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Arun Sao

BJP | Lormi | Chhattisgarh
Winner

Arun Sao is the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Lormi (General) constituency in Mungeli district of Chhattisgarh in the 2023 Assembly elections. His profession according to the election affidavit filed with the Election Commission is: Agriculture. Arun Sao's educational qualifications are: Graduate Professional and is of 55 years of age. His total declared assets are Rs 1.7 crore which includes Rs 99.6 lakh in moveable assets and Rs 66.2 lakh as immovable assets. The total declared income is Rs 32.9 lakh of which Rs 27.9 lakh is self income. Arun Sao has total liabilities of Rs 0. This BJP candidate, in the election affidavit mentioned 0 criminal cases registered against him.


About Arun Sao

Arun Sao is BJP's state president and a sitting MP of the party. Lormi is the assembly segment of Bilaspur Lok Sabha constituency from where Sao became an MP in 2019. This is a rural constituency and is believed to be the fort of Congress. The focus is now on this constituency as Sao, who belongs to the dominant OBC Sahu community, is seen as a potential candidate who may be chosen by the party for a bigger role if the BJP succeeds in wresting power from Congress this time.

Lormi Assembly election results

2023
PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
BJP75,070--
Arun Sao
Winner
Margin:
(%)
Winner
INC29,179--Thaneshwar Sahu
IND25,126--Sanjeet Burman
JCCJ15,910--Sagar Singh Thakur
IND3,197--Veena Markande
GGP2,689--Santosh Kaivart
AAP1,206--Manbhajan Saheb Tandan
IND957--Mahesh Kumar Sonwani
NOTA814--None of the Above
IND606--Babita Tonde
2018
2013
2008

About Lormi constituency

Assembly constituency no.26 Lormi (लोरमी in Hindi), is an Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) seat in the North region and Mungeli district, of the state of Chhattisgarh, which is in the Central region of India (Bharat). Lormi is part of the 5. Bilaspur (General) Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) constituency. This constituency can be categorised as: General; Rural constituency.


Previous candidate
None of the Above
Next candidate
Thaneshwar Sahu

First Published: November 03, 2023, 12:02 IST

Last Updated: January 4, 2024 at 05:55 PM IST

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Arun Sao


Candidate details

PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Age55
GenderM
Phase2
Poll DateNovember 17, 2023
Counting of votes/Results date:December 3, 2023
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