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State:	Madhya Pradesh
Constituency:	Janjgir
Total Votes Polled:	667588
Winner: BJP	Manaharan Lal Pandey	198600
Runner Up: INC	Bhawanilal Verma	164868
Margin: 33732 (5.22%)

Another Congress stronghold. Since 1989, when the BJP first won from here, it has been a seesaw between the two parties. The Congress wrested back the seat in 1991, and the BJP's M L Pandey did likewise in 1996.