GEN · Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999
Mahasamund
Vidyacharan Shukla (JD) won by 12,894 votes (2.4%).
- Electors
- 8,92,973
- Votes polled
- 5,53,185
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 61.9%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1989 national median: 2.4% (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.
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 | JD | 2,43,126 | 45.7% |
| 2 | Pawan Diwan | INC | 2,30,232 | 43.3% |
| 3 | Ganpat Ram | IND | 19,466 | 3.7% |
| 4 | Goverdhan Chandrakar | IND | 12,419 | 2.3% |
| 5 | Bhishmadeo Nakul Dhidhi | RPI | 9,756 | 1.8% |
| 6 | Fool Singh | BSP | 5,063 | 1.0% |
| 7 | Jagatram Kashyap | IND | 4,505 | 0.8% |
| 8 | Gojupal | IND | 3,208 | 0.6% |
| 9 | Sultan Singh | IND | 2,196 | 0.4% |
| 10 | Om Parkash | IND | 955 | 0.2% |
| 11 | Narayandas | DDP | 598 | 0.1% |
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