AMBIKAPUR
Assembly seat no. 95 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.
Winner, 1998
MADAN GOPAL SINGH
INC
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 9
Margin, 1998
15,887
18.19% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
BJPKAMAL BHAN SINGH
- Votes
- 34,060
- Vote share
- 38.99%
- Behind by
- 15,887
Electors
1,59,806
Total votes polled
87,356
Valid votes
87,356
NOTA votes
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Turnout
54.7%
Full result, 1998
6 candidates · 87,356 valid votes
MADAN GOPAL SINGHINCwon
49,947
57.2%
KAMAL BHAN SINGHBJP
34,060
39.0%
BATTAL RAMJD
1,475
1.7%
MADAN GOPAL SINGHIND
742
0.8%
BIRENDRASAP
704
0.8%
RAJENDRA KUMAR SONHAIND
428
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | MADAN GOPAL SINGH | INC | 49,947 | 57.18% | KAMAL BHAN SINGH | 15,887 |
| 1993 | MADAN GOPAL SINGH | INC | 31,747 | 49.78% | LARANG SAI | 11,291 |
| 1990 | MADAN GOPAL | INC | 25,009 | 49.15% | KAMAL BHAN | 9,406 |
| 1985 | MADAN GOPAL | INC | 27,255 | 71.14% | BHUNESHWAR SINGH | 21,492 |
| 1980 | MADAN GOPAL | INC(I) | 25,218 | 78.48% | LOCHAN SINGH | 19,391 |
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 AMBIKAPUR assembly constituency in 1998?
MADAN GOPAL SINGH (INC) won AMBIKAPUR in 1998, by a margin of 15,887 votes.
Which party has won AMBIKAPUR the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 9 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has AMBIKAPUR gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1962 to 1998.
Who has won AMBIKAPUR the most times?
MADAN GOPAL, with 3 wins between 1980 and 1990.
