CHOWKI
Assembly seat no. 169 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.
Winner, 1990
SURESH THAKUR
BJP
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 9
Margin, 1990
4,724
9.63% of valid votes
Result, 1990
Runner-up
INCGOVERDHAN NATAM
- Votes
- 17,671
- Vote share
- 36.01%
- Behind by
- 4,724
Electors
1,06,131
Total votes polled
49,076
Valid votes
49,076
NOTA votes
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Turnout
46.2%
Full result, 1990
11 candidates · 49,076 valid votes
SURESH THAKURBJPwon
22,395
45.6%
GOVERDHAN NATAMINC
17,671
36.0%
GIRIJA DEVI SHAHIND
5,474
11.2%
JAI BAHADUR SINGHDDP
894
1.8%
DURGA SINGHCMM
752
1.5%
MANI RAM MARIYAIND
560
1.1%
LAKHAN SHAN KUNJAMIND
557
1.1%
PHAGNU RAMIND
292
0.6%
A.R. KUNJAMIND
194
0.4%
JHADURAM SUNDARLALIND
148
0.3%
GANESH RAM KUNJAMIND
139
0.3%
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.
