MAHASAMUND
Assembly seat no. 140 in Madhya Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.
Madhya Pradesh also has a Lok Sabha constituency called MAHASAMUND. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 1977
MOHD. YAKUB AH. KARIM
JNP
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 9
Margin, 1977
6,712
19.37% of valid votes
Result, 1977
Runner-up
INCJEEVANLAL PALATURAM
- Votes
- 9,804
- Vote share
- 28.29%
- Behind by
- 6,712
Electors
66,503
Total votes polled
34,657
Valid votes
34,657
NOTA votes
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Turnout
52.1%
Full result, 1977
9 candidates · 34,657 valid votes
MOHD. YAKUB AH. KARIMJNPwon
16,516
47.7%
JEEVANLAL PALATURAMINC
9,804
28.3%
THITE VAKILIND
2,590
7.5%
SUKHOURAM BANJAREIND
2,215
6.4%
MAKSUDANLAL THANURAMIND
1,213
3.5%
MANRAKHAN SHIVLALIND
1,069
3.1%
BABULAL CHANARAMIND
573
1.6%
KRUPSHANKAR DIWANIND
358
1.0%
MOHANLAL RAMDAYALIND
319
0.9%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | AGNI CHANDRAKAR | INC | 33,021 | 41.85% | AMRIT SAHU | 3,108 |
| 1993 | AGNI CHANDRAKAR | INC | 32,886 | 45.67% | AMRIT SAHU | 13,700 |
| 1990 | SANTOSH KUMAR | JD | 22,787 | 39.47% | AGNI CHANDRAKAR | 3,233 |
| 1985 | MAKSUDANLAL CHANDRAKAR | INC | 13,775 | 32.66% | BISHANLAL CHANDRAKAR | 5,313 |
| 1980 | MAKSUDANLAL | INC(I) | 18,302 | 47.84% | LALIT KUMAR | 5,175 |
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 MAHASAMUND assembly constituency in 1998?
AGNI CHANDRAKAR (INC) won MAHASAMUND in 1998, by a margin of 3,108 votes.
Which party has won MAHASAMUND the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 9 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has MAHASAMUND gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1962 to 1998.
Who has won MAHASAMUND the most times?
AGNI CHANDRAKAR, with 2 wins between 1993 and 1998.
