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Assembly seat no. 85 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1967.

OverviewElection History
1972INC1967BJS
Winner, 1972
SURENDRA SINGH
INC
Elections held
2
1967–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 1 of 2
Margin, 1972
8,184
23.51% of valid votes

Result, 1972

Winner
INCSURENDRA SINGH
Votes
16,992
Vote share
48.81%
Margin
8,184
Runner-up
BJSRAM PRASAD
Votes
8,808
Vote share
25.30%
Behind by
8,184
Electors
78,144
Total votes polled
34,813
Valid votes
34,813
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
44.5%

Full result, 1972

4 candidates · 34,813 valid votes

1972 election →
SURENDRA SINGHINCwon
16,992
48.8%
RAM PRASADBJS
8,808
25.3%
BHANU PRATAP SINGHIND
7,776
22.3%
NAKULIND
1,237
3.5%

Past results

Most recent 2 of 2 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1972SURENDRA SINGHINC16,99248.81%RAM PRASAD8,184
1967B. SINGHBJS9,40639.00%RAMPRASAD1,403

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%12%25%37%50%19671972Turnout

Winning margin

0%7%13%20%26%19671972Margin

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