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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | BJPRamesh Bais | INCJugal Kishore Sahu | 80,060 | 12.11% | 14 | 56.1% |
| 1998 | BJPRAMESH BAIS | INCVIDYACHARAN SHUKL | 83,379 | 11.97% | 17 | 62.0% |
| 1996 | BJPRAMESH VAISH | INCDHANENDER SAHU | 50,739 | 9.14% | 51 | 50.3% |
| 1991 | INCVIDYACHARAN SHUKLA | BJPRAMESH BAIS | 959 | 0.23% | 29 | 45.8% |
| 1989 | BJPRAMESH BAIS | INCKAYER BHUSHAN | 84,479 | 16.76% | 17 | 56.8% |
| 1984 | INCKAIYUR BHUSHAN | BJPRAMESH BAIS | 1,04,041 | 27.18% | 17 | 57.4% |
| 1980 | INC(I)KAYUR BHUSHAN MATHURA PRASAD | INDPAWAN DIWAN SUKHRAMDHAR | 66,309 | 21.97% | 20 | 51.9% |
| 1977 | BLDPURUSHOTTAM LAL KAUSHIK | INCVIDYACHARAN SHUKLA | 83,612 | 27.30% | 3 | 59.0% |
| 19711966 boundaries | INCVIDYACHARAN SHUKLA | BJSBABURAO PATEL | 84,904 | 36.51% | 9 | 41.4% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCL. GUPTA | JACJ. B. KRIPLANI | 24,415 | 8.80% | 5 | 51.5% |
| 19621961 boundaries | INCKESHAR KUMARI DEVI | JSPRAYAG SINGH | 15,391 | 6.45% | 4 | 52.1% |
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 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.
