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, 1990
SANTOSH KUMAR
JD
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 9
Margin, 1990
3,233
5.60% of valid votes
Result, 1990
Runner-up
INCAGNI CHANDRAKAR
- Votes
- 19,554
- Vote share
- 33.87%
- Behind by
- 3,233
Electors
1,07,857
Total votes polled
57,736
Valid votes
57,736
NOTA votes
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Turnout
53.5%
Full result, 1990
23 candidates · 57,736 valid votes
SANTOSH KUMARJDwon
22,787
39.5%
AGNI CHANDRAKARINC
19,554
33.9%
DEV PRASAD KELKARIND
3,508
6.1%
MOHD. YAKUB RAJWANIIND
3,125
5.4%
TULSI RAM SAHUIND
2,224
3.9%
FAJAL HUSSAIN PASHAIND
1,918
3.3%
ALAKH RAM NETAMIND
1,217
2.1%
RUPESHWAR ALIAS RUPUIND
1,018
1.8%
DILIP JAIN SIRPURWALEIND
352
0.6%
DEEPAK RAO SAKARKAR (BHAU)IND
304
0.5%
HARI OM TIWARIDDP
278
0.5%
RAMESHIND
212
0.4%
Showing the top 12 of 23. The full list is in the API.
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.
