ST · Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999
Bastar
Mankuram Sodhi (INC) won by 17,020 votes (8.7%).
- Electors
- 7,60,905
- Votes polled
- 2,07,034
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 27.2%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1991 national median: 8.7% (median 10.9%). Back to Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 · 1991 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 SodhiWinner | INC | 87,993 | 44.9% |
| 2 | Rajaram Todem | BJP | 70,973 | 36.2% |
| 3 | Ramnath Sarfe | CPI | 31,665 | 16.1% |
| 4 | Arjun Singh | BSP | 1,629 | 0.8% |
| 5 | Bal Singh Dhruw | IND | 1,588 | 0.8% |
| 6 | Rajaram Maravi | DDP | 1,480 | 0.8% |
| 7 | Shyam Sundar Kashyap | JP | 780 | 0.4% |
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