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Assembly seat no. 130 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1967.

OverviewElection History
1972INC1967IND
Winner, 1972
JHITRURAM
INC
Elections held
2
1967–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 1 of 2
Margin, 1972
8,702
31.50% of valid votes

Result, 1972

Winner
INCJHITRURAM
Votes
16,194
Vote share
58.62%
Margin
8,702
Runner-up
BJSLAKHNURAM SONADHAR
Votes
7,492
Vote share
27.12%
Behind by
8,702
Electors
58,300
Total votes polled
27,625
Valid votes
27,625
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
47.4%

Full result, 1972

4 candidates · 27,625 valid votes

1972 election →
JHITRURAMINCwon
16,194
58.6%
LAKHNURAM SONADHARBJS
7,492
27.1%
PILURAM KRIPARAMSOP
2,542
9.2%
SHATRUGHNA BHAGATIND
1,397
5.1%

Past results

Most recent 2 of 2 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1972JHITRURAMINC16,19458.62%LAKHNURAM SONADHAR8,702
1967B. MAHADEOIND10,64541.98%C. SONADHAR3,998

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%13%27%40%53%19671972Turnout

Winning margin

0%9%18%26%35%19671972Margin

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