BILHA
Assembly seat no. 117 in Madhya Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1967.
Winner, 1998
DHARAM KAUSHIK
BJP
Elections held
8
1967–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 8
Margin, 1998
10,342
12.91% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCASHOK RAO
- Votes
- 29,341
- Vote share
- 36.62%
- Behind by
- 10,342
Electors
1,27,957
Total votes polled
80,131
Valid votes
80,131
NOTA votes
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Turnout
62.6%
Full result, 1998
10 candidates · 80,131 valid votes
DHARAM KAUSHIKBJPwon
39,683
49.5%
ASHOK RAOINC
29,341
36.6%
HEERA SINGH KEWARTBSP
7,623
9.5%
MAHAVIR BHAIYAJD
1,085
1.4%
DR. BALMUKUND SINGH MARAVIGGP
818
1.0%
SARLA SINGHAJBP
523
0.7%
MALIK RAM DHRUVIND
452
0.6%
SHYAM NARAYANIND
406
0.5%
MATHEW JAHANICSP
134
0.2%
SHISHUPAL SINGH BUNDELAIND
66
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | DHARAM KAUSHIK | BJP | 39,683 | 49.52% | ASHOK RAO | 10,342 |
| 1993 | ASHOK RAO | INC | 27,149 | 38.43% | DHARAM LAL KAUSHIK | 187 |
| 1990 | ASHOK RAO | JD | 30,037 | 49.84% | CHITRAKANT JAISAWAL | 7,935 |
| 1985 | CHITRAKANT JAISWAL | INC | 15,742 | 42.81% | VENSHI RELUMAL | 4,230 |
| 1980 | CHITRAKANTJAISWAL | INC(I) | 18,501 | 52.26% | BHANU PRATAP GUPTA | 7,834 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above