DONGARGARH
Assembly seat no. 173 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.
Winner, 1998
DHANESH PATILA
INC
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 9
Margin, 1998
2,760
3.62% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
BJPSUNIL RAMTEKE
- Votes
- 34,024
- Vote share
- 44.59%
- Behind by
- 2,760
Electors
1,19,946
Total votes polled
76,296
Valid votes
76,296
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.6%
Full result, 1998
7 candidates · 76,296 valid votes
DHANESH PATILAINCwon
36,784
48.2%
SUNIL RAMTEKEBJP
34,024
44.6%
CHHABILLAL KOUSHIKCPI
2,186
2.9%
SHOBHA RAM BHAGELABSP
1,761
2.3%
SMT. VINODNI LAHREIND
930
1.2%
SURENDRA LAUTRECSP
392
0.5%
SHIVKUMAR JHADEIND
219
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | DHANESH PATILA | INC | 36,784 | 48.21% | SUNIL RAMTEKE | 2,760 |
| 1993 | DANESH PATILA | INC | 28,698 | 48.69% | RATIRAM LAUTRE | 4,630 |
| 1990 | DHANESH PATILA | INC | 21,669 | 42.15% | RATTI RAM LOUTRE | 2,030 |
| 1985 | DHANESH KUMAR PATILA | INC | 18,986 | 63.42% | CHHABILAL KAUSHIK | 12,288 |
| 1980 | TUMAN LAL | INC(I) | 16,504 | 56.72% | D. R. BANDHE | 10,355 |
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 DONGARGARH assembly constituency in 1998?
DHANESH PATILA (INC) won DONGARGARH in 1998, by a margin of 2,760 votes.
Which party has won DONGARGARH the most times?
INC, with 7 of the 9 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has DONGARGARH gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1962 to 1998.
Who has won DONGARGARH the most times?
DHANESH PATILA, with 2 wins between 1990 and 1998.
