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, 1980
MAKSUDANLAL
INC(I)
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 9
Margin, 1980
5,175
13.53% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
JNPSCLALIT KUMAR
- Votes
- 13,127
- Vote share
- 34.31%
- Behind by
- 5,175
Electors
71,294
Total votes polled
38,260
Valid votes
38,260
NOTA votes
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Turnout
53.7%
Full result, 1980
9 candidates · 38,260 valid votes
MAKSUDANLALINC(I)won
18,302
47.8%
LALIT KUMARJNPSC
13,127
34.3%
THITAE VAKILJNPSR
2,661
7.0%
GAJENDRA TIWARIBJP
2,317
6.1%
RAMRATANIND
806
2.1%
BALAK BHAGWANINC(U)
366
1.0%
GUNIDHILAL AGARWALIND
315
0.8%
TIKAMCHANDIND
257
0.7%
KHEDUPRASAD PODDARJNPJP
109
0.3%
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.
