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MARO

Assembly seat no. 158 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.

Winner, 1998
DERHU PRASAD DHRITLAHRE
IND
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 9
Margin, 1998
5,038
7.05% of valid votes

Result, 1998

Winner
Votes
30,226
Vote share
42.30%
Margin
5,038
Runner-up
BJPDAYAL DAS BAGHEL
Votes
25,188
Vote share
35.25%
Behind by
5,038
Electors
1,22,930
Total votes polled
71,462
Valid votes
71,462
NOTA votes
Turnout
58.1%

Full result, 1998

12 candidates · 71,462 valid votes

1998 election →
DERHU PRASAD DHRITLAHREINDwon
30,226
42.3%
DAYAL DAS BAGHELBJP
25,188
35.3%
SMT. KAMALA BAGHELINC
9,688
13.6%
DR. B. R. JOSHIBSP
3,974
5.6%
GHOPE LALIND
549
0.8%
CHAIT RAM BAGHELIND
508
0.7%
ANAND RAMAD
459
0.6%
RADHELALCSP
282
0.4%
DULLE CHANDIND
211
0.3%
RAJKUMARIIND
175
0.2%
AMRIT DASIND
122
0.2%
KAMALA BAI BAGHELIND
80
0.1%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 9 elections

View all 9
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1998DERHU PRASAD DHRITLAHREIND30,22642.30%DAYAL DAS BAGHEL5,038
1993DERHU PRASAD DHRITLAHAREINC30,26044.44%GOFELAL KURRE1,925
1990DERHOO PRASAD GHRITLAHREIND19,32635.97%MANGAT RAM JANGDE3,995
1985KISHANLAL KURREINC18,83661.63%REKHALAL KURRE9,533
1980DERHU PRASAD DHRATLEHAREINC(I)18,56757.92%LAKHANLAL KURRE12,333

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%16%33%49%66%196219671972197719801985199019931998Turnout

Winning margin

0%12%24%35%47%196219671972197719801985199019931998Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the MARO assembly constituency in 1998?

DERHU PRASAD DHRITLAHRE (IND) won MARO in 1998, by a margin of 5,038 votes.

Which party has won MARO the most times?

INC, with 5 of the 9 wins recorded since 1962.

How many times has MARO gone to the polls?

9 times, from 1962 to 1998.

Who has won MARO the most times?

DERHU PRASAD DHRITLAHRE, with 1 win between 1998 and 1998.

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