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| 2 | Mahadewa (Assembly constituency) - 17th Vidhan Sabha: 2017 General Elections |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | BJP | Ravi Kumar Sonkar | 82,429 | 41.82 | +35.86 |
| 5 | - | BSP | Doodhram | 56,545 | 28.69 | 6.54 |
| 6 | - | SP | Ram Karan Arya | 47,914 | 24.31 | 21.53 |
| 7 | - | NISHAD | Govardhan | 5,639 | 2.86 | +2.86 |
| 8 | - | NOTA | None Of The Above | 2,231 | 1.13 | +1.13 |
| 9 | - | - | Remainder 5 candidates | 4,559 | 2.29 | N/A |
| 10 | Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,884 | 12.99 | +2.38 |
| 11 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,99,317 | 58.42 | +1.58 |
| 12 | - | BJP gain from SP | BJP gain from SP | Swing | +8.54 | - |

Question: When did Ravi Kumar Sonkar win the Mahadewa seat and who did he defeat for it?
Answer: Currently the Mahadewa seat belongs to Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Ravi Kumar Sonkar, who won in the Assembly election of 2017 Elections, defeating Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Doodhram by a margin of 25,884 votes.