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Assembly constituency 126 · Madhya Pradesh

Chhindwara is assembly constituency number 126 in Madhya Pradesh, in Chhindwara district, and one of the segments of the Chhindwara Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Kamal Nath of the Indian National Congress won with 56.4% of the vote, 36,594 votes ahead of Vivek Bunty Sahu (BJP).

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Chhindwara · 2023AC 126
  1. 01
    Kamal Nath
    INC
    1,32,302
    56.44%
  2. 02
    Vivek Bunty Sahu
    BJP
    95,708
    40.83%
  3. 03
    Thakur Trivikram Hirpachi
    BSP
    1,897
    0.81%
  4. 04
    Rajesh Tantrik (kushwaha)
    ANSP
    867
    0.37%
  5. 05
    Subhash Shukla
    Independent
    617
    0.26%
  6. 6 other candidates · 1,295 votesNOTA · 1,741 (0.74%)

Margin 36,594 votes · 15.61% of valid votes

2,82,801
Registered electors
2023 election
83.0%
Turnout
+2.3 pts vs 2018
36,594
Victory margin
15.6% of valid votes
Nov 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,34,427 valid votes, NOTA included.

Chhindwara 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Kamal NathMale · 76 yrsINC1,32,302
56.44%
2Vivek Bunty SahuMale · 44 yrsBJP95,708
40.83%
3Thakur Trivikram HirpachiMale · 30 yrs · STBSP1,897
0.81%
—NOTANOTA1,741
0.74%
4Rajesh Tantrik (kushwaha)Male · 53 yrsANSP867
0.37%
5Subhash ShuklaMale · 54 yrsIndependent617
0.26%
6Mohan BharteeyMale · 49 yrsIndependent390
0.17%
7Harsha BanodeFemale · 45 yrsIndependent339
0.14%
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8Mukesh KakodiyaMale · 46 yrs · STIndependent198
0.08%
9Pramila VermaFemale · 50 yrsIndependent157
0.07%
10Ajay NagwanshiMale · 36 yrs · SCIndependent130
0.06%
11Mohd. Parvez QureshiMale · 43 yrsIndependent81
0.03%
Past results

INC held the seat: it also won in 2018.

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023INC 56.4%BJP 40.8%BSP 0.8%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Kamal NathINC · 56.4% · margin 36,594Turnout83.0%
2019 byeKamal NathINC · 55.0% · margin 25,837Turnout79.2%
2018Deepak SaxenaINC · 50.5% · margin 14,547Turnout80.8%
2013Choudhary Chandrabhansingh KubersinghBJP · 53.4% · margin 24,778Turnout80.5%
2008Deepak SaxenaINC · 46.8% · margin 3,444Turnout78.8%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Chhindwara bye-election, 29 Apr 2019

Turnout 79.2% · 2,08,465 of 2,63,185 electors voted

Chhindwara bye-election 2019-04-29 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Kamal NathINC1,14,459
54.99%
2Vivek Bunty SahuBJP88,622
42.58%
—NOTANOTA2,027
0.97%
3Ramprakash RaghuwanshiANSP842
0.40%
4Santosh SuryawanshiIndependent774
0.37%
5Sateesh NagwanshiGGP412
0.20%
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6M. P. VishwakarmaRAPty333
0.16%
7Radheshyam Bunty SahuIndependent331
0.16%
8Pradeep BiskeleIndependent197
0.09%
9Amit GhateIndependent154
0.07%

Chhindwara result 2018

Chhindwara 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Deepak SaxenaINC1,04,034
50.47%
2Choudhary Chandrabhan Singh Kuber SinghBJP89,487
43.41%
—NOTANOTA2,800
1.36%
3Santosh SuryawanshiIndependent2,326
1.13%
4Ku. Pushpa Devi MasramGGP2,211
1.07%
5Purushottam MandrahaBSP1,714
0.83%
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6Animesh PandeyAAP864
0.42%
7SubhashIndependent773
0.38%
8Ramkrishnan NagIndependent317
0.15%
9Ravishankar Singh ThakurIndependent310
0.15%
10Deepamala NathRAPTY271
0.13%
11Ayushman Kapil SoniIndependent266
0.13%
12Dinesh Kumar RajputSPAKP236
0.11%
13Ashish PandeyShiv Sena234
0.11%
14"patrakar" Rajesh TantrikANSP159
0.08%
15Prabhu KripashankarSDP(MP)122
0.06%

Chhindwara result 2013

Chhindwara 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Choudhary Chandrabhansingh KubersinghBJP97,769
53.41%
2Deepak SaxenaINC72,991
39.87%
—NOTANOTA5,049
2.76%
3Shrichand ChouriyaIndependent2,444
1.34%
4Durga Hemraj ChoureBSP1,366
0.75%
5Sandeep Kumar BhaskarIndependent773
0.42%
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6Balvir Singh YadavIndependent478
0.26%
7Kalam AliGGP419
0.23%
8Subhash ShuklaIndependent365
0.20%
9Arvind YadavSP305
0.17%
10Manoj UikeIndependent270
0.15%
11R K MarkamIndependent261
0.14%
12Abdul Samad Khan (patel)Independent179
0.10%
13Eng Kripa Shankar YadavIndependent170
0.09%
14Bhai Hemendra (banti) GoharShiv Sena147
0.08%
15Mangal Singh RathorNPP83
0.05%

Chhindwara result 2008

Chhindwara 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Deepak SaxenaINC64,740
46.81%
2Choudhari Chandrabhan SinghBJP61,296
44.32%
3Sareef KhanIndependent2,939
2.13%
4Subhash ShuklaIndependent2,858
2.07%
5Mohamad IrsadGGP1,621
1.17%
6Devilal SahuBSP1,413
1.02%
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7Santosh JainIndependent754
0.55%
8Kewalram PartetiGMS629
0.45%
9Meena Rajendra RaiBJSH506
0.37%
10Dhanpal DhurveIndependent294
0.21%
11Thakur Prhlad Sing KusreIndependent290
0.21%
12Balveer Singh YadavSP270
0.20%
13Guddu BhaiyaIndependent205
0.15%
14Digamber BagdeRPI(A)189
0.14%
15Mohamad Athar PashaJMM174
0.13%
16Ingr.kripa Shanker YadavJD(U)118
0.09%
Map

Chhindwara 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 Chhindwara district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Chhindwara is one of the assembly segments of Chhindwara. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Chhindwara candidates.

  • Bunty Vivek SahuBJP1,08,978 51.2%
  • Nakul KamalnathINC95,890 45.1%
  • Deviram Urf Dev Raven BhalaviGGP3,205 1.5%
  • Umakant BandewarBSP1,175 0.6%
  • Kapil SoniRGOP750 0.4%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 13,088 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Chhindwara.

Who won the Chhindwara assembly seat in 2023?

Kamal Nath of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Chhindwara in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh assembly election with 1,32,302 votes, which was 56.44% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Chhindwara?

The margin was 36,594 votes (15.61% of valid votes). The runner-up was Vivek Bunty Sahu of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 95,708 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Chhindwara in 2023?

Turnout was 83.04%: 2,34,847 of 2,82,801 registered electors voted, across 307 polling stations. That is 2.3 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Chhindwara part of?

Chhindwara is an assembly segment of the Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Bunty Vivek Sahu got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Chhindwara had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 29 Apr 2019, Kamal Nath (Indian National Congress) won by 25,837 votes.

Is Chhindwara a reserved constituency?

No. Chhindwara is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Chhindwara?

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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