CHOWKI
Assembly seat no. 169 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.
Winner, 1998
SANJEEV SHAH
BJP
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 9
Margin, 1998
11,952
17.32% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCGOVARDHAN NETAM
- Votes
- 19,194
- Vote share
- 27.81%
- Behind by
- 11,952
Electors
1,20,457
Total votes polled
69,014
Valid votes
69,014
NOTA votes
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Turnout
57.3%
Full result, 1998
7 candidates · 69,014 valid votes
SANJEEV SHAHBJPwon
31,146
45.1%
GOVARDHAN NETAMINC
19,194
27.8%
SHIVRAJ SINGH USAREIND
12,033
17.4%
ARJUN SINGH THAKURBSP
3,493
5.1%
LAKHAN SHAH KUNJAMIND
2,111
3.1%
LAL BAHADURIND
764
1.1%
SMT. BASUNDHRA MADAVIGGP
273
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | SANJEEV SHAH | BJP | 31,146 | 45.13% | GOVARDHAN NETAM | 11,952 |
| 1993 | GOVERDHAN NETAM | INC | 29,823 | 51.98% | SURESH THAKUR | 17,479 |
| 1990 | SURESH THAKUR | BJP | 22,395 | 45.63% | GOVERDHAN NATAM | 4,724 |
| 1985 | GOWARDHAN NETAM | INC | 13,484 | 56.25% | SANTRAM THAKUR | 9,752 |
| 1980 | GOVERDHAN NETAM | INC(I) | 10,852 | 42.37% | LAL BHISHAMDEO SHAH | 964 |
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 CHOWKI assembly constituency in 1998?
SANJEEV SHAH (BJP) won CHOWKI in 1998, by a margin of 11,952 votes.
Which party has won CHOWKI the most times?
INC, with 3 of the 9 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has CHOWKI gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1962 to 1998.
Who has won CHOWKI the most times?
GOVERDHAN NETAM, with 2 wins between 1980 and 1993.
