Badnawar is assembly constituency number 202 in Madhya Pradesh, in Dhar district, and one of the segments of the Dhar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Bhanwarsingh Shekhawat "babu Ji" of the Indian National Congress won with 49.8% of the vote, 2,976 votes ahead of Rajvardhansingh Prem Singh Dattigaon (BJP).
- 01Bhanwarsingh Shekhawat "babu Ji"INC93,73349.79%
- 02Rajvardhansingh Prem Singh DattigaonBJP90,75748.21%
- 03Ishwarsingh ChawdaIndependent1,0390.55%
- 04Mangilal VasuniyaIndependent7220.38%
- 05Jitendra Singh ChouhanIndependent3500.19%
- 1 other candidate · 276 votesNOTA · 1,368 (0.73%)
Margin 2,976 votes · 1.58% of valid votes
All 6 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,88,245 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhanwarsingh Shekhawat "babu Ji"Male · 74 yrs | INC | 93,733 | 49.79% |
| 2 | Rajvardhansingh Prem Singh DattigaonMale · 51 yrs | BJP | 90,757 | 48.21% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,368 | 0.73% |
| 3 | Ishwarsingh ChawdaMale · 47 yrs | Independent | 1,039 | 0.55% |
| 4 | Mangilal VasuniyaMale · 42 yrs · ST | Independent | 722 | 0.38% |
| 5 | Jitendra Singh ChouhanMale · 32 yrs · ST | Independent | 350 | 0.19% |
| 6 | Bhamarsingh Urf Bhanwarsingh ShekhawatMale · 57 yrs | Independent | 276 | 0.15% |
INC held the seat: it also won in 2018.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Badnawar bye-election, 3 Nov 2020
Turnout 84.0% · 1,71,511 of 2,04,208 electors voted
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajvardhan Singh-Shree Premsingh Dattigaon | BJP | 99,137 | 57.90% |
| 2 | Kamalsing Patel | INC | 67,004 | 39.13% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,785 | 1.63% |
| 3 | Omparakash Malviy | BSP | 2,295 | 1.34% |
Badnawar result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajvardhan Singh - Premsingh Dattigaw | INC | 84,499 | 50.40% |
| 2 | Bhanwarsingh Shekhawat | BJP | 42,993 | 25.65% |
| 3 | Rajesh Agrawal | Independent | 30,976 | 18.48% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,656 | 1.58% |
| 4 | Vikram Solanki | GGP | 2,605 | 1.55% |
| 5 | Samrath Kashyap Dharsikheda | BSP | 2,099 | 1.25% |
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| 6 | Mukesh Kumar Mandloi | Independent | 1,010 | 0.60% |
| 7 | Sandip Panwar | PRSP | 409 | 0.24% |
| 8 | Shailendra Kumar | AAP | 398 | 0.24% |
Badnawar result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhanvarsingh Shekhawat | BJP | 73,738 | 50.09% |
| 2 | Rajvardhansingh Premsingh Dattigaon | INC | 63,926 | 43.43% |
| 3 | Tulsiram Patidar | BSP | 2,790 | 1.90% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,504 | 1.70% |
| 4 | Ishwarsingh Shankarsingh Dodiya | Independent | 1,704 | 1.16% |
| 5 | Shersingh | Independent | 976 | 0.66% |
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| 6 | Madan Doliya "khedi" Bidwal | Independent | 831 | 0.56% |
| 7 | Dilip Kailashchandra Patidar | Independent | 735 | 0.50% |
Badnawar result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajvardhansingh Premsingh Dattigaon | INC | 55,373 | 51.09% |
| 2 | Khemraj Patidar | BJP | 40,231 | 37.12% |
| 3 | Ramesh Patel Shergarh | BJSH | 5,806 | 5.36% |
| 4 | Hemant Modi | BSP | 4,679 | 4.32% |
| 5 | Thakur Biramsingh | Independent | 2,299 | 2.12% |
Badnawar outlined in orange among the other Madhya Pradesh seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2023. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Dhar district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Badnawar is one of the assembly segments of Dhar. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Dhar candidates.
- Savitri ThakurBJP1,03,164 61.1%
- Radheshyam MuvelINC61,477 36.4%
- Jitendra MuniyaBAP1,581 0.9%
- Dhumsingh Mandloi MachharBSP1,455 0.9%
- Sunil AjrawatIndependent408 0.2%
In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 41,687 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Badnawar.
Who won the Badnawar assembly seat in 2023?
Bhanwarsingh Shekhawat "babu Ji" of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Badnawar in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh assembly election with 93,733 votes, which was 49.79% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Badnawar?
The margin was 2,976 votes (1.58% of valid votes). The runner-up was Rajvardhansingh Prem Singh Dattigaon of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 90,757 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Badnawar in 2023?
Turnout was 85.49%: 1,88,328 of 2,20,294 registered electors voted, across 248 polling stations. That is 0.7 points lower than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Badnawar part of?
Badnawar is an assembly segment of the Dhar Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Savitri Thakur got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Has Badnawar had a bye-election?
Yes. In the bye-election on 3 Nov 2020, Rajvardhan Singh-Shree Premsingh Dattigaon (Bharatiya Janata Party) won by 32,133 votes.
Is Badnawar a reserved constituency?
No. Badnawar is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Badnawar?
The Madhya Pradesh assembly elected in 2023 completes its five-year term in 2028, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections of 2023 and 2018 and 2013 and 2008 (2023 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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