MAHASAMUND
Constituency no. 18 in Madhya Pradesh · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Madhya Pradesh also has an assembly constituency called MAHASAMUND. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 9 results.
Winner, 1999
Shyama Charan Shukla
INC
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 11
Margin, 1999
15,435
2.26% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
BJPChandra Shekhar Sahu \ Champu\
- Votes
- 3,25,200
- Vote share
- 47.68%
- Behind by
- 15,435
Electors
10,71,547
Total votes polled
6,82,047
Valid votes
6,82,047
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.6%
Full result, 1999
6 candidates · 6,82,047 valid votes
Shyama Charan ShuklaINCwon
3,40,635
49.9%
Chandra Shekhar Sahu \ Champu\BJP
3,25,200
47.7%
Bhagwat KosariyaIND
5,724
0.8%
Goverdhan Prasad ChandrakarCSP
5,312
0.8%
Ram Lal ChakradhariAJBP
2,616
0.4%
Ganpat SaraipaliIND
2,560
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Shyama Charan Shukla | INC | 3,40,635 | 49.94% | Chandra Shekhar Sahu \ Champu\ | 15,435 |
| 1998 | CHANDRASHEKHAR SAHU (CHAMPU) | BJP | 3,32,874 | 49.76% | PAWAN DIWAN | 47,732 |
| 1996 | PAWAN DIWAN | INC | 2,50,521 | 41.41% | CHANDRA SEKHAR | 6,940 |
| 1991 | PAWAN DIWAN | INC | 2,05,362 | 48.86% | CHANDRASHEKAR SAHU | 21,479 |
| 1989 | VIDYACHARAN SHUKLA | JD | 2,43,126 | 45.74% | PAWAN DIWAN | 12,894 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
