JABALPUR EAST
Assembly seat no. 97 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1967.
Winner, 1998
ANCHAL SONKAR
BJP
Elections held
12
1967–2018
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 12
Margin, 1998
1,580
2.36% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCRAMESH
- Votes
- 22,786
- Vote share
- 34.05%
- Behind by
- 1,580
Electors
1,23,826
Total votes polled
66,923
Valid votes
66,923
NOTA votes
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Turnout
54.0%
Full result, 1998
11 candidates · 66,923 valid votes
ANCHAL SONKARBJPwon
24,366
36.4%
RAMESHINC
22,786
34.0%
SONI MASTERJD
14,392
21.5%
C.L.BANSKARBSP
4,603
6.9%
ADV RAJARAM CHOUDHARI ALAS RAJAJABALPURISHS
246
0.4%
KAILASH SONKAR ADVOCATEIND
130
0.2%
ARVIND PAIGWARSP
127
0.2%
KAMTA BANSKARIND
107
0.2%
RAKESH KUMAR SONKARIND
85
0.1%
JAIRAJ (RAJBHAI)RDNBP
47
0.1%
SHARDA PRASADIND
34
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
