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, 1985
KRISHNA KUMAR
INC
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 9
Margin, 1985
17,098
40.08% of valid votes
Result, 1985
Runner-up
BJPBIRBAL
- Votes
- 9,923
- Vote share
- 23.26%
- Behind by
- 17,098
Electors
89,256
Total votes polled
42,665
Valid votes
42,665
NOTA votes
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Turnout
47.8%
Full result, 1985
11 candidates · 42,665 valid votes
KRISHNA KUMARINCwon
27,021
63.3%
BIRBALBJP
9,923
23.3%
JANKI PRASADJNP
1,079
2.5%
SHOUKILAL HIZADAIND
1,046
2.5%
DINBANDHU SAOIND
1,027
2.4%
BHAGANUIND
735
1.7%
GHASILAL KURREIND
657
1.5%
SURUT KUMARIND
566
1.3%
BHUWANLAL PATELIND
276
0.7%
KESHAW MISHRAIND
251
0.6%
NEMCHAND JAININD
84
0.2%
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.
