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, 1980
KRISHAN KUMAR
INC(I)
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 9
Margin, 1980
19,735
42.87% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
INDRAMKUMAR AGARWAL
- Votes
- 12,142
- Vote share
- 26.38%
- Behind by
- 19,735
Electors
79,744
Total votes polled
46,036
Valid votes
46,036
NOTA votes
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Turnout
57.7%
Full result, 1980
3 candidates · 46,036 valid votes
KRISHAN KUMARINC(I)won
31,877
69.2%
RAMKUMAR AGARWALIND
12,142
26.4%
SAIKH SAFDAR HUSSAIN VAKILJNPSC
2,017
4.4%
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.
