Mahasamund, Madhya Pradesh — Lok Sabha Election Results

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

Mahasamund (Madhya Pradesh) was won by Shyama Charan Shukla (Indian National Congress) at the 1999 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 15,435 votes over Chandra Shekhar Sahu " Champu". This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Mahasamund, Madhya Pradesh, from 1951 to 1999.

Full Election History, 1951–1999

Election	Winner	Party	Votes	Vote Share	Runner-up	Margin
1951	Sheodas Daga	Indian National Congress	110,886	69.7%	Adwaitgir (KMPP)	62,594 (39.3 pts)
1962	Vidya Charan Shukla	Indian National Congress	56,664	35.9%	Khoob Chand Baghel (Praja Socialist Party)	2,792 (1.8 pts)
1967	V. Shukla	Indian National Congress	103,885	53.8%	D. Singh (Bharatiya Jana Sangh)	66,086 (34.2 pts)
1971	Krishna Agrawal	Indian National Congress	82,804	48.8%	Gyashtri Kumari (Bharatiya Jana Sangh)	15,557 (9.2 pts)
1977	Brijlal Verma	Bharatiya Lok Dal	182,054	59.9%	Shrikrishna Agrawal (Indian National Congress)	79,527 (26.2 pts)
1980	Vidya Charan Shukla Ravishankar Shukla	Congress (I)	169,098	49.2%	Brijlal Verma (Janata Party)	101,897 (29.6 pts)
1984	Vidyacharan Shukla	Indian National Congress	233,325	57.0%	Ramesh (Bharatiya Janata Party)	139,140 (34.0 pts)
1989	Vidyacharan Shukla	Janata Dal	243,126	45.7%	Pawan Diwan (Indian National Congress)	12,894 (2.4 pts)
1991	Pawan Diwan	Indian National Congress	205,362	48.9%	Chandrashekar Sahu (Bharatiya Janata Party)	21,479 (5.1 pts)
1996	Pawan Diwan	Indian National Congress	250,521	41.4%	Chandra Sekhar (Bharatiya Janata Party)	6,940 (1.1 pts)
1998	Chandrashekhar Sahu (Champu)	Bharatiya Janata Party	332,874	49.8%	Pawan Diwan (Indian National Congress)	47,732 (7.1 pts)
1999	Shyama Charan Shukla	Indian National Congress	340,635	49.9%	Chandra Shekhar Sahu " Champu" (Bharatiya Janata Party)	15,435 (2.3 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1951

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sheodas Daga	Indian National Congress	110,886	69.7%
Adwaitgir	KMPP	48,292	30.3%

1962

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Vidya Charan Shukla	Indian National Congress	56,664	35.9%
Khoob Chand Baghel	Praja Socialist Party	53,872	34.1%
Dharamjit Singh	RRP	23,789	15.1%
Ram Singh	Jharkhand Party	14,532	9.2%
Indra Deo Tandan	REP	9,138	5.8%

1967

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
V. Shukla	Indian National Congress	103,885	53.8%
D. Singh	Bharatiya Jana Sangh	37,799	19.6%
K. Baghel	JAC	29,636	15.3%
K.P. Poddar	Independent	21,926	11.3%

1971

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Krishna Agrawal	Indian National Congress	82,804	48.8%
Gyashtri Kumari	Bharatiya Jana Sangh	67,247	39.6%
Charanlal Sahu	Independent	13,194	7.8%
Krishna Sadashiva Thite	Praja Socialist Party	6,435	3.8%

1977

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Brijlal Verma	Bharatiya Lok Dal	182,054	59.9%
Shrikrishna Agrawal	Indian National Congress	102,527	33.7%
Rupsingh Bulwa	Independent	13,840	4.6%
Gunnidhilal Agrawal	Independent	5,388	1.8%

1980

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Vidya Charan Shukla Ravishankar Shukla	Congress (I)	169,098	49.2%
Brijlal Verma	Janata Party	67,201	19.6%
Purushottam Kaushik	Janata Party (Secular)	58,876	17.1%
Narayandas Kurre	Independent	8,717	2.5%
Durgaprasad	Independent	6,581	1.9%
Raghuvanshlal	Independent	5,274	1.5%
Ramnath Kure	Independent	5,093	1.5%
Bhishamadeo Nakul Dhidhi	Independent	4,027	1.2%
Pandoorang Rao	Independent	3,546	1.0%
Gunnidhilal Agrawal	Independent	3,375	1.0%
Milapchand	Independent	3,370	1.0%
Dulluram	Independent	3,322	1.0%
Charanlal Sahu Jyotishi	Independent	2,728	0.8%
Rajkumar Nemnath	Independent	2,486	0.7%

1984

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Vidyacharan Shukla	Indian National Congress	233,325	57.0%
Ramesh	Bharatiya Janata Party	94,185	23.0%
Purushottam Kaushik	Janata Party	44,082	10.8%
G. P. Chandrakar	Independent	9,852	2.4%
Dallooram Mugiya	Independent	7,008	1.7%
Lilaram	Independent	5,999	1.5%
Bharatlal Sahu	Independent	2,922	0.7%
Ramkumar Tiwari Suman	Independent	2,675	0.7%
Sheratan Lal Nidar	Independent	2,198	0.5%
Milap	Independent	2,142	0.5%
Ganpatram Sain	Independent	2,060	0.5%
Manoharlal Bhatpahari	Independent	1,636	0.4%
Lalmani Varma	Independent	1,017	0.2%

