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Bilaspur, Madhya Pradesh — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Bilaspur (Madhya Pradesh) was won by Punnulal Mohale (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 1999 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 75,333 votes over Rameshwar Kosariya. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Bilaspur, Madhya Pradesh, from 1951 to 1999.

Full Election History, 1951–1999

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1951 Reshamlal Indian National Congress 129,832 28.0% Sardar Amarsingh Saigal (Indian National Congress) 30,618 (6.6 pts)
1957 Reshamlal Indian National Congress 58,456 42.4% Surajnath Pandey (RRP) 16,714 (12.1 pts)
1962 Satya Prakash Independent 54,845 35.7% Jamuna Prasad (Jharkhand Party) 2,171 (1.4 pts)
1967 Amarsingh Indian National Congress 98,430 45.5% Madanlal (Bharatiya Jana Sangh) 1,541 (0.7 pts)
1971 Ramgopal Tiwari Indian National Congress 92,928 44.2% Manharanlal Pandey (Bharatiya Jana Sangh) 8,310 (4.0 pts)
1977 Niranjan Prasad Kesharwani Bharatiya Lok Dal 150,039 52.2% Ashok Rao (Indian National Congress) 12,827 (4.5 pts)
1980 Godil Prasad Anuragi Congress (I) 161,065 60.4% Ganeshram Anant (Janata Party) 79,079 (29.7 pts)
1984 Khelan Ram Jangde Indian National Congress 213,395 63.2% Govindram Miri (Bharatiya Janata Party) 114,267 (33.9 pts)
1989 Resham Lal Jangade Bharatiya Janata Party 222,874 47.0% Khelan Ram Jangade (Indian National Congress) 5,171 (1.1 pts)
1991 Khelan Ram Jangde Indian National Congress 175,642 53.2% Govind Ram Miri (Bharatiya Janata Party) 37,961 (11.5 pts)
1996 Punnulal Mohle Bharatiya Janata Party 226,054 42.0% Khelan Ram (Indian National Congress) 34,880 (6.5 pts)
1998 Punnulal Mohle Bharatiya Janata Party 274,793 47.6% Kanya Kumari Alias Tanya Anuragi (Indian National Congress) 48,615 (8.4 pts)
1999 Punnulal Mohale Bharatiya Janata Party 274,860 52.3% Rameshwar Kosariya (Indian National Congress) 75,333 (14.3 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Reshamlal Indian National Congress 129,832 28.0%
Sardar Amarsingh Saigal Indian National Congress 99,214 21.4%
Thakur Bhuwan Bhaskar Singh Independent 56,015 12.1%
Gokulprasad Bharatiya Jana Sangh 42,049 9.1%
Bhuklu Independent 37,803 8.2%
Bhulauram Independent 36,511 7.9%
Mansai Samajwadi Party 32,947 7.1%
Krishna Nand Samajwadi Party 28,865 6.2%

