Elections 98

State:	Madhya Pradesh
Constituency:	Shahdol (ST)
Total Votes Polled:	700051
Winner: BJP	Gyan Singh	296764
Runner Up: INC	Dalveer Singh	257030
Margin: 39734 (13%)

Elections 96

State:	Madhya Pradesh
Constituency:	Shahdol (ST)
Total Votes Polled:	657156
Winner: BJP	Gyan Singh	210946
Runner Up: INC	Dalabir Singh	157551
Margin: 53395 (8.59%)

The BJP had never won from here, although it came in twice, in 1984 and in 1991. But in 1996, sitting Congress MP Dalbir Singh was trounced by the BJP's Gyan Singh who managed to win 33.92 % of the vote.