· PC 18
Mahasamund
Lok Sabha General Election 1996
1,018,379
Electors
605,017
Votes polled
59.41%
Turnout
6,940
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pawan Diwan
Won
Male
|
INC | 250,521 | 41.41% |
| 2 |
Chandra Sekhar
Male
|
BJP | 243,581 | 40.26% |
| 3 |
Janki Devi Dhruv
Female
|
BSP | 32,984 | 5.45% |
| 4 |
Tensingh Patel
Male
|
IND | 15,418 | 2.55% |
| 5 |
Ramgopal Kashyap
Male
|
CMM | 9,449 | 1.56% |
| 6 |
Ganpat Ram Sen
Male
|
IND | 6,144 | 1.02% |
| 7 |
Chandrika Sahu
Male
|
AIIC(T) | 5,804 | 0.96% |
| 8 |
Lalit Chander Nahu
Male
|
IND | 5,734 | 0.95% |
| 9 |
Charanlal Sahu
Male
|
IND | 4,484 | 0.74% |
| 10 |
Dr. Goju Pal
Male
|
RPI | 4,446 | 0.73% |
| 11 |
Bhai Thakur
Male
|
IND | 3,262 | 0.54% |
| 12 |
Bhagvad Prasad Kosriya
Male
|
IND | 3,121 | 0.52% |
| 13 |
Manbodhi Yadav
Male
|
IND | 2,799 | 0.46% |
| 14 |
Tulsi Ram Ouser
Male
|
IND | 2,557 | 0.42% |
| 15 |
Ghanshyam Sahu
Male
|
IND | 2,065 | 0.34% |
| 16 |
Mahender Kumar Singh
Male
|
IND | 1,996 | 0.33% |
| 17 |
Davash Chauhan
Male
|
IND | 1,828 | 0.30% |
| 18 |
Sultan Singh Satnam
Male
|
IND | 1,513 | 0.25% |
| 19 |
Gunnidhi Lal
Male
|
IND | 1,308 | 0.22% |
| 20 |
Naresh Chander Srivastav
Male
|
IND | 1,268 | 0.21% |
| 21 |
Ashok Bhargav
Male
|
IND | 994 | 0.16% |
| 22 |
Sunder Singh Barya
Male
|
IND | 889 | 0.15% |
| 23 |
Shyam Lal Sahu
Male
|
IND | 658 | 0.11% |
| 24 |
Dr. Kanhaya Lal Sharma
Male
|
IND | 485 | 0.08% |
| 25 |
Dhruwdhar Diwan
Male
|
IND | 465 | 0.08% |
| 26 |
Shatrughan
Male
|
IND | 458 | 0.08% |
| 27 |
Sridhar Chandrakar
Male
|
IND | 454 | 0.08% |
| 28 |
Hemant Kumar Devangan
Male
|
IND | 332 | 0.05% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Mahasamund Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 |
Shyama Charan Shukla
Male
INC
|
49.94% |
Chandra Shekhar Sahu " Champu"
Male
BJP
|
47.68% |
| 1998 |
Chandrashekhar Sahu (champu)
Male
BJP
|
49.76% |
Pawan Diwan
Male
INC
|
42.62% |
| 1996 |
Pawan Diwan
Male
INC
|
41.41% |
Chandra Sekhar
Male
BJP
|
40.26% |
| 1991 |
Pawan Diwan
Male
INC
|
48.86% |
Chandrashekar Sahu
Male
BJP
|
43.75% |
| 1989 |
Vidyacharan Shukla
Male
JD
|
45.74% |
Pawan Diwan
Male
INC
|
43.32% |
| 1984 |
Vidyacharan Shukla
Male
INC
|
57.03% |
Ramesh
Male
BJP
|
23.02% |
| 1980 |
Vidya Charan Shukla Ravishankar Shukla
Male
INC(I)
|
49.20% |
Brijlal Verma
Male
JnP
|
19.55% |
| 1977 |
Brijlal Verma
Male
BLD
|
59.92% |
Shrikrishna Agrawal
Male
INC
|
33.75% |
| 1971 |
Krishna Agrawal
Male
INC
|
48.80% |
Gyashtri Kumari
Male
BJS
|
39.63% |
| 1967 |
V. Shukla
Male
INC
|
53.76% |
D. Singh
Male
BJS
|
19.56% |
| 1962 |
Vidya Charan Shukla
Male
INC
|
35.86% |
Khoob Chand Baghel
Male
PSP
|
34.10% |
| 1951 |
Sheodas Daga
INC
|
69.66% |
Adwaitgir
KMPP
|
30.34% |