BASTAR
Constituency no. 20 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 1991
MANKURAM SODHI
INC
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
IND
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1991
17,020
8.68% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
BJPRAJARAM TODEM
- Votes
- 70,973
- Vote share
- 36.19%
- Behind by
- 17,020
Electors
7,60,905
Total votes polled
1,96,108
Valid votes
1,96,108
NOTA votes
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Turnout
25.8%
Full result, 1991
7 candidates · 1,96,108 valid votes
MANKURAM SODHIINCwon
87,993
44.9%
RAJARAM TODEMBJP
70,973
36.2%
RAMNATH SARFECPI
31,665
16.1%
ARJUN SINGHBSP
1,629
0.8%
BAL SINGH DHRUWIND
1,588
0.8%
RAJARAM MARAVIDDP
1,480
0.8%
SHYAM SUNDAR KASHYAPJP
780
0.4%
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.
