BASTAR
Constituency no. 20 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 1989
MANKURAM SODI
INC
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
IND
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1989
36,226
15.00% of valid votes
Result, 1989
Runner-up
BJPSAMPAT SINGH BHANDARI
- Votes
- 64,905
- Vote share
- 26.87%
- Behind by
- 36,226
Electors
7,51,296
Total votes polled
2,41,520
Valid votes
2,41,520
NOTA votes
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Turnout
32.1%
Full result, 1989
7 candidates · 2,41,520 valid votes
MANKURAM SODIINCwon
1,01,131
41.9%
SAMPAT SINGH BHANDARIBJP
64,905
26.9%
RAMNATH SARFECPI
58,335
24.1%
LAXMI DEVI PUJARIBSP
9,117
3.8%
SHYAM SUNDERIND
3,874
1.6%
PILLU MANJHIIND
3,045
1.3%
SOMARAM NAG DHURWAIND
1,113
0.5%
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
