· PC 4
Mahasamund
Lok Sabha General Election 1998
1,034,321
Electors
669,002
Votes polled
64.68%
Turnout
47,732
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chandrashekhar Sahu (champu)
Won
Male
|
BJP | 332,874 | 49.76% |
| 2 |
Pawan Diwan
Male
|
INC | 285,142 | 42.62% |
| 3 |
Motilal Choudhary
Male
|
BSP | 27,767 | 4.15% |
| 4 |
Daulal Chandrakar
Male
|
JD | 11,575 | 1.73% |
| 5 |
Durgeshnandini Dhurv
Female
|
GGP | 3,708 | 0.55% |
| 6 |
Dharmendra Singh Thakur
Male
|
IND | 2,541 | 0.38% |
| 7 |
Tulsiram Ausar
Male
|
IND | 2,217 | 0.33% |
| 8 |
Jagatram Kashyap
Male
|
IND | 1,455 | 0.22% |
| 9 |
Suresh Gophane
Male
|
RPI | 656 | 0.10% |
| 10 |
Shail Verma
Female
|
AD | 551 | 0.08% |
| 11 |
Dr. Vinod Thakur
Male
|
IND | 516 | 0.08% |
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% |