RAJNANDGAON
Constituency no. 22 in Madhya Pradesh · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Madhya Pradesh also has an assembly constituency called RAJNANDGAON. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 8 results.
Winner, 1998
MOTILAL VORA
INC
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 1998
52,241
8.68% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
BJPASHOK SHARMA
- Votes
- 2,52,468
- Vote share
- 41.93%
- Behind by
- 52,241
Electors
9,68,222
Total votes polled
6,02,080
Valid votes
6,02,080
NOTA votes
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Turnout
62.2%
Full result, 1998
6 candidates · 6,02,080 valid votes
MOTILAL VORAINCwon
3,04,709
50.6%
ASHOK SHARMABJP
2,52,468
41.9%
ENG. LAKHAN LAL SAHUBSP
25,600
4.3%
SHIVENDRA BAHADUR SINGHJD
13,625
2.3%
VIJAY BAHADUR SINGHIND
3,390
0.6%
KESHAR BAIIND
2,288
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Dr. Raman | BJP | 3,04,611 | 51.46% | Motilal Vora | 26,715 |
| 1998 | MOTILAL VORA | INC | 3,04,709 | 50.61% | ASHOK SHARMA | 52,241 |
| 1996 | ASHOK SHARMA | BJP | 2,22,616 | 44.67% | SHIVENDRA BAHADUR SINGH | 59,276 |
| 1991 | SHIVENDRA BAHADUR SINGH | INC | 1,78,132 | 46.83% | DHARAMPAL SINGH GUPTA | 47,410 |
| 1989 | DHARAM PAL GUPTA | BJP | 2,49,389 | 51.53% | SHIVENDRA BAHADUR SINGH | 70,194 |
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 RAJNANDGAON constituency in 1999?
Dr. Raman (BJP) won RAJNANDGAON in 1999, by a margin of 26,715 votes.
Which party has won RAJNANDGAON the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 11 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has RAJNANDGAON gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1962 to 1999.
Who has won RAJNANDGAON the most times?
SHIVENDRA BAHADUR SINGH, with 3 wins between 1980 and 1991.
