Balaghat is assembly constituency number 111 in Madhya Pradesh, in Balaghat district, and one of the segments of the Balaghat Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Anubha Munjare of the Indian National Congress won with 54.8% of the vote, 29,195 votes ahead of Gaurishankar Bisen Chaturbhug Bisen (BJP).
- 01Anubha MunjareINC1,08,77054.83%
- 02Gaurishankar Bisen Chaturbhug BisenBJP79,57540.11%
- 03Ajey Vishal BisenIndependent2,2501.13%
- 04Kamal Kishor RautBSP1,7020.86%
- 05Gyansingh EdpacheIndependent1,1470.58%
- 12 other candidates · 4,397 votesNOTA · 534 (0.27%)
Margin 29,195 votes · 14.72% of valid votes
All 17 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,98,375 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anubha MunjareFemale · 57 yrs | INC | 1,08,770 | 54.83% |
| 2 | Gaurishankar Bisen Chaturbhug BisenMale · 71 yrs | BJP | 79,575 | 40.11% |
| 3 | Ajey Vishal BisenMale · 42 yrs | Independent | 2,250 | 1.13% |
| 4 | Kamal Kishor RautMale · 37 yrs | BSP | 1,702 | 0.86% |
| 5 | Gyansingh EdpacheMale · 63 yrs | Independent | 1,147 | 0.58% |
| 6 | Ruplal Kutrahe (sosl Warkr)Male · 44 yrs | Independent | 1,103 | 0.56% |
| 7 | Shiv JaiswalMale · 58 yrs | AAP | 1,021 | 0.51% |
| 8 | Manisha Nanu VaidyaFemale · 50 yrs | Independent | 570 | 0.29% |
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| — | NOTA | NOTA | 534 | 0.27% |
| 9 | DhaniramMale · 39 yrs | Independent | 301 | 0.15% |
| 10 | Deepak PancheshwarMale · 40 yrs | Independent | 291 | 0.15% |
| 11 | Mahendra SihoreMale · 33 yrs | Independent | 246 | 0.12% |
| 12 | Babban KhanMale · 74 yrs | Independent | 206 | 0.10% |
| 13 | Mohan Kumar RautMale · 52 yrs · SC | NWLP | 163 | 0.08% |
| 14 | Jitendra GoyalMale · 44 yrs | BMUP | 140 | 0.07% |
| 15 | DineshMale · 38 yrs | PPID | 132 | 0.07% |
| 16 | Advocate Satyaprakash ShulkeMale · 44 yrs | MPJVP | 114 | 0.06% |
| 17 | Vijay Kumar PatleMale · 44 yrs | JD(U) | 110 | 0.06% |
The seat changed hands: BJP won in 2018, INC in 2023.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Balaghat result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaurishanker Chaturbhuj Bisen | BJP | 73,476 | 41.91% |
| 2 | Anubha Munjare | SP | 45,822 | 26.14% |
| 3 | Vishveshwar Bhagat | INC | 28,701 | 16.37% |
| 4 | Anurag Chaturmohta (montu Bhaiya) | Independent | 17,113 | 9.76% |
| 5 | Yogesh Samrite | BSP | 2,704 | 1.54% |
| 6 | Manorama Nageshwar | Independent | 1,486 | 0.85% |
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| — | NOTA | NOTA | 861 | 0.49% |
| 7 | Shyam Mohan Mathre (kaka) | Independent | 855 | 0.49% |
| 8 | Manisha Nanu Vaidya | SPAKP | 728 | 0.42% |
| 9 | Babulal Pita Sukhlal Bhagat | Independent | 677 | 0.39% |
| 10 | Deepak Kumar Patle | Independent | 545 | 0.31% |
| 11 | Deepak Kumar Pincha | Independent | 518 | 0.30% |
| 12 | Afsana Khan | AAP | 503 | 0.29% |
| 13 | Advocate Satyaprakash Shulke | MPJVP | 377 | 0.22% |
| 14 | Kiran Madavi | Independent | 329 | 0.19% |
| 15 | Jitendra Goyal (jitu) | BMUP | 173 | 0.10% |
| 16 | Shankar Kansare | PPID | 171 | 0.10% |
| 17 | Harichand Mahure | Independent | 142 | 0.08% |
| 18 | Shabana Samim Ansari | SAMSP | 133 | 0.08% |
Balaghat result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gourishankar Chaturbhuj Bisen | BJP | 71,993 | 45.24% |
| 2 | Anubha Munjare | SP | 69,493 | 43.67% |
| 3 | Ummed Lilhare | INC | 5,786 | 3.64% |
| 4 | Chetan Nageshwar | BSP | 5,660 | 3.56% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,189 | 0.75% |
| 5 | Sheelratna Bansod | Independent | 920 | 0.58% |
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| 6 | Sandeep Soni Pita Santram | Independent | 902 | 0.57% |
