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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | INCShyama Charan Shukla | BJPChandra Shekhar Sahu \ Champu\ | 15,435 | 2.26% | 6 | 63.6% |
| 1998 | BJPCHANDRASHEKHAR SAHU (CHAMPU) | INCPAWAN DIWAN | 47,732 | 7.13% | 11 | 64.7% |
| 1996 | INCPAWAN DIWAN | BJPCHANDRA SEKHAR | 6,940 | 1.15% | 28 | 59.4% |
| 1991 | INCPAWAN DIWAN | BJPCHANDRASHEKAR SAHU | 21,479 | 5.11% | 13 | 46.3% |
| 1989 | JDVIDYACHARAN SHUKLA | INCPAWAN DIWAN | 12,894 | 2.43% | 11 | 59.5% |
| 1984 | INCVIDYACHARAN SHUKLA | BJPRAMESH | 1,39,140 | 34.01% | 13 | 60.0% |
| 1980 | INC(I)VIDYA CHARAN SHUKLA RAVISHANKAR SHUKLA | JNPBRIJLAL VERMA | 1,01,897 | 29.65% | 14 | 55.5% |
| 1977 | BLDBRIJLAL VERMA | INCSHRIKRISHNA AGRAWAL | 79,527 | 26.18% | 4 | 53.5% |
| 19711966 boundaries | INCKRISHNA AGRAWAL | BJSGYASHTRI KUMARI | 15,557 | 9.17% | 4 | 32.5% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCV. SHUKLA | BJSD. SINGH | 66,086 | 34.20% | 4 | 37.7% |
| 19621961 boundaries | INCVIDYA CHARAN SHUKLA | PSPKHOOB CHAND BAGHEL | 2,792 | 1.77% | 5 | 33.6% |
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 MAHASAMUND constituency in 1999?
Shyama Charan Shukla (INC) won MAHASAMUND in 1999, by a margin of 15,435 votes.
Which party has won MAHASAMUND the most times?
INC, with 7 of the 11 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has MAHASAMUND gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1962 to 1999.
Who has won MAHASAMUND the most times?
PAWAN DIWAN, with 2 wins between 1991 and 1996.
