BASTAR
Constituency no. 20 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 1998
BALIRAM KASHYAP
BJP
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
IND
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1998
16,881
4.71% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCMANKURAM SODI
- Votes
- 1,34,603
- Vote share
- 37.56%
- Behind by
- 16,881
Electors
9,31,368
Total votes polled
3,58,371
Valid votes
3,58,371
NOTA votes
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Turnout
38.5%
Full result, 1998
5 candidates · 3,58,371 valid votes
BALIRAM KASHYAPBJPwon
1,51,484
42.3%
MANKURAM SODIINC
1,34,603
37.6%
MANISH KUNJAMCPI
56,502
15.8%
SAMPATSINGH BHANDARIBSP
14,044
3.9%
PURAN SINGH MANJHIAJBP
1,738
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
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.
