BHILAI
Assembly seat no. 163 in Madhya Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.
Winner, 1980
PHOOLCHAND BAPNA
INC(I)
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 9
Margin, 1980
8,790
17.18% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
CPMP. K. MOITRA
- Votes
- 12,177
- Vote share
- 23.81%
- Behind by
- 8,790
Electors
1,15,371
Total votes polled
51,153
Valid votes
51,153
NOTA votes
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Turnout
44.3%
Full result, 1980
8 candidates · 51,153 valid votes
PHOOLCHAND BAPNAINC(I)won
20,967
41.0%
P. K. MOITRACPM
12,177
23.8%
VIJAY SINGH GUPTABJP
11,157
21.8%
BALRAM DUBEJNPJP
4,644
9.1%
HARISH CHANDRA RAMRAKERPK
1,239
2.4%
MARKANDE DUBEJNPSC
751
1.5%
DHARAMPALIND
190
0.4%
GULAB SINGHIND
28
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | BADRUDDIN QURESHI | INC | 56,012 | 43.25% | PREM PRAKASH PANDEY | 5,561 |
| 1993 | PREMPRAKASH PANDEY | BJP | 37,703 | 30.12% | BADURUDDIN KURESHI | 322 |
| 1990 | PREM PRAKASH PANDEY | BJP | 36,879 | 35.06% | R.C. ARYA | 5,395 |
| 1985 | RAVI ARYA | INC | 31,839 | 41.55% | P. K. MOITRA | 1,231 |
| 1980 | PHOOLCHAND BAPNA | INC(I) | 20,967 | 40.99% | P. K. MOITRA | 8,790 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
