SARANGARH
Constituency no. 16 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1977.
Madhya Pradesh also has an assembly constituency called SARANGARH. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 9 results.
Winner, 1996
PARAS RAM BHARDWAJ
INC
Elections held
8
1977–1999
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 8
Margin, 1996
33,277
6.09% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
BSPDAURAM RATNAKAR
- Votes
- 1,84,778
- Vote share
- 33.79%
- Behind by
- 33,277
Electors
10,21,363
Total votes polled
5,46,806
Valid votes
5,46,806
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
53.5%
Full result, 1996
13 candidates · 5,46,806 valid votes
PARAS RAM BHARDWAJINCwon
2,18,055
39.9%
DAURAM RATNAKARBSP
1,84,778
33.8%
SHYAMSUNDAR RATREBJP
1,12,480
20.6%
NARAIN PRASAD CHHADIMALIIND
8,617
1.6%
K.P. HARIPRIYAAIICT
8,038
1.5%
BRIJ LALIND
3,250
0.6%
VISHVAS SHER SINGHIND
2,504
0.5%
J.D. TANDIIND
2,221
0.4%
RAKESH KUMAR JANGREIND
1,828
0.3%
RAM KHILAVAN CHAUHANIND
1,712
0.3%
MOHAN LAL CHAUHANIND
1,130
0.2%
CHINI RAM NIRALAIND
1,100
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | P. R. Khute | BJP | 2,81,769 | 41.75% | Parasram Bhardwaj | 51,759 |
| 1998 | PARAS RAM BHARADWAJ | INC | 2,17,558 | 34.62% | P.R. KHUTE | 6,387 |
| 1996 | PARAS RAM BHARDWAJ | INC | 2,18,055 | 39.88% | DAURAM RATNAKAR | 33,277 |
| 1991 | PARAS RAM BHARADWAJ | INC | 1,49,987 | 42.17% | RESHAM LAL JANGDE (PERSADIH) | 45,012 |
| 1989 | PARASRAM BHARDWAJ | INC | 2,23,385 | 44.69% | POORANLAL JANGDE | 71,215 |
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 SARANGARH constituency in 1999?
P. R. Khute (BJP) won SARANGARH in 1999, by a margin of 51,759 votes.
Which party has won SARANGARH the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 8 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has SARANGARH gone to the polls?
8 times, from 1977 to 1999.
Who has won SARANGARH the most times?
PARAS RAM BHARADWAJ, with 2 wins between 1991 and 1998.
