AKALTARA
Assembly seat no. 120 in Madhya Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.
Winner, 1985
RAKESH KUMAR SINGH
INC
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 9
Margin, 1985
15,694
36.70% of valid votes
Result, 1985
Runner-up
JNPSATISH DIWAN
- Votes
- 10,711
- Vote share
- 25.05%
- Behind by
- 15,694
Electors
1,02,361
Total votes polled
42,764
Valid votes
42,764
NOTA votes
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Turnout
41.8%
Full result, 1985
9 candidates · 42,764 valid votes
RAKESH KUMAR SINGHINCwon
26,405
61.8%
SATISH DIWANJNP
10,711
25.1%
RAM GOPAL KASHYAPIND
2,380
5.6%
RUPSAIIND
954
2.2%
SHEEL BHADRA UPADHYAYIND
908
2.1%
DARASRAMIND
464
1.1%
JAICHANDIND
448
1.1%
TIKA RAMIND
361
0.8%
ANUP KUMARIND
133
0.3%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the AKALTARA assembly constituency in 1998?
CHHATRAM DEWANGAN (BJP) won AKALTARA in 1998, by a margin of 9,482 votes.
Which party has won AKALTARA the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 9 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has AKALTARA gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1962 to 1998.
Who has won AKALTARA the most times?
RAJENDRA KUMAR SINGH, with 2 wins between 1972 and 1977.
