JABALPUR EAST
Assembly seat no. 97 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1967.
Winner, 2018
LAKHAN GHANGHORIYA
INC
Elections held
12
1967–2018
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 12
Margin, 2018
35,136
22.45% of valid votes
Result, 2018
Runner-up
BJPANCHAL SONKER
- Votes
- 55,070
- Vote share
- 35.19%
- Behind by
- 35,136
Electors
2,30,221
Total votes polled
1,56,504
Valid votes
1,56,504
NOTA votes
2,148
1.37% of votes polled
Turnout
68.0%
Full result, 2018
11 candidates · 1,56,504 valid votes
LAKHAN GHANGHORIYAINCwon
90,206
57.6%
ANCHAL SONKERBJP
55,070
35.2%
BAL KISHAN CHOUDHARYBSP
5,935
3.8%
USHA BAI CHOUDHARYMPJVP
812
0.5%
PRADEEP KUMARIND
698
0.5%
RAJKUMAR BANSHKARAAAP
604
0.4%
VISHNU MALIKIND
301
0.2%
RAJESH SAMUNDRESHS
223
0.1%
SUNIL VANSHKARIUML
193
0.1%
CHANNU LAL AHIRVARBSCP
187
0.1%
VISHNU PRASAD AHIRWARBSKRP
127
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | LAKHAN GHANGHORIYA | INC | 90,206 | 57.64% | ANCHAL SONKER | 35,136 |
| 2013 | ANCHAL SONKAR | BJP | 67,167 | 47.29% | ADVOCATE LAKHAN GHANGHORIA | 1,155 |
| 2008 | LAKHAN GHANGHORIA | INC | 51,934 | 47.86% | ANCHAL SONKAR | 6,702 |
| 2003 | ANCHAL SONKAR | BJP | 34,749 | 45.77% | BHAI LAKSHMI BEN | 5,922 |
| 1998 | ANCHAL SONKAR | BJP | 24,366 | 36.41% | RAMESH | 1,580 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above