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Reshamlal Indian National Congress 58,456 42.4%
Surajnath Pandey RRP 41,742 30.3%
Kanhaiyalal Gajanan Pathak Bharatiya Jana Sangh 25,947 18.8%
Ramlal Sao Independent 11,672 8.5%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Satya Prakash Independent 54,845 35.7%
Jamuna Prasad Jharkhand Party 52,674 34.3%
Satya Narain Kemriwal RRP 29,254 19.0%
Nandkishore Swatantra Party 16,992 11.1%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Amarsingh Indian National Congress 98,430 45.5%
Madanlal Bharatiya Jana Sangh 96,889 44.8%
S. Paoranik Independent 11,916 5.5%
S. Singraul Independent 9,160 4.2%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ramgopal Tiwari Indian National Congress 92,928 44.2%
Manharanlal Pandey Bharatiya Jana Sangh 84,618 40.2%
Ratanlal Navrang Independent 5,864 2.8%
Harishankar Independent 4,663 2.2%
Methew Jahani Independent 4,436 2.1%
Beniram Independent 4,259 2.0%
Baijnath Pande Independent 3,587 1.7%
Saliram Singhraul Independent 3,234 1.5%
Laljee Prasad Pathak Independent 3,072 1.5%
Saryoo Prasad Awasthi Independent 1,916 0.9%
Kalam Prasad Ahire Independent 1,765 0.8%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Niranjan Prasad Kesharwani Bharatiya Lok Dal 150,039 52.2%
Ashok Rao Indian National Congress 137,212 47.8%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Godil Prasad Anuragi Congress (I) 161,065 60.4%
Ganeshram Anant Janata Party 81,986 30.8%
Rajmahant Nayandas Kurre Congress (U) 9,747 3.7%
Ramal Das RPK 7,623 2.9%
Kalpoo RRP 6,118 2.3%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Khelan Ram Jangde Indian National Congress 213,395 63.2%
Govindram Miri Bharatiya Janata Party 99,128 29.4%
Bodhran Kurr Independent 15,443 4.6%
Ramayanlal Jangde Independent 6,841 2.0%
M. R. Sonwane Independent 2,620 0.8%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Resham Lal Jangade Bharatiya Janata Party 222,874 47.0%
Khelan Ram Jangade Indian National Congress 217,703 45.9%
Nira Yai Bahujan Samaj Party 14,009 3.0%
Pitamwar Lal Satyathi Independent 11,793 2.5%
Kanhaya Independent 6,011 1.3%
A.L.Anant Independent 1,579 0.3%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Khelan Ram Jangde Indian National Congress 175,642 53.2%
Govind Ram Miri Bharatiya Janata Party 137,681 41.7%
A.L. Anant Bahujan Samaj Party 8,149 2.5%
Vakil Bharti CPI (Marxist) 2,486 0.8%
Komal Prasad Sonwani "Pandit" Janata Party 2,424 0.7%
Bholoo Independent 1,334 0.4%
Bodhram DDP 873 0.3%
Mathew Jahani Independent 718 0.2%
Choudhary Awadh Lal Independent 382 0.1%
R.D. Jogans Independent 244 0.1%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Punnulal Mohle Bharatiya Janata Party 226,054 42.0%
Khelan Ram Indian National Congress 191,174 35.5%
Advocate T.R. Nirala Bahujan Samaj Party 54,231 10.1%
Banshi Lal AIIC(T) 19,732 3.7%
Rajinder Independent 12,988 2.4%
Panch Ram Kosley Independent 7,654 1.4%
Baldev Prasad Baghal Independent 6,385 1.2%
M. Jahani Independent 6,121 1.1%
Motilal Goyal Independent 3,770 0.7%
Teras Independent 2,925 0.5%
Dheloo Prasad Independent 2,916 0.5%
Dr. Jagjivan Ram Patre Independent 2,428 0.5%
Ganesh Dutt Independent 2,356 0.4%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Punnulal Mohle Bharatiya Janata Party 274,793 47.6%
Kanya Kumari Alias Tanya Anuragi Indian National Congress 226,178 39.2%
Ramadhar Bahujan Samaj Party 38,057 6.6%
Baldev Prasad Baghel GGP 22,501 3.9%
Ghasiya Ram Janata Dal 7,981 1.4%
Rameshwar Chouhan LSWP 3,636 0.6%
Neena Alias Vina Pani Paswan AJBP 2,836 0.5%
Shivaji Jangde SVSP 1,369 0.2%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Punnulal Mohale Bharatiya Janata Party 274,860 52.3%
Rameshwar Kosariya Indian National Congress 199,527 37.9%
Goutiya Anjor Das Patel Bahujan Samaj Party 37,138 7.1%
Santosh Kumar Rai GGP 8,201 1.6%
Rajesh Kumar Sonwani Samajwadi Party 2,616 0.5%
Baldev Prasad Baghel Nationalist Congress Party 1,982 0.4%
Veena Pani Paswan AJBP 994 0.2%
Tardas Independent 490 0.1%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1951: Indian National Congress margin 6.6 pts 1957: Indian National Congress margin 12.1 pts 1962: Independent margin 1.4 pts 1967: Indian National Congress margin 0.7 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 4.0 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 4.5 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 29.7 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 33.9 pts 1989: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 1.1 pts 1991: Indian National Congress margin 11.5 pts 1996: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 6.5 pts 1998: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 8.4 pts 1999: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 14.3 pts 1951 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999

Trend

Bilaspur has been contested at 13 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1951. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Independent, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Bilaspur in the 1999 Lok Sabha election?

Punnulal Mohale (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Bilaspur, Madhya Pradesh, in 1999 with 274,860 votes (52.3%), a margin of 75,333 votes over Rameshwar Kosariya.

Which parties have won Bilaspur since 1951?

Since 1951, Bilaspur has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Independent, Indian National Congress.

What was the closest result in Bilaspur?

The closest result on record for Bilaspur was 1967, when Indian National Congress beat Bharatiya Jana Sangh by just 1,541 votes (0.7 percentage points).

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