The 2023 assembly elections also saw a lot of political turmoil in Balaghat district. There are 8 assembly seats in Balaghat lok sabha constituency. These are Baihar, Balaghat, Barghat, Lanji, Warsivni, Seoni, Paraswada and Katangi assembly seats. In the assembly elections, out of 6 seats in Balaghat district, congress is on four and bjp is on only two seats. had won. Balaghat's veteran leader Gaurishankar Bisen also had to face defeat in this assembly election. Therefore, now bjp has taken the lok sabha elections as a big challenge.
lok sabha ticket directly from councilor
Talking about bjp, taking a lesson from the defeat in the assembly elections, the party has made a completely new face Bharatiya party its candidate from Balaghat lok sabha seat. Bharti Pardhi is currently the councilor from ward number 22 of Balaghat. Even before this, she was a member of the district Panchayat. Apart from this, Bharti Pardhi has also performed the duties of General Secretary and Vice President in the organization. It is believed that former Union minister and currently madhya pradesh cabinet minister Prahlad Singh patel had lobbied the central leadership for Bharti Pardhi.
Pawar caste dominance
The total number of voters in Balaghat lok sabha constituency is 13 lakh 14,181, of which male voters are 6,54000 and female voters are 6,59000. Because the number of women voters in Balaghat is more than that of men, bjp has tried to influence half the population by playing a bet on the OBC woman candidate Bharti Pardhi. If we look at the caste equation, Bharti Pardhi represents the majority Pawar caste of the district. In Balaghat parliamentary constituency, about four and a half lakh voters belong to Pawar caste. Similarly, the number of tribal voters is said to be around 3 lakh and the number of voters of Lodhi community is said to be around 2.25 lakh.
