GEN · Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999
Mahasamund
Vidyacharan Shukla (INC) won by 1,39,140 votes (34.0%).
- Electors
- 6,81,455
- Votes polled
- 4,28,954
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 62.9%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1984 national median: 34.0% (median 17.9%). Back to Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 · 1984 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 | Vidyacharan ShuklaWinner | INC | 2,33,325 | 57.0% |
| 2 | Ramesh | BJP | 94,185 | 23.0% |
| 3 | Purushottam Kaushik | JNP | 44,082 | 10.8% |
| 4 | G. P. Chandrakar | IND | 9,852 | 2.4% |
| 5 | Dallooram Mugiya | IND | 7,008 | 1.7% |
| 6 | Lilaram | IND | 5,999 | 1.5% |
| 7 | Bharatlal Sahu | IND | 2,922 | 0.7% |
| 8 | Ramkumar Tiwari Suman | IND | 2,675 | 0.7% |
| 9 | Sheratan Lal Nidar | IND | 2,198 | 0.5% |
| 10 | Milap | IND | 2,142 | 0.5% |
| 11 | Ganpatram Sain | IND | 2,060 | 0.5% |
| 12 | Manoharlal Bhatpahari | IND | 1,636 | 0.4% |
| 13 | Lalmani Varma | IND | 1,017 | 0.2% |
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