RAIGARH
Constituency no. 13 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Madhya Pradesh also has an assembly constituency called RAIGARH. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 9 results.
Winner, 1996
NAND KUMAR SAI
BJP
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1996
9,198
1.49% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCPUSHPA DEVI SINGH
- Votes
- 2,51,882
- Vote share
- 40.76%
- Behind by
- 9,198
Electors
9,23,706
Total votes polled
6,17,955
Valid votes
6,17,955
NOTA votes
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Turnout
66.9%
Full result, 1996
16 candidates · 6,17,955 valid votes
NAND KUMAR SAIBJPwon
2,61,080
42.3%
PUSHPA DEVI SINGHINC
2,51,882
40.8%
SHRIMATI UMA RATHIYAAIICT
35,981
5.8%
ARUN KUMAR SIDDARIND
15,063
2.4%
KARTIK SAIIND
11,970
1.9%
KAMRIS SINGHIND
11,332
1.8%
SISILIA GOVARDHANIND
7,323
1.2%
JEMMA KUJURIND
5,293
0.9%
MAKDALIIND
3,294
0.5%
SUSHILAIND
2,780
0.5%
AMRIT SAIIND
2,461
0.4%
SMARUIND
2,246
0.4%
Showing the top 12 of 16. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Vishnudeo Sai | BJP | 2,76,244 | 48.46% | Pushpa Devi Singh | 5,773 |
| 1998 | AJIT JOGI | INC | 3,25,112 | 48.27% | NANDKUMAR SAI | 4,382 |
| 1996 | NAND KUMAR SAI | BJP | 2,61,080 | 42.25% | PUSHPA DEVI SINGH | 9,198 |
| 1991 | PUSHPADEVI SINGH (W) | INC | 1,94,080 | 53.13% | NAND KUMAR SAI | 55,814 |
| 1989 | NAND KUMAR SAI | BJP | 2,18,587 | 49.74% | PUSHPA DEVI | 21,010 |
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 RAIGARH constituency in 1999?
Vishnudeo Sai (BJP) won RAIGARH in 1999, by a margin of 5,773 votes.
Which party has won RAIGARH the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 11 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has RAIGARH gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1962 to 1999.
Who has won RAIGARH the most times?
NAND KUMAR SAI, with 2 wins between 1989 and 1996.
