JunagarhAssembly by-election result, 1998
Himansu Sekhar Meher (BJP) won Junagarh in the 1998 assembly by-election with 39.2% of the vote, beating Abhimanyu Panda (INC) by 1,649 votes.
Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 1974 election. In 1971, seat no. 98 was Phulbani. Seat boundaries were redrawn after 2004. From 2009, seat no. 98 is Aul. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.
Winner
A closely fought contest. Himansu Sekhar Meher won with a 2.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Himansu Sekhar Meher | 27,23039.2% | |
| 2 | Abhimanyu Panda | 25,58136.8% | |
| 3 | Hemanta Panda IND | IND | 5,9568.6% |
| 4 | Shiba Hati IND | IND | 4,2486.1% |
| 5 | Raidas Naik | 3,0184.3% | |
| 6 | Ayub Alli Khan | 8251.2% | |
| 7 | Dhaneswar Sabar IND | IND | 7341.1% |
| 8 | Rajani Kanta Baitharu | 7231.0% | |
| 9 | Janardan Bodkia IND | IND | 6831.0% |
| 10 | Biranchi Panda IND | IND | 4460.6% |
Results are complete; affidavit details aren't available for this seat yet.
A close contest, a fragmented field.
How safe is this seat?
winning margin, share of votes
How many parties were really in the race?
The top three took 85% of the votes.
Parties in the race 3.30 Effective number of parties — counts each party by its share of the vote.
How did the vote split?
This seat number was reused from 2009. The district data on file describe the seat as contested from 2009, so they are not shown for earlier elections.
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Who has won Junagarh, 1974–2004
- 1974UDIT PRATAP DEO (SWA), margin 22.9%
- 1977MAHESHWAR BARAD (INC), margin 14.0%
- 1980MAHESWAR BARAD (INC(I)), margin 30.8%
- 1985BIKRAM KESHARI DEO (JNP), margin 17.1%
- 1990BIKRAM KESHARI DEO (BJP), margin 15.7%
- 1995BIKRAM KESHARI DEO (BJP), margin 9.4%
- 2000HIMANSHU SHEKHAR MEHER (BJP), margin 10.3%
- 2004HIMANSU SEKHAR MEHER (BJP), margin 24.1%