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, 1993
AGNI CHANDRAKAR
INC
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 9
Margin, 1993
13,700
19.02% of valid votes
Result, 1993
Runner-up
BJPAMRIT SAHU
- Votes
- 19,186
- Vote share
- 26.64%
- Behind by
- 13,700
Electors
1,11,881
Total votes polled
72,015
Valid votes
72,015
NOTA votes
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Turnout
64.4%
Full result, 1993
10 candidates · 72,015 valid votes
AGNI CHANDRAKARINCwon
32,886
45.7%
AMRIT SAHUBJP
19,186
26.6%
BISAN PRASADJD
11,013
15.3%
RATNU RAM SAHUBSP
3,139
4.4%
FAZAL HUSSAIN PASHASP
3,001
4.2%
POKHAN SINGHCMM
1,619
2.3%
MAHENDRA GIRISHS
443
0.6%
LAKHAN LALIND
323
0.5%
MOHAN LALIND
291
0.4%
RAVINDRA KUMAR SONIIND
114
0.2%
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.
