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DHAMTARI

Assembly seat no. 145 in Madhya Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.

Winner, 1977
PANDHRIRAO KHUSHALRAO
JNP
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 9
Margin, 1977
5,179
9.83% of valid votes

Result, 1977

Winner
Votes
28,362
Vote share
53.86%
Margin
5,179
Runner-up
INCKESHRIMAL BUDHMAL
Votes
23,183
Vote share
44.02%
Behind by
5,179
Electors
79,194
Total votes polled
52,660
Valid votes
52,660
NOTA votes
Turnout
66.5%

Full result, 1977

4 candidates · 52,660 valid votes

1977 election →
PANDHRIRAO KHUSHALRAOJNPwon
28,362
53.9%
KESHRIMAL BUDHMALINC
23,183
44.0%
MANIK BABUIND
853
1.6%
HIRJI HANSRAJIND
262
0.5%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 9 elections

View all 9
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1998HARSHAD MEHTAINC56,52054.79%KRIPARAM HEERALAL SAHU16,322
1993KESHRI MALINC54,73254.41%RAM AWATAR HANUMAN PRASAD MISHRA15,223
1990KRIPARAM HIRALAL SAHUBJP42,66048.52%KESHARIMAT2,617
1985JAYABENINC31,37450.40%KRIPARAM SAHU6,910
1980JAYABENINC(I)30,55453.29%SANMUKHDAS PANJWANI7,405

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%22%43%65%86%196219671972197719801985199019931998Turnout

Winning margin

0%10%20%30%39%196219671972197719801985199019931998Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the DHAMTARI assembly constituency in 1998?

HARSHAD MEHTA (INC) won DHAMTARI in 1998, by a margin of 16,322 votes.

Which party has won DHAMTARI the most times?

INC, with 5 of the 9 wins recorded since 1962.

How many times has DHAMTARI gone to the polls?

9 times, from 1962 to 1998.

Who has won DHAMTARI the most times?

JAYABEN, with 2 wins between 1980 and 1985.

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