Mahasamund
Assembly seat no. 42 in Chhattisgarh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 2003.
Chhattisgarh also has a Lok Sabha constituency called MAHASAMUND. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 5 results.
Winner, 2003
POONAM CHANDRAKAR
BJP
Elections held
5
2003–2023
Most successful party
BJP
won 2 of 5
Margin, 2003
1,611
1.50% of valid votes
Result, 2003
Runner-up
INCAGNI CHANDRAKAR
- Votes
- 40,201
- Vote share
- 37.32%
- Behind by
- 1,611
Electors
1,39,316
Total votes polled
1,07,730
Valid votes
1,07,730
NOTA votes
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Turnout
77.3%
Full result, 2003
13 candidates · 1,07,730 valid votes
POONAM CHANDRAKARBJPwon
41,812
38.8%
AGNI CHANDRAKARINC
40,201
37.3%
MANOJ KANT SAHUNCP
16,681
15.5%
LEDGA RAM URF LAMKESHWAR SAHUIND
3,644
3.4%
PRAVEEN KUMAR THAKURIND
1,942
1.8%
MAHEDRA KUMAR SAHUBSP
866
0.8%
DEV PRASAD KELKARIND
752
0.7%
FAZAL HUSSAIN PASHALSWP
374
0.3%
DR. UMESHIND
367
0.3%
HARSH LATACMM
352
0.3%
SHRIDHAR PATELAD
288
0.3%
SURESH KUMARRPI
234
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Yogeshwar Raju Sinha | BJP | 84,594 | 51.41% | Dr. Rashmi Chandrakar | 16,152 |
| 2018 | VINOD SEVAN LAL CHANDRAKAR | INC | 49,356 | 31.91% | POONAM CHANDRAKAR | 23,066 |
| 2013 | DR. VIMAL CHOPRA | IND | 47,416 | 33.73% | AGNI CHANDRAKAR | 4,722 |
| 2008 | AGNI CHANDRAKAR | INC | 52,667 | 45.94% | MOTI LAL SAHU | 5,044 |
| 2003 | POONAM CHANDRAKAR | BJP | 41,812 | 38.81% | AGNI CHANDRAKAR | 1,611 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the Mahasamund assembly constituency in 2023?
Yogeshwar Raju Sinha (BJP) won Mahasamund in 2023, by a margin of 16,152 votes.
Which party has won Mahasamund the most times?
BJP, with 2 of the 5 wins recorded since 2003.
How many times has Mahasamund gone to the polls?
5 times, from 2003 to 2023.
Who has won Mahasamund the most times?
Yogeshwar Raju Sinha, with 1 win between 2023 and 2023.
