Rajnandgaon

Parliament Election 1996 GEN

Winner Bharatiya Janata Party

Ashok Sharma

Bharatiya Janata Party

Victory Margin
59,276
Margin %
11.40%
Total Electors
968,069
Votes Polled
522,111
Turnout
53.90%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
32
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Madhya Pradesh
Constituency Number
87
Male Electors
N/A
Female Electors
N/A
Male Voters
N/A
Female Voters
N/A
Poll Date
N/A
Result Date
N/A
NOTA Percentage
N/A
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Ashok Sharma

Bharatiya Janata Party

222,616
42.60%
Male
#2
Shivendra Bahadur Singh

Indian National Congress

163,340
31.30%
Male
#3
Balbir Khanuja

All India Indira Congress (TIWARI)

25,216
4.80%
Male
#4
Ashok Sahu

Bahujan Samaj Party

13,109
2.50%
Male
#5
Derharam

Independent

12,579
2.40%
Male
#6
Jankiram

Independent

10,237
2.00%
Male
#7
Bhimrao Bagde

Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha

9,350
1.80%
Male
#8
Chameli Yadav

Independent

6,037
1.20%
Male
#9
Vidya Bhushan Thakur

Independent

4,706
0.90%
Male
#10
Khan Mustak Ahmed

Independent

4,226
0.80%
Male
#11
Ashok Kumar Pande

Independent

3,846
0.70%
Male
#12
Digambar Shandilya

Independent

3,276
0.60%
Male
#13
Ghanshyam Kishordas

Independent

2,782
0.50%
Male
#14
Ramchandra Gupta

Independent

1,981
0.40%
Male
#15
Suresh Gandhi

Independent

1,866
0.40%
Male
#16
Gariba Chaudhary

Independent

1,388
0.30%
Male
#17
Murlidhar Sahu

Independent

1,327
0.30%
Male
#18
Md. Zakir Khan

Independent

1,319
0.30%
Male
#19
Lakhanshah Kunjam

Independent

1,044
0.20%
Male
#20
Dhanu Ram

Independent

1,043
0.20%
Male
#21
Navrang Chauhan

Independent

915
0.20%
Male
#22
Sushil Sharma

Independent

901
0.20%
Male
#23
Kirti Bhushan Pande

Independent

826
0.20%
Male
#24
Gautamchand Kotadya

Independent

755
0.10%
Male
#25
Keshar Bai

Independent

654
0.10%
Male
#26
Abdul Yusuf Bhai

Independent

637
0.10%
Male
#27
Mohan Lal

Independent

557
0.10%
Male
#28
Shushil Kumar Namdev

Independent

469
0.10%
Male
#29
Padamsingh Kothari

Independent

429
0.10%
Male
#30
Haider Bhati

Independent

361
0.10%
Male
#31
Vijay Bahadur Singh

Independent

320
0.10%
Male
#32
Lalit Varma

Independent

199
0.00%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Ashok Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 222,616 42.60%
2 Shivendra Bahadur Singh Indian National Congress 163,340 31.30%
3 Balbir Khanuja All India Indira Congress (TIWARI) 25,216 4.80%
4 Ashok Sahu Bahujan Samaj Party 13,109 2.50%
5 Derharam Independent 12,579 2.40%
6 Jankiram Independent 10,237 2.00%
7 Bhimrao Bagde Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha 9,350 1.80%
8 Chameli Yadav Independent 6,037 1.20%
9 Vidya Bhushan Thakur Independent 4,706 0.90%
10 Khan Mustak Ahmed Independent 4,226 0.80%
11 Ashok Kumar Pande Independent 3,846 0.70%
12 Digambar Shandilya Independent 3,276 0.60%
13 Ghanshyam Kishordas Independent 2,782 0.50%
14 Ramchandra Gupta Independent 1,981 0.40%
15 Suresh Gandhi Independent 1,866 0.40%
16 Gariba Chaudhary Independent 1,388 0.30%
17 Murlidhar Sahu Independent 1,327 0.30%
18 Md. Zakir Khan Independent 1,319 0.30%
19 Lakhanshah Kunjam Independent 1,044 0.20%
20 Dhanu Ram Independent 1,043 0.20%
21 Navrang Chauhan Independent 915 0.20%
22 Sushil Sharma Independent 901 0.20%
23 Kirti Bhushan Pande Independent 826 0.20%
24 Gautamchand Kotadya Independent 755 0.10%
25 Keshar Bai Independent 654 0.10%
26 Abdul Yusuf Bhai Independent 637 0.10%
27 Mohan Lal Independent 557 0.10%
28 Shushil Kumar Namdev Independent 469 0.10%
29 Padamsingh Kothari Independent 429 0.10%
30 Haider Bhati Independent 361 0.10%
31 Vijay Bahadur Singh Independent 320 0.10%
32 Lalit Varma Independent 199 0.00%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Ashok Sharma (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha seat in 1996.

The margin was 59,276 votes (11.40%%).

The voter turnout in Rajnandgaon for the 1996 Lok Sabha election was 53.90%%.

32 candidates contested from Rajnandgaon constituency in the 1996 Lok Sabha election.

Rajnandgaon is a Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh.