CHOWKI
Assembly seat no. 169 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.
Winner, 1980
GOVERDHAN NETAM
INC(I)
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 9
Margin, 1980
964
3.76% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
INDLAL BHISHAMDEO SHAH
- Votes
- 9,888
- Vote share
- 38.60%
- Behind by
- 964
Electors
72,802
Total votes polled
25,614
Valid votes
25,614
NOTA votes
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Turnout
35.2%
Full result, 1980
7 candidates · 25,614 valid votes
GOVERDHAN NETAMINC(I)won
10,852
42.4%
LAL BHISHAMDEO SHAHIND
9,888
38.6%
LAKHAN SHAH KUNJAMIND
1,829
7.1%
SHRI RAMIND
1,231
4.8%
DAU TRIVENI SINGHIND
879
3.4%
SAHDEO RAM THAKURJNPJP
499
1.9%
GANESHRAM KUNJAMIND
436
1.7%
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.
