Elections 98

State:	Madhya Pradesh
Constituency:	Mandsaur
Total Votes Polled:	848305
Winner: BJP	Dr Laxminarayan Pandey	412849
Runner Up: INC	Narendra Bhanwarlal Nahata	395147
Margin: 17702 (4%)

Elections 96

State:	Madhya Pradesh
Constituency:	Mandsaur
Total Votes Polled:	712130
Winner: BJP	Laxminarian Pandey	345896
Runner Up: INC	Ghanshyam Patidar Nehrulal	266048
Margin: 79848 (11.47%)

Laxminarain Pandey has been one of the most perseverent politicians. He won this seat for the BJS in 1971 and the BLD in 1977, lost the next two elections for the BJP, and has represented it since 1989 on the BJP ticket.