BASTAR
Constituency no. 20 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 1984
MANKURAM SODI
INC
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
IND
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1984
76,310
35.13% of valid votes
Result, 1984
Runner-up
CPIMAHENDRA KARMA
- Votes
- 42,419
- Vote share
- 19.53%
- Behind by
- 76,310
Electors
5,90,530
Total votes polled
2,17,204
Valid votes
2,17,204
NOTA votes
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Turnout
36.8%
Full result, 1984
6 candidates · 2,17,204 valid votes
MANKURAM SODIINCwon
1,18,729
54.7%
MAHENDRA KARMACPI
42,419
19.5%
BALIRAM MAHADEO KASHYAPBJP
39,047
18.0%
BAL SINGH DHAUIND
9,229
4.3%
SUKMAN POYAMJNP
4,559
2.1%
PILOO MANJHIIND
3,221
1.5%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BASTAR constituency in 1999?
Baliram Kashyap (BJP) won BASTAR in 1999, by a margin of 20,737 votes.
Which party has won BASTAR the most times?
IND, with 4 of the 11 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BASTAR gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1962 to 1999.
Who has won BASTAR the most times?
MANKURAM SODI, with 2 wins between 1984 and 1989.
