JABALPUR EAST
Assembly seat no. 97 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1967.
Winner, 2003
ANCHAL SONKAR
BJP
Elections held
12
1967–2018
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 12
Margin, 2003
5,922
7.80% of valid votes
Result, 2003
Runner-up
INCBHAI LAKSHMI BEN
- Votes
- 28,827
- Vote share
- 37.97%
- Behind by
- 5,922
Electors
1,30,526
Total votes polled
75,926
Valid votes
75,926
NOTA votes
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Turnout
58.2%
Full result, 2003
8 candidates · 75,926 valid votes
ANCHAL SONKARBJPwon
34,749
45.8%
BHAI LAKSHMI BENINC
28,827
38.0%
SARAN CHAUDHARY PARSHADBSP
6,896
9.1%
SONI MASTERJD(U)
3,413
4.5%
BHAI RAKESH ( PRAMUKH DHAI AKSHAR ) SONKARIND
908
1.2%
SANTOSH MESHRAMLJNSP
452
0.6%
SMT. RITA SINGH GRANVKARNCP
391
0.5%
UMA SHANKAR KASHYAP (KORI) (KALYANI SANSTHAIND
290
0.4%
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
