ST · Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999
Bastar
Mankuram Sodi (INC) won by 36,226 votes (15.0%).
- Electors
- 7,51,296
- Votes polled
- 2,61,460
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 34.8%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1989 national median: 15.0% (median 12.7%). Back to Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 · 1989 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Competitive (5–10%)Party held vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 5.8%(+1.1%)
- Turnout
- 39.4%(-2.0%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 81.4%
Winning margin over time · Bastar
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mankuram SodiWinner | INC | 1,01,131 | 41.9% |
| 2 | Sampat Singh Bhandari | BJP | 64,905 | 26.9% |
| 3 | Ramnath Sarfe | CPI | 58,335 | 24.2% |
| 4 | Laxmi Devi Pujari | BSP | 9,117 | 3.8% |
| 5 | Shyam Sunder | IND | 3,874 | 1.6% |
| 6 | Pillu Manjhi | IND | 3,045 | 1.3% |
| 7 | Somaram Nag Dhurwa | IND | 1,113 | 0.5% |
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