One of the 11 parliamentary constituencies in Chhattisgarh, Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency will go to polls in the second phase of general elections on April 18. The Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency in Naxal-affected Chhattisgarh covers the entire district of Mahasamund and also parts of Raipur and Dhamtari districts. 

Former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi has a lot of influence in the area and also won the Lok Sabha elections in 2004. He again contested in 2014 but lost to Chandu Lal Sahu of the BJP. 

Jogi, who formed his own party before the assembly elections last year, is not contesting this time and has extended support to the BSP. 

Chandu Lal Sahu of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won from here for two consecutive terms in 2009 and 2014. He has, however, been denied ticket this time as the BJP decided to not repeat candidates in any of the 11 seats in the state. 

Chunnilal Sahu is contesting on a BJP ticket and is facing Congress' Dhanendra Sahu and BSP's Dhansing Kosariya.

The Congress hopes to win the seat in 2019 after its impressive show in Assembly elections last year. The Congress won 68 seats in 90-member Legislative Assembly. 

Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency comprises eight legislative assembly segments: Saraipali (SC), Basna, Khallari, Mahasamund, Rajim,Bindranawagarh (ST), Kurud and Dhamtari.

The polling on this seat will be held in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections on April 18. three constituencies Chhattisgarh's 11 Lok Sabha seats - Mahasamund, Kanker(ST) and Rajnandgaon - will go to polls in the second phase. The results of the Lok Sabha election 2019 will be declared on May 23.