CHOWKI
Assembly seat no. 169 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.
Winner, 1993
GOVERDHAN NETAM
INC
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 9
Margin, 1993
17,479
30.47% of valid votes
Result, 1993
Runner-up
BJPSURESH THAKUR
- Votes
- 12,344
- Vote share
- 21.52%
- Behind by
- 17,479
Electors
1,13,397
Total votes polled
57,370
Valid votes
57,370
NOTA votes
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Turnout
50.6%
Full result, 1993
12 candidates · 57,370 valid votes
GOVERDHAN NETAMINCwon
29,823
52.0%
SURESH THAKURBJP
12,344
21.5%
KANCHAN MALA SINGHIND
9,914
17.3%
PRAMOD KUMAR RAWATEBSP
1,300
2.3%
BHAGWANI RAM KUNJAMJD
1,231
2.1%
GANGA SHAH DAUCMM
1,035
1.8%
RAM KISUN KAWARCPI
675
1.2%
BADURAM SALAMERPI
373
0.7%
LAKHAN SHAH KUNJAMIND
231
0.4%
LOKNATH THAKURDDP
167
0.3%
RAHUL SHAHIND
153
0.3%
SHIVRAJ USAREIND
124
0.2%
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.







