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TANAKHAR

Assembly seat no. 109 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.

Winner, 1977
BISHAL SINGH
JNP
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 9
Margin, 1977
10,571
36.98% of valid votes

Result, 1977

Winner
Votes
19,578
Vote share
68.49%
Margin
10,571
Runner-up
INCLALKIRTI KUMAR SINGH
Votes
9,007
Vote share
31.51%
Behind by
10,571
Electors
70,457
Total votes polled
28,585
Valid votes
28,585
NOTA votes
Turnout
40.6%

Full result, 1977

2 candidates · 28,585 valid votes

1977 election →
BISHAL SINGHJNPwon
19,578
68.5%
LALKIRTI KUMAR SINGHINC
9,007
31.5%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 9 elections

View all 9
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1998HIRA SINGH MARKAMGGP28,49842.00%AMOL SINGH SALAM10,289
1993BODHRAMINC24,31539.47%HIRA SINGH MARKAM2,836
1990AMOL SINGH SALAMBJP15,01329.00%HEERA SINGH MARKAM2,533
1985HIRA SINGH MARKAMBJP16,37050.21%LAL KRITI KUMAR SINGH6,119
1980LALKRITI KUMAR SINGHINC(I)9,28632.16%MANRAKHAN SINGH2,851

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%13%26%38%51%196219671972197719801985199019931998Turnout

Winning margin

0%10%21%31%41%196219671972197719801985199019931998Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the TANAKHAR assembly constituency in 1998?

HIRA SINGH MARKAM (GGP) won TANAKHAR in 1998, by a margin of 10,289 votes.

Which party has won TANAKHAR the most times?

INC, with 2 of the 9 wins recorded since 1962.

How many times has TANAKHAR gone to the polls?

9 times, from 1962 to 1998.

Who has won TANAKHAR the most times?

HIRA SINGH MARKAM, with 2 wins between 1985 and 1998.

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