DANTEWADA
Assembly seat no. 154 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1980.
Winner, 1998
MAHENDRA KARMA
INC
Elections held
3
1980–1998
Most successful party
CPI
won 2 of 3
Margin, 1998
5,573
14.48% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
CPIARJUN SINGH KUNJAM
- Votes
- 11,283
- Vote share
- 29.32%
- Behind by
- 5,573
Electors
1,05,113
Total votes polled
38,488
Valid votes
38,488
NOTA votes
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Turnout
36.6%
Full result, 1998
4 candidates · 38,488 valid votes
MAHENDRA KARMAINCwon
16,856
43.8%
ARJUN SINGH KUNJAMCPI
11,283
29.3%
CHAMROOBJP
9,373
24.4%
ARJUN SINGHGGP
976
2.5%
Past results
Most recent 3 of 3 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | MAHENDRA KARMA | INC | 16,856 | 43.80% | ARJUN SINGH KUNJAM | 5,573 |
| 1993 | NANDARAM SORI | CPI | 11,312 | 38.29% | SUKURAM KASHYAP | 189 |
| 1980 | MAHENDRA KARMA | CPI | 7,210 | 41.15% | DINESH KUMAR KUNJAM | 756 |
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 DANTEWADA assembly constituency in 1998?
MAHENDRA KARMA (INC) won DANTEWADA in 1998, by a margin of 5,573 votes.
Which party has won DANTEWADA the most times?
CPI, with 2 of the 3 wins recorded since 1980.
How many times has DANTEWADA gone to the polls?
3 times, from 1980 to 1998.
Who has won DANTEWADA the most times?
MAHENDRA KARMA, with 2 wins between 1980 and 1998.
