RAIGARH
Assembly seat no. 103 in Madhya Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.
Madhya Pradesh also has a Lok Sabha constituency called RAIGARH. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 1998
KRISHNA KUMAR
INC
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 9
Margin, 1998
1,884
2.14% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
BJPROSANLAL
- Votes
- 37,263
- Vote share
- 42.36%
- Behind by
- 1,884
Electors
1,34,300
Total votes polled
87,967
Valid votes
87,967
NOTA votes
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Turnout
65.5%
Full result, 1998
11 candidates · 87,967 valid votes
KRISHNA KUMARINCwon
39,147
44.5%
ROSANLALBJP
37,263
42.4%
VISHNU SEVAKBSP
3,628
4.1%
KHEMRAJIND
3,093
3.5%
NANDAN GUPTALSWP
1,672
1.9%
MEER MOHAMMADIND
1,127
1.3%
SANAT KUMARIND
592
0.7%
MOHD.AKHATERIND
479
0.5%
SMT.SAVITRI MAHANTGGP
368
0.4%
BIRBAL GUPTAIND
306
0.3%
BHUWANLAL PATEL ADVOCATECSP
292
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | KRISHNA KUMAR | INC | 39,147 | 44.50% | ROSANLAL | 1,884 |
| 1993 | KRISHNA KUMAR | INC | 37,741 | 49.04% | VIJAI AGARWAL(HARIRAM) | 10,932 |
| 1990 | KRISHNA KUMAR | INC | 29,860 | 43.72% | P.K. TAMSKAR | 7,077 |
| 1985 | KRISHNA KUMAR | INC | 27,021 | 63.33% | BIRBAL | 17,098 |
| 1980 | KRISHAN KUMAR | INC(I) | 31,877 | 69.24% | RAMKUMAR AGARWAL | 19,735 |
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 RAIGARH assembly constituency in 1998?
KRISHNA KUMAR (INC) won RAIGARH in 1998, by a margin of 1,884 votes.
Which party has won RAIGARH the most times?
INC, with 7 of the 9 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has RAIGARH gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1962 to 1998.
Who has won RAIGARH the most times?
KRISHNA KUMAR, with 4 wins between 1985 and 1998.
