RAIPUR TOWN
Assembly seat no. 126 in Madhya Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 6 times since 1977.
Winner, 1980
SWARUPCHAN JAIN
INC(I)
Elections held
6
1977–1998
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 6
Margin, 1980
13,166
36.21% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
BJPBALUBHAI PATEL
- Votes
- 9,760
- Vote share
- 26.85%
- Behind by
- 13,166
Electors
92,278
Total votes polled
36,356
Valid votes
36,356
NOTA votes
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Turnout
39.4%
Full result, 1980
11 candidates · 36,356 valid votes
SWARUPCHAN JAININC(I)won
22,926
63.1%
BALUBHAI PATELBJP
9,760
26.9%
SHANKAR DUBEJNPSC
2,276
6.3%
NAND KUMAR PATHAKINC(U)
387
1.1%
ABDUL GAFFARJNPJP
321
0.9%
GIRIJASHANKARIND
299
0.8%
N. R. GOSWAMIRRP
144
0.4%
NARESH AGGARWALIND
98
0.3%
AFZAL AHMED RIZVI VAKILJNPSR
65
0.2%
BALMUKUND SHAHIND
45
0.1%
PRATAP RAIIND
35
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 6 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | BRIJMOHAN AGRAWAL | BJP | 51,469 | 56.41% | PARAS CHOPRA | 13,218 |
| 1993 | BRIJMOHAN AGARWAL | BJP | 47,670 | 54.81% | RAJKAMAL SINGHANIA | 11,570 |
| 1990 | BRIJMOHAN AGARWAL | BJP | 30,942 | 44.58% | SWAROOP CHAND JAIN | 2,628 |
| 1985 | SWARUPCHAND JAIN | INC | 29,378 | 61.61% | VIRENDRA PANDEY | 18,894 |
| 1980 | SWARUPCHAN JAIN | INC(I) | 22,926 | 63.06% | BALUBHAI PATEL | 13,166 |
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 RAIPUR TOWN assembly constituency in 1998?
BRIJMOHAN AGRAWAL (BJP) won RAIPUR TOWN in 1998, by a margin of 13,218 votes.
Which party has won RAIPUR TOWN the most times?
BJP, with 3 of the 6 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has RAIPUR TOWN gone to the polls?
6 times, from 1977 to 1998.
Who has won RAIPUR TOWN the most times?
BRIJMOHAN AGARWAL, with 2 wins between 1990 and 1993.
