BASTAR
Constituency no. 20 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 1999
Baliram Kashyap
BJP
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
IND
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1999
20,737
5.82% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCMahendra Karma
- Votes
- 1,34,684
- Vote share
- 37.77%
- Behind by
- 20,737
Electors
9,54,405
Total votes polled
3,56,603
Valid votes
3,56,603
NOTA votes
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Turnout
37.4%
Full result, 1999
6 candidates · 3,56,603 valid votes
Baliram KashyapBJPwon
1,55,421
43.6%
Mahendra KarmaINC
1,34,684
37.8%
Manish KunjamCPI
58,906
16.5%
Bal Singh DhruwNCP
2,871
0.8%
Puran Singh ManjhiAJBP
2,602
0.7%
Vijay NathSP
2,119
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Baliram Kashyap | BJP | 1,55,421 | 43.58% | Mahendra Karma | 20,737 |
| 1998 | BALIRAM KASHYAP | BJP | 1,51,484 | 42.27% | MANKURAM SODI | 16,881 |
| 1996 | MAHENDRA KARMA | IND | 1,24,322 | 32.15% | MANKURAM SODHI | 14,057 |
| 1991 | MANKURAM SODHI | INC | 87,993 | 44.87% | RAJARAM TODEM | 17,020 |
| 1989 | MANKURAM SODI | INC | 1,01,131 | 41.87% | SAMPAT SINGH BHANDARI | 36,226 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above