Lok Sabha · MP-12

Surgujarenamed

1996 Surguja1998 Surguja

1996

KHELSAI SINGH

INCINC

Margin8,7711.4%

Winner votes2,61,21341.1%

ReservationST

INCBJPCPIAIIC(T)IND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	KHELSAI SINGH INC	2,61,213	41.1%
2	LARANGSAI BJP	2,52,442	39.7%
3	JAGMANI DEVI CPI	56,893	8.9%
4	BHANU PRATAP SINGH AIIC(T)	21,328	3.4%
5	TULSI IND	13,317	2.1%
6	LAXMAN IND	8,439	1.3%
7	BANARASI IND	5,179	0.8%
8	RAM ACHAL IND	5,007	0.8%
9	SHANTA BAI IND	4,025	0.6%
10	SHIVPRASAD IND	2,974	0.5%
11	SHIV BHAJAN IND	1,890	0.3%
12	BHIM SAIN URAON IND	1,635	0.3%
13	MOHARASI IND	1,106	0.2%
14	SUKH LAL IND	763	0.1%

Turnout64.5%Votes cast6,75,224Electors10,46,615

1998

LARANG SAI

BJPNDA (NDA)

Margin20,6203.1%

Winner votes2,95,45244.5%

ReservationST

BJPINCCPIGGPIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	LARANG SAI BJP	2,95,452	44.5%
2	KHEL SAI SINGH INC	2,74,832	41.4%
3	JAGMANI DEVI CPI	42,060	6.3%
4	LAKSHMANSINGH UDAY GGP	34,776	5.2%
5	DASHRURAM IND	7,309	1.1%
6	NANDU IND	4,494	0.7%
7	JAGDISH SINGH BARAIK AJBP	3,658	0.6%
8	BENARSI IND	1,667	0.3%

Turnout65.2%Votes cast6,86,147Electors10,52,905

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginwidening

Turnoutrising

Candidates14 → 8

Margin range8,771 – 20,620