RAIPUR
Constituency no. 17 in Madhya Pradesh · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Madhya Pradesh also has an assembly constituency called RAIPUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 3 results.
Winner, 1999
Ramesh Bais
BJP
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1999
80,060
12.11% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCJugal Kishore Sahu
- Votes
- 2,74,676
- Vote share
- 41.56%
- Behind by
- 80,060
Electors
11,77,144
Total votes polled
6,60,930
Valid votes
6,60,930
NOTA votes
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Turnout
56.1%
Full result, 1999
14 candidates · 6,60,930 valid votes
Ramesh BaisBJPwon
3,54,736
53.7%
Jugal Kishore SahuINC
2,74,676
41.6%
Dr. Pradeep KumarBSP
19,158
2.9%
Kunwar Singh KurreCSP
2,782
0.4%
Rajkumar MandaviGGP
2,081
0.3%
Narottam SharmaCPI(ML)(L)
2,069
0.3%
Ramesh KumarIND
1,119
0.2%
Vishnu SahuIND
1,030
0.2%
Deepak Singh ThakurIND
789
0.1%
Hanumant BaghSHSP
725
0.1%
Prakash GolchaAJBP
492
0.1%
Madhusudan MishrajiABHM
456
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 14. 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 | Ramesh Bais | BJP | 3,54,736 | 53.67% | Jugal Kishore Sahu | 80,060 |
| 1998 | RAMESH BAIS | BJP | 3,44,380 | 49.42% | VIDYACHARAN SHUKL | 83,379 |
| 1996 | RAMESH VAISH | BJP | 2,52,990 | 45.56% | DHANENDER SAHU | 50,739 |
| 1991 | VIDYACHARAN SHUKLA | INC | 1,88,335 | 45.09% | RAMESH BAIS | 959 |
| 1989 | RAMESH BAIS | BJP | 2,71,599 | 53.90% | KAYER BHUSHAN | 84,479 |
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 RAIPUR constituency in 1999?
Ramesh Bais (BJP) won RAIPUR in 1999, by a margin of 80,060 votes.
Which party has won RAIPUR the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 11 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has RAIPUR gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1962 to 1999.
Who has won RAIPUR the most times?
RAMESH BAIS, with 2 wins between 1989 and 1998.
