BASTAR
Constituency no. 20 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | BJPBaliram Kashyap | INCMahendra Karma | 20,737 | 5.82% | 6 | 37.4% |
| 1998 | BJPBALIRAM KASHYAP | INCMANKURAM SODI | 16,881 | 4.71% | 5 | 38.5% |
| 1996 | INDMAHENDRA KARMA | INCMANKURAM SODHI | 14,057 | 3.64% | 7 | 41.9% |
| 1991 | INCMANKURAM SODHI | BJPRAJARAM TODEM | 17,020 | 8.68% | 7 | 25.8% |
| 1989 | INCMANKURAM SODI | BJPSAMPAT SINGH BHANDARI | 36,226 | 15.00% | 7 | 32.1% |
| 1984 | INCMANKURAM SODI | CPIMAHENDRA KARMA | 76,310 | 35.13% | 6 | 36.8% |
| 1980 | INC(I)LAXMAN KARMA | JNPSAMARURAM PARGANIA | 15,050 | 8.65% | 6 | 34.4% |
| 1977 | BLDDRIGPAL SHAH KESHRI SHAH | INCLAMBODAR BALIYAR | 50,054 | 26.50% | 4 | 38.1% |
| 19711966 boundaries | INDLAMBODAR BALIYAR | INDPILURAM KRIPARAM | 7,494 | 3.74% | 10 | 41.8% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INDJ. SUNDARLAL | BJSR. JHADOO | 17,267 | 8.94% | 8 | 45.2% |
| 19621961 boundaries | INDLAKHMU BHAWANI | INDBODA DADA | 26,209 | 13.97% | 4 | 44.5% |
Rows are matched by constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
