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

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Korba 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.

Korba registered 75.32 percent voter turnout in 2019, a gain of 1.19 percent. The total number of electors in the constituency is 1507779 while the total voter turnout is 1135629. While in 2014, the constituency registered 74.13 percent voter turnout. The total number of electors in the constituency was 1419278 while the total voter's turnout was 1052060.

Jyoti Nand Dubey of Bharatiya Janata Party, Jyotsna Charandas Mahant of Indian National Congress and Parmit Singh of Bahujan Samaj Party are some of the prominent names that will contest the Lok Sabha election 2019 from Korba Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh.

Korba Lok Sabha constituency comprises of eight assembly segments - Bharatpur-Sonhat (ST), Manendragarh, Baikunthpur, Rampur (ST), Korba, Katghora, Pali-Tanakhar (ST) and Marwahi (ST).

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

SL. NO.	Candidate Name	Party Name
1	JYOTI NAND DUBEY	Bharatiya Janata Party
2	JYOTSNA CHARANDAS MAHANT	Indian National Congress
3	PARMIT SINGH	Bahujan Samaj Party
4	CHANDRA BHUSHAN KANWAR ADHIVAKTA L L M	Ambedkarite Party of India
5	TULESHWAR HIRASINGH MARKAM	Gondvana Gantantra Party
6	RAJ KUMAR YADAV	Bhartiya Panchyat Party
7	RAJESH PANDEY	Bharat Bhoomi Party
8	LILAMBAR SINGH	Bhartiya Tribal Party
9	SUMAN LAL KHANDE	Rashtriya Jansabha Party
10	DEEPAK SAHU	Independent
11	PRAMOD KUMAR SHARMA	Independent
12	RAMDAYAL URAON	Independent
13	LAKHAN LAL DEWANGAN	Independent

In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Mahant was brought down by BJP's Banshilal Mahto who won by a margin of just 4265 votes.