Sohagpur Assembly Election Result 1990

Madhya Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1990

Krishan Pal Singh of Indian National Congress won the Sohagpur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Madhya Pradesh in the 1990 state assembly election, securing 18,332 votes (26.00% vote share). The runner-up was Lallu Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 13,945 votes.

A total of 27 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Madhya Pradesh
  • Constituency: Sohagpur
  • Constituency Number: 138
  • District: Hoshangabad
  • Total Contestants: 27
  • Election Year: 1990
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Krishan Pal Singh 18332 26.00% Indian National Congress
2 Lallu Singh 13945 19.70% Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Margender Singh 11324 16.00% Independent
4 R.S. Tripathi 10306 14.60% Communist Party Of India
5 Farid Ahmed 5235 7.40% Bahujan Samaj Party
6 Parbhu Dayal 4734 6.70% Independent
7 Bhola Nath Rao 2217 3.10% Independent
8 Chetan 659 0.90% Independent
9 Babu Lal 500 0.70% Independent
10 Tara Chand 498 0.70% Doordarshi Party
11 Jagdish Singh 489 0.70% Rashtriya Samdarshi Party
12 Mahboob 381 0.50% Independent
13 Arvind Gupta 271 0.40% Independent
14 Rafik Khan 264 0.40% Socialist Party
15 Ram Lakhan Singh 214 0.30% Independent
16 Jethu Prasad 176 0.30% Independent
17 Amrat Lal Chaudhary 151 0.20% Lok Dal (B)
18 Munni 146 0.20% Independent
19 Raj Kumar Gupta 135 0.20% Independent
20 Vinod Shankar 124 0.20% Independent
21 Shakh Raj Singh 114 0.20% Independent
22 Ramanuj 108 0.20% Independent
23 Krishan Pratap Singh 98 0.10% Independent
24 Anil Kant 81 0.10% Independent
25 Abdul Habib 57 0.10% Independent
26 Jai Ram 46 0.10% Independent
27 Movsisar Husain 36 0.10% Independent

About Sohagpur Assembly Constituency

The Sohagpur constituency is part of the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1990 Assembly election, 27 candidates contested for this seat. Krishan Pal Singh (Indian National Congress) emerged as the winner securing 18,332 votes.

State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.

How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

27 candidates contested from Sohagpur assembly constituency in the 1990 Vidhan Sabha election.

Sohagpur is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Madhya Pradesh.

Krishan Pal Singh (Indian National Congress) won the Sohagpur assembly seat in the 1990 Vidhan Sabha election.