1989

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Vidyacharan Shukla	Janata Dal	243,126	45.7%
Pawan Diwan	Indian National Congress	230,232	43.3%
Ganpat Ram	Independent	19,466	3.7%
Goverdhan Chandrakar	Independent	12,419	2.3%
Bhishmadeo Nakul Dhidhi	RPI	9,756	1.8%
Fool Singh	Bahujan Samaj Party	5,063	1.0%
Jagatram Kashyap	Independent	4,505	0.8%
Gojupal	Independent	3,208	0.6%
Sultan Singh	Independent	2,196	0.4%
Om Parkash	Independent	955	0.2%
Narayandas	DDP	598	0.1%

1991

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Pawan Diwan	Indian National Congress	205,362	48.9%
Chandrashekar Sahu	Bharatiya Janata Party	183,883	43.8%
Chandrashekar	Independent	7,458	1.8%
Chandrika	Janata Dal	6,935	1.7%
Ganpat Ram Sen	Independent	4,637	1.1%
Kaushal Kishor Mishra	Janata Party	3,849	0.9%
Ramsharan Chandraker	Bahujan Samaj Party	2,943	0.7%
Gunnidhi Lal Agarwal	Independent	1,400	0.3%
Shakir Ali Issaq Alli	Independent	1,036	0.2%
Bhanu Pratap Khunte	DDP	883	0.2%
Sultan Singh Yadav	Independent	859	0.2%
Ubhay Ram Sahu	Independent	638	0.2%
Shyam Kumari (W)	Independent	404	0.1%

1996

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Pawan Diwan	Indian National Congress	250,521	41.4%
Chandra Sekhar	Bharatiya Janata Party	243,581	40.3%
Janki Devi Dhruv	Bahujan Samaj Party	32,984	5.5%
Tensingh Patel	Independent	15,418	2.5%
Ramgopal Kashyap	CMM	9,449	1.6%
Ganpat Ram Sen	Independent	6,144	1.0%
Chandrika Sahu	AIIC(T)	5,804	1.0%
Lalit Chander Nahu	Independent	5,734	0.9%
Charanlal Sahu	Independent	4,484	0.7%
Dr. Goju Pal	RPI	4,446	0.7%
Bhai Thakur	Independent	3,262	0.5%
Bhagvad Prasad Kosriya	Independent	3,121	0.5%
Manbodhi Yadav	Independent	2,799	0.5%
Tulsi Ram Ouser	Independent	2,557	0.4%
Ghanshyam Sahu	Independent	2,065	0.3%
Mahender Kumar Singh	Independent	1,996	0.3%
Davash Chauhan	Independent	1,828	0.3%
Sultan Singh Satnam	Independent	1,513	0.3%
Gunnidhi Lal	Independent	1,308	0.2%
Naresh Chander Srivastav	Independent	1,268	0.2%
Ashok Bhargav	Independent	994	0.2%
Sunder Singh Barya	Independent	889	0.1%
Shyam Lal Sahu	Independent	658	0.1%
Dr. Kanhaya Lal Sharma	Independent	485	0.1%
Dhruwdhar Diwan	Independent	465	0.1%
Shatrughan	Independent	458	0.1%
Sridhar Chandrakar	Independent	454	0.1%
Hemant Kumar Devangan	Independent	332	0.1%

1998

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Chandrashekhar Sahu (Champu)	Bharatiya Janata Party	332,874	49.8%
Pawan Diwan	Indian National Congress	285,142	42.6%
Motilal Choudhary	Bahujan Samaj Party	27,767	4.2%
Daulal Chandrakar	Janata Dal	11,575	1.7%
Durgeshnandini Dhurv	GGP	3,708	0.6%
Dharmendra Singh Thakur	Independent	2,541	0.4%
Tulsiram Ausar	Independent	2,217	0.3%
Jagatram Kashyap	Independent	1,455	0.2%
Suresh Gophane	RPI	656	0.1%
Shail Verma	AD	551	0.1%
Dr. Vinod Thakur	Independent	516	0.1%

1999

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Shyama Charan Shukla	Indian National Congress	340,635	49.9%
Chandra Shekhar Sahu " Champu"	Bharatiya Janata Party	325,200	47.7%
Bhagwat Kosariya	Independent	5,724	0.8%
Goverdhan Prasad Chandrakar	CSP	5,312	0.8%
Ram Lal Chakradhari	AJBP	2,616	0.4%
Ganpat Saraipali	Independent	2,560	0.4%

Margin Over Time

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

Trend

Mahasamund has been contested at 12 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1951. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Janata Dal, Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Mahasamund in the 1999 Lok Sabha election?

Shyama Charan Shukla (Indian National Congress) won Mahasamund, Madhya Pradesh, in 1999 with 340,635 votes (49.9%), a margin of 15,435 votes over Chandra Shekhar Sahu " Champu".

Which parties have won Mahasamund since 1951?

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

What was the closest result in Mahasamund?

The closest result on record for Mahasamund was 1996, when Indian National Congress beat Bharatiya Janata Party by just 6,940 votes (1.1 percentage points).