CHOWKI
Assembly seat no. 169 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.
Winner, 1985
GOWARDHAN NETAM
INC
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 9
Margin, 1985
9,752
40.68% of valid votes
Result, 1985
Runner-up
BJPSANTRAM THAKUR
- Votes
- 3,732
- Vote share
- 15.57%
- Behind by
- 9,752
Electors
80,162
Total votes polled
23,973
Valid votes
23,973
NOTA votes
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Turnout
29.9%
Full result, 1985
7 candidates · 23,973 valid votes
GOWARDHAN NETAMINCwon
13,484
56.3%
SANTRAM THAKURBJP
3,732
15.6%
LAKHAN SHAH KUNJAMIND
3,130
13.1%
MANIRAM MARIYAJNP
1,232
5.1%
SAHADEO SINGH THAKURIND
1,083
4.5%
JHARIYA SINGHLKD
776
3.2%
LAL BHUPAT SHAH ( MANJHALA KUMAR )IND
536
2.2%
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.
