1999
Rank 1 (archive winner): SOHAN POTAI — 318,040 votes
Rank 2: CHHABILA ARVIND NETAM — 229,849 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 88,191
ELECTION HISTORY COMPARISON
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MADHYA PRADESH · Lok Sabha · 4 archived elections. View complete seat history.
1998
Rank 1 (archive winner): SOHAN POTAI — 270,121 votes
Rank 2: MAHENDRA KARMA — 215,751 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 54,370
1996
Rank 1 (archive winner): CHHABILA ARVIND NETAM — 219,191 votes
Rank 2: SOHAN POTAI — 194,771 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 24,420
1991
Rank 1 (archive winner): ARWIND NETAM — 154,567 votes
Rank 2: DEOLALL DUGGA — 135,206 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 19,361
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