AKALTARA
Assembly seat no. 120 in Madhya Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.
Winner, 1998
CHHATRAM DEWANGAN
BJP
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 9
Margin, 1998
9,482
10.13% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCDR.RAKESH KUMAR SINGH
- Votes
- 25,799
- Vote share
- 27.56%
- Behind by
- 9,482
Electors
1,43,925
Total votes polled
93,595
Valid votes
93,595
NOTA votes
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Turnout
65.0%
Full result, 1998
12 candidates · 93,595 valid votes
CHHATRAM DEWANGANBJPwon
35,281
37.7%
DR.RAKESH KUMAR SINGHINC
25,799
27.6%
JAYNARAYAN CHAUKSEYBSP
24,761
26.5%
RAMNATH SINGH MARAVIIND
1,986
2.1%
KAUSHAL PRASADIND
1,213
1.3%
BIRENDRA KUMAR KASHYAPAD
995
1.1%
RAJKUMARIND
967
1.0%
VINOD KUMAR SHUKLAAJBP
946
1.0%
REWATIRAMAN TIWARIIND
848
0.9%
SATISH DHIRAHIJD
481
0.5%
MOHAN LALIND
219
0.2%
KISHOR KUMAR SINGHIND
99
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | CHHATRAM DEWANGAN | BJP | 35,281 | 37.70% | DR.RAKESH KUMAR SINGH | 9,482 |
| 1993 | CHHATRAM DEVANGAN | BJP | 29,416 | 31.63% | DHEERANDRA KUMAR | 4,076 |
| 1990 | JAWAHAR DUBEY | IND | 20,695 | 28.64% | DHIRANDER KUMAR SINGH | 2,966 |
| 1985 | RAKESH KUMAR SINGH | INC | 26,405 | 61.75% | SATISH DIWAN | 15,694 |
| 1980 | DHIRENDER KUMAR SINGH | INC(I) | 26,526 | 67.91% | JAWAHAR DUBEY | 17,567 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above