| 7 | Ramcharan Lilhare (patel) | Independent | 660 | 0.41% |
| 8 | Pandit Rajes Jhumaru | Independent | 522 | 0.33% |
| 9 | Ashok Urf Pappu Chawla | RSMD | 495 | 0.31% |
| 10 | Mahesh Singh Thakur | Independent | 327 | 0.21% |
| 11 | Mohammad Aabid Quraishi | Independent | 318 | 0.20% |
| 12 | Arvind Choudhari | Independent | 256 | 0.16% |
| 13 | Firoz Bhai | Independent | 190 | 0.12% |
| 14 | Umendra Sirsam | Independent | 165 | 0.10% |
| 15 | Dhanesvar Shukla | GGP | 127 | 0.08% |
| 16 | Kalicharan Vaidya | Independent | 118 | 0.07% |
Balaghat result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gourishankar Chaturbhuj Bisen | BJP | 41,344 | 32.93% |
| 2 | Ashok Singh Sarswar | INC | 29,968 | 23.87% |
| 3 | Anubha Munjare | Shiv Sena | 28,658 | 22.83% |
| 4 | Rajesh Pathak | BSP | 15,614 | 12.44% |
| 5 | Geeta Bramhe | Independent | 2,112 | 1.68% |
| 6 | Abdul Haq | GGP | 907 | 0.72% |
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| 7 | Guruprasad | Independent | 811 | 0.65% |
| 8 | Sandeep Santram | Independent | 631 | 0.50% |
| 9 | Geeta Dongre | Independent | 624 | 0.50% |
| 10 | Thanendra Thakre | BJSH | 571 | 0.45% |
| 11 | Lochansingh Deshmukh | SP | 510 | 0.41% |
| 12 | Satyawan Wasnik | Independent | 389 | 0.31% |
| 13 | M. R. Khan | Independent | 365 | 0.29% |
| 14 | Vijay Bedi (bijju Bhaiya) | GMS | 341 | 0.27% |
| 15 | Goverdhan Patle Alias Hitler | Independent | 337 | 0.27% |
| 16 | Durga Prasad Bisen Adhivakta | JD(U) | 298 | 0.24% |
| 17 | Pitamlal Lilhare | Independent | 276 | 0.22% |
| 18 | Kaluram Dashriye | Independent | 270 | 0.22% |
| 19 | Ruplal | Independent | 262 | 0.21% |
| 20 | Kalicharan Vaidya | Independent | 260 | 0.21% |
| 21 | Ghanshyam | Independent | 200 | 0.16% |
| 22 | Rajesh Tembhre | Independent | 180 | 0.14% |
| 23 | Ajay Kumar Alias Anju Kasar | Independent | 169 | 0.13% |
| 24 | Anju Uikey | Independent | 161 | 0.13% |
| 25 | O. P. Nema | Independent | 157 | 0.13% |
| 26 | Prakash Meshram | Independent | 131 | 0.10% |
Balaghat 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 Balaghat district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Balaghat is one of the assembly segments of Balaghat. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Balaghat candidates.
- Bharti PardhiBJP84,576 49.7%
- Samrat Ashok Singh SaraswarINC69,148 40.6%
- Kankar MunjareBSP10,735 6.3%
- Bhuvan Singh KoramIndependent1,525 0.9%
- Nandlal UikeyGGP556 0.3%
In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 15,428 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Balaghat.
Who won the Balaghat assembly seat in 2023?
Anubha Munjare of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Balaghat in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh assembly election with 1,08,770 votes, which was 54.83% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Balaghat?
The margin was 29,195 votes (14.72% of valid votes). The runner-up was Gaurishankar Bisen Chaturbhug Bisen of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 79,575 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Balaghat in 2023?
Turnout was 85.14%: 1,98,620 of 2,33,276 registered electors voted, across 276 polling stations. That is 5.3 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Balaghat part of?
Balaghat is an assembly segment of the Balaghat Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Bharti Pardhi got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Balaghat a reserved constituency?
No. Balaghat is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Balaghat?
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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