Elections 98

State:	Madhya Pradesh
Constituency:	Janjgir
Total Votes Polled:	729788
Winner: INC	Charandas Mahant	290175
Runner Up: BJP	Manharan Lal Pandey	245589
Margin: 44586 (15%)

Elections 96

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.