Lal Sahu defeated Karuna Shukla, who had joined Congress a year earlier. Changing parties did not change the political fortunes of Atal Bihari Vajpayee's niece as Karuna lost by a margin of 1.76 lakh votes.