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, 2008
AGNI CHANDRAKAR
INC
Elections held
5
2003–2023
Most successful party
BJP
won 2 of 5
Margin, 2008
5,044
4.40% of valid votes
Result, 2008
Runner-up
BJPMOTI LAL SAHU
- Votes
- 47,623
- Vote share
- 41.54%
- Behind by
- 5,044
Electors
1,52,506
Total votes polled
1,14,637
Valid votes
1,14,637
NOTA votes
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Turnout
75.2%
Full result, 2008
16 candidates · 1,14,637 valid votes
AGNI CHANDRAKARINCwon
52,667
45.9%
MOTI LAL SAHUBJP
47,623
41.5%
SUSHMA PANIKARIND
3,715
3.2%
BASANT SINHABSP
2,961
2.6%
RADHESHYAM SENIND
2,261
2.0%
PREMGGP
1,227
1.1%
SANTRAM SAHUIND
732
0.6%
MOTI SAHUIND
627
0.6%
ASHOK SONILJP
621
0.5%
BHUNESHWAR SAHUIND
587
0.5%
KHUJAB KUMAR (BHORING)IND
404
0.3%
BRIJMOHAN PATELLSWP
376
0.3%
Showing the top 12 of 16. 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.
