DANTEWADA
Assembly seat no. 154 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1980.
Winner, 1980
MAHENDRA KARMA
CPI
Elections held
3
1980–1998
Most successful party
CPI
won 2 of 3
Margin, 1980
756
4.31% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
INC(I)DINESH KUMAR KUNJAM
- Votes
- 6,454
- Vote share
- 36.83%
- Behind by
- 756
Electors
68,229
Total votes polled
17,523
Valid votes
17,523
NOTA votes
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Turnout
25.7%
Full result, 1980
5 candidates · 17,523 valid votes
MAHENDRA KARMACPIwon
7,210
41.1%
DINESH KUMAR KUNJAMINC(I)
6,454
36.8%
SAMARURAM PARGANIABJP
2,121
12.1%
SONNU HADMAJNPSC
1,088
6.2%
BARSA DULARAMIND
650
3.7%
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.
