ST · Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999
Bastar
Mahendra Karma (IND) won by 14,057 votes (3.6%).
- Electors
- 9,23,408
- Votes polled
- 4,22,541
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 45.8%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1996 national median: 3.6% (median 9.4%). Back to Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 · 1996 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 | Mahendra KarmaWinner | IND | 1,24,322 | 32.1% |
| 2 | Mankuram Sodhi | INC | 1,10,265 | 28.5% |
| 3 | Rajaram Todem | BJP | 84,523 | 21.9% |
| 4 | Manish Kunjam | CPI | 59,908 | 15.5% |
| 5 | Ganga Potai | AIIC(T) | 3,394 | 0.9% |
| 6 | Peelu Manjhi | IND | 2,984 | 0.8% |
| 7 | Shambhu Ram Dhanendra | IND | 1,305 | 0.3% |
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