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State: Madhya Pradesh
Constituency: Sarangarh (SC)
Total Votes Polled: 561458
Winner: INC Paras Ram Bhardwaj 218055
Runner Up: BJP Dauram Ratnakar 184778
Margin: 33277 (6.09%)

Paras Ram Bhardwaj first won this seat in 1980 and has made a habit of it since then. The former Madhya Pradesh Congress boss has history backing him, since his party has lost this seat only once. But Bhardwaj's vote count, 61.2 % in 1980, declined to 39.88 % in 1996.

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