GEN · Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999
Mahasamund
Vidya Charan Shukla (INC) won by 2,792 votes (1.8%).
- Electors
- 4,70,198
- Votes polled
- 1,67,272
- Valid votes
- 1,57,995
- Turnout
- 35.6%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 1.8% (median 12.2%). Back to Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 · 1962 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Marginal (2–5%)Flipped vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 2.3%(-4.9%)
- Turnout
- 64.6%(-1.5%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 97.6%
Winning margin over time · Mahasamund
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vidya Charan ShuklaWinner | INC | 56,664 | 35.9% |
| 2 | Khoob Chand Baghel | PSP | 53,872 | 34.1% |
| 3 | Dharamjit Singh | RRP | 23,789 | 15.1% |
| 4 | Ram Singh | JS | 14,532 | 9.2% |
| 5 | Indra Deo Tandan | REP | 9,138 | 5.8% |
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