Bhander is assembly constituency number 21 in Madhya Pradesh, in Datia district, and one of the segments of the Bhind Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Phool Singh Baraiya of the Indian National Congress won with 58.7% of the vote, 29,438 votes ahead of Ghanshyam Pironiya (BJP).
- 01Phool Singh BaraiyaINC82,04358.67%
- 02Ghanshyam PironiyaBJP52,60537.62%
- 03Chaudhari Raju DohareBSP1,9541.40%
- 04Sushil-Radhey Shyam ChandoriyaIndependent8450.60%
- 05D.R. RahulSP3700.26%
- 4 other candidates · 836 votesNOTA · 1,175 (0.84%)
Margin 29,438 votes · 21.05% of valid votes
All 9 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,39,828 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phool Singh BaraiyaMale · 61 yrs · SC | INC | 82,043 | 58.67% |
| 2 | Ghanshyam PironiyaMale · 52 yrs · SC | BJP | 52,605 | 37.62% |
| 3 | Chaudhari Raju DohareMale · 47 yrs · SC | BSP | 1,954 | 1.40% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,175 | 0.84% |
| 4 | Sushil-Radhey Shyam ChandoriyaMale · 40 yrs · SC | Independent | 845 | 0.60% |
| 5 | D.R. RahulMale · 73 yrs · SC | SP | 370 | 0.26% |
| 6 | RakeshMale · 43 yrs · SC | Independent | 272 | 0.19% |
| 7 | Ramani JatavFemale · 26 yrs · SC | AAP | 244 | 0.17% |
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| 8 | Udal Singh Thakur (khangar)Male · 43 yrs · SC | Independent | 188 | 0.13% |
| 9 | Atar SinghMale · 50 yrs · SC | Independent | 132 | 0.09% |
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.
Bhander bye-election, 3 Nov 2020
Turnout 71.6% · 1,26,116 of 1,76,081 electors voted
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raksha Santram Saroniya | BJP | 57,043 | 45.25% |
| 2 | Phool Singh Baraiya | INC | 56,882 | 45.12% |
| 3 | Mahendra Boddh | BSP | 7,055 | 5.60% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,619 | 1.28% |
| 4 | Ashok Pawar (banshkar) | SamSP | 783 | 0.62% |
| 5 | Swdesh Kumar | Independent | 744 | 0.59% |
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| 6 | Raghuveer Ravi Banshkar | Independent | 715 | 0.57% |
| 7 | Mohar Singh | Independent | 360 | 0.29% |
| 8 | Jagannath Prasad | Independent | 179 | 0.14% |
| 9 | Ramdayal Prabhakar | VBA | 174 | 0.14% |
| 10 | Chandrasekhar | Independent | 156 | 0.12% |
| 11 | Chandrabhan Singh | Independent | 148 | 0.12% |
| 12 | Udal Singh Thakur (khangar) | Independent | 111 | 0.09% |
| 13 | Uttam Singh | Independent | 99 | 0.08% |
Bhander result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raksha Santram Saroniya | INC | 73,578 | 62.12% |
| 2 | Rajni Prajapati | BJP | 33,682 | 28.44% |
| 3 | Smt. Kiran Bala | BSP | 2,642 | 2.23% |
| 4 | Narayan Singh (babuji) | BASD | 2,323 | 1.96% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,228 | 1.04% |
| 5 | Karan Singh | BSCP | 1,165 | 0.98% |
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| 6 | Umesh Kumar Prajapati | Independent | 1,040 | 0.88% |
| 7 | Ghanshyam (kori) | SJVP | 876 | 0.74% |
| 8 | Khetaan Singh Parihar | Independent | 809 | 0.68% |
| 9 | Uttam Singh | Independent | 446 | 0.38% |
| 10 | Ashok Dandotiya | Independent | 345 | 0.29% |
| 11 | Ghanshyam Verma | AAP | 313 | 0.26% |
Bhander result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghanshyam Pironiya | BJP | 36,878 | 37.42% |
| 2 | Arun Kumar (annu Bharti) | INC | 29,227 | 29.66% |
| 3 | Phool Singh Baraiya | BA | 13,389 | 13.59% |
| 4 | Arvind Kumar Boudh Advocate Palinoor | BSP | 12,686 | 12.87% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,494 | 1.52% |
| 5 | Mohan Lal Ahirwar | Independent | 988 | 1.00% |
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| 6 | Raghvendra Singh Dohre ( Raju) | NCP | 704 | 0.71% |
| 7 | Sooraj Singh Jatav | Independent | 688 | 0.70% |
| 8 | Ram Pal Ahirwar | BSCP | 675 | 0.68% |
| 9 | Ragunath | Independent | 635 | 0.64% |
| 10 | Jagat Singh | RSMD | 559 | 0.57% |
| 11 | Dr. Naresh Dhanuk | SP | 382 | 0.39% |
| 12 | Murat Singh | Independent | 243 | 0.25% |
Bhander result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asha Ram Ahirwar | BJP | 36,461 | 39.67% |
| 2 | Phool Singh Baraiya | LJP | 16,363 | 17.80% |
| 3 | Mahendra Bodh | INC | 14,460 | 15.73% |
| 4 | D.r.rahul | BSP | 11,836 | 12.88% |
| 5 | Mohan Lal Contrector | Independent | 2,032 | 2.21% |
| 6 | Rade Syam Prjapati | AD | 1,534 | 1.67% |
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| 7 | Geeta Varma | Independent | 1,191 | 1.30% |
| 8 | Rajesh Kumar Johari | RSMD | 1,180 | 1.28% |
| 9 | Santosh Kumar | IJP | 1,152 | 1.25% |
| 10 | Ragwendra Singh | Independent | 1,109 | 1.21% |
| 11 | Chandra Sekhar | Independent | 731 | 0.80% |
| 12 | Laxmi Narayan | Independent | 708 | 0.77% |
| 13 | Charan Singh | Independent | 687 | 0.75% |
| 14 | Dr. Virendra Mohan Rai Khangar (mbbs) | SP | 615 | 0.67% |
| 15 | Ram Singh Dandotiya | BHBP | 463 | 0.50% |
| 16 | Ram Lal | Independent | 413 | 0.45% |
| 17 | Ram Murti | NLP | 339 | 0.37% |
| 18 | Kamta Prasad | RPI(A) | 332 | 0.36% |
| 19 | Kishan Lal | Independent | 296 | 0.32% |
Bhander 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 Datia district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Bhander is one of the assembly segments of Bhind. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Bhind candidates.
- Sandhya RayBJP58,468 49.0%
- Phool Singh BaraiyaINC57,003 47.8%
- Devashish JarariyaBSP2,172 1.8%
- Umesh GargIndependent663 0.6%
- Rekha ShakyaIndependent314 0.3%
In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 1,465 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Bhander.
Who won the Bhander assembly seat in 2023?
Phool Singh Baraiya of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Bhander in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh assembly election with 82,043 votes, which was 58.67% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Bhander?
The margin was 29,438 votes (21.05% of valid votes). The runner-up was Ghanshyam Pironiya of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 52,605 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Bhander in 2023?
Turnout was 73.66%: 1,39,911 of 1,89,931 registered electors voted, across 229 polling stations. That is 4.1 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Bhander part of?
Bhander is an assembly segment of the Bhind Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Sandhya Ray got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Has Bhander had a bye-election?
Yes. In the bye-election on 3 Nov 2020, Raksha Santram Saroniya (Bharatiya Janata Party) won by 161 votes.
Is Bhander a reserved constituency?
Yes. Bhander is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Bhander?
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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