DHAMTARI
Assembly seat no. 145 in Madhya Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.
Winner, 1998
HARSHAD MEHTA
INC
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 9
Margin, 1998
16,322
15.82% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
BJPKRIPARAM HEERALAL SAHU
- Votes
- 40,198
- Vote share
- 38.97%
- Behind by
- 16,322
Electors
1,42,686
Total votes polled
1,03,154
Valid votes
1,03,154
NOTA votes
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Turnout
72.3%
Full result, 1998
12 candidates · 1,03,154 valid votes
HARSHAD MEHTAINCwon
56,520
54.8%
KRIPARAM HEERALAL SAHUBJP
40,198
39.0%
DWARKA TARAKIND
1,582
1.5%
ASHFAQ ALIIND
1,024
1.0%
TEEJU RAM PATELIND
983
0.9%
PRADEEP TIWARICSP
784
0.8%
RAM KISUN SAHUIND
665
0.6%
SHIVCHARAN NETAMIND
441
0.4%
GANESH RAM MOURYAWANSHI (SINHA)IND
331
0.3%
DOMAR SINGH SAHU (ADVOCATE)IND
310
0.3%
KRISHNA RAO JAGTAPSHS
258
0.3%
SATYAWAN (BABLU) YADAVIND
58
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | HARSHAD MEHTA | INC | 56,520 | 54.79% | KRIPARAM HEERALAL SAHU | 16,322 |
| 1993 | KESHRI MAL | INC | 54,732 | 54.41% | RAM AWATAR HANUMAN PRASAD MISHRA | 15,223 |
| 1990 | KRIPARAM HIRALAL SAHU | BJP | 42,660 | 48.52% | KESHARIMAT | 2,617 |
| 1985 | JAYABEN | INC | 31,374 | 50.40% | KRIPARAM SAHU | 6,910 |
| 1980 | JAYABEN | INC(I) | 30,554 | 53.29% | SANMUKHDAS PANJWANI | 7,405 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
