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MALKHARODA

Assembly seat no. 124 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1962.

OverviewElection History
1998INC1990BJP1985INC1980INC(I)1977INC1972BJSView all 8 →
Winner, 1998
CHAINSINGH SAMLE
INC
Elections held
8
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 8
Margin, 1998
10,350
12.15% of valid votes

Result, 1998

Winner
INCCHAINSINGH SAMLE
Votes
36,007
Vote share
42.25%
Margin
10,350
Runner-up
BJPHARSHWARDHAN (BABLU)
Votes
25,657
Vote share
30.11%
Behind by
10,350
Electors
1,40,870
Total votes polled
85,218
Valid votes
85,218
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
60.5%

Full result, 1998

4 candidates · 85,218 valid votes

1998 election →
CHAINSINGH SAMLEINCwon
36,007
42.3%
HARSHWARDHAN (BABLU)BJP
25,657
30.1%
BASANTI KHUNTEBSP
23,342
27.4%
T.R. BANJARERPI
212
0.3%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 8 elections

View all 8 →
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1998CHAINSINGH SAMLEINC36,00742.25%HARSHWARDHAN (BABLU)10,350
1990SHYAM LALBJP28,45448.17%PANCHMATI10,894
1985DEOCHANRAN SINGHINC19,34056.62%SHYAMLAL JANGDE11,960
1980VEDRAMINC(I)17,94452.83%RESHAMLAL JANGDE8,696
1977BED RAMINC20,93760.36%NANDRAM MANHAR7,187

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%17%34%51%68%19621967197219771980198519901998Turnout

Winning margin

0%14%27%41%55%19621967197219771980198519901998Margin

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