Churai is assembly constituency number 124 in Madhya Pradesh, in Chhindwara district, and one of the segments of the Chhindwara Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Choudhary Sujeet Mersingh of the Indian National Congress won with 42.4% of the vote, 8,589 votes ahead of Lakhan Kumar Varma (BJP).
- 01Choudhary Sujeet MersinghINC81,61342.36%
- 02Lakhan Kumar VarmaBJP73,02437.90%
- 03Neeraj Thakur (bunty Patel)Independent19,68110.22%
- 04Pawansha SaryamIndependent10,7515.58%
- 05Ishwar Singh TekamGGP1,8110.94%
- 8 other candidates · 3,710 votesNOTA · 2,072 (1.08%)
Margin 8,589 votes · 4.46% of valid votes
All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,92,662 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choudhary Sujeet MersinghMale · 54 yrs | INC | 81,613 | 42.36% |
| 2 | Lakhan Kumar VarmaMale · 60 yrs | BJP | 73,024 | 37.90% |
| 3 | Neeraj Thakur (bunty Patel)Male · 42 yrs | Independent | 19,681 | 10.22% |
| 4 | Pawansha SaryamMale · 25 yrs · ST | Independent | 10,751 | 5.58% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,072 | 1.08% |
| 5 | Ishwar Singh TekamMale · 50 yrs · ST | GGP | 1,811 | 0.94% |
| 6 | VikramMale · 45 yrs | Independent | 1,111 | 0.58% |
| 7 | Laxminarayan Jagannath Singh LodhiMale · 68 yrs | Independent | 611 | 0.32% |
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| 8 | RaviMale · 45 yrs · SC | Independent | 387 | 0.20% |
| 9 | Masood AhmadMale · 27 yrs | Independent | 383 | 0.20% |
| 10 | Gopal Singh DehriyaMale · 35 yrs · SC | Independent | 345 | 0.18% |
| 11 | Lavkesh DehriyaMale · 29 yrs · SC | Independent | 312 | 0.16% |
| 12 | Kapil SoniMale · 38 yrs | RGOP | 282 | 0.15% |
| 13 | Lodhi Vipin VermaMale · 36 yrs | SP | 279 | 0.14% |
INC held the seat: it also won in 2018.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Churai result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choudhary Sujeet Mer Singh | INC | 78,415 | 45.96% |
| 2 | Pt. Ramesh Dubey | BJP | 65,411 | 38.33% |
| 3 | Jay Pal Uike | GGP | 12,551 | 7.36% |
| 4 | Rajendra Singh Raghuwanshi | Independent | 2,582 | 1.51% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,331 | 1.37% |
| 5 | Lodhi Vipin Verma | Independent | 1,900 | 1.11% |
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| 6 | Ashok Sevatkar | BSP | 1,596 | 0.94% |
| 7 | Prashant Sharma | AAP | 1,549 | 0.91% |
| 8 | Anil Jain @ Gullu Seth | SPAKP | 1,479 | 0.87% |
| 9 | Ravishankar | Independent | 922 | 0.54% |
| 10 | Ratan Dhurve | Independent | 725 | 0.42% |
| 11 | Madanlal Badiwa | Independent | 485 | 0.28% |
| 12 | Nanho Verma | Independent | 410 | 0.24% |
| 13 | Daduaa Uikey | Independent | 276 | 0.16% |
Churai result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pt. Ramesh Dudey | BJP | 70,810 | 46.86% |
| 2 | Choudhary Gambheer Singh | INC | 57,179 | 37.84% |
| 3 | Jhamklal Saryam | ABGP | 8,511 | 5.63% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,464 | 2.29% |
| 4 | Thakur Virendra Singh Raghuvanshi | Independent | 2,178 | 1.44% |
| 5 | Dinesh Kumar Prajapatee | BSP | 1,928 | 1.28% |
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| 6 | Siyaram Belvanshi | Independent | 1,456 | 0.96% |
| 7 | Likkhu Kumre | Independent | 1,207 | 0.80% |
| 8 | Naresh Invati | Independent | 1,009 | 0.67% |
| 9 | Prashant Sharma | GGP | 942 | 0.62% |
| 10 | Radheshyam Batty | Independent | 704 | 0.47% |
| 11 | Gaurishankar Lodhi | Independent | 505 | 0.33% |
| 12 | Jaydeep Yadav (deepa Yadav) | Independent | 436 | 0.29% |
| 13 | Sanjay Verma | NPP | 397 | 0.26% |
| 14 | Rajesh Verma | SP | 370 | 0.24% |
Churai result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choudhary Mersingh | INC | 42,188 | 35.65% |
| 2 | Pan. Ramesh Dubey | BJP | 37,815 | 31.96% |
| 3 | Jhhamaklal Saryam | GGP | 12,932 | 10.93% |
| 4 | Ajabsingh Lodhi | BJSH | 8,751 | 7.40% |
| 5 | Ravishankar | Independent | 3,026 | 2.56% |
| 6 | Rajkumar Invati | Independent | 2,632 | 2.22% |
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| 7 | Vikram | Independent | 2,109 | 1.78% |
| 8 | Ajmer Singh Chouriya | BSP | 1,775 | 1.50% |
| 9 | Dhanraj Barati Lodhi | Independent | 1,768 | 1.49% |
| 10 | Shrichandra Choriya | SP | 1,228 | 1.04% |
| 11 | Pitram Uike | Independent | 1,018 | 0.86% |
| 12 | Giriraj Srivastava | Independent | 833 | 0.70% |
| 13 | Jogilal Irpachi / Shankar Irpachi | JMM(U) | 741 | 0.63% |
| 14 | Dulare Sahu | Independent | 654 | 0.55% |
| 15 | Rajesh Saryam | GMS | 451 | 0.38% |
| 16 | Kirar Pooranlal Thakur Sukhdayal Thakur | Independent | 411 | 0.35% |
Churai 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.
Churai is one of the assembly segments of Chhindwara. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Chhindwara candidates.
- Bunty Vivek SahuBJP86,998 49.4%
- Nakul KamalnathINC77,315 43.9%
- Deviram Urf Dev Raven BhalaviGGP5,034 2.9%
- Kapil SoniRGOP1,082 0.6%
- Umakant BandewarBSP954 0.5%
In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 9,683 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Churai.
Who won the Churai assembly seat in 2023?
Choudhary Sujeet Mersingh of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Churai in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh assembly election with 81,613 votes, which was 42.36% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Churai?
The margin was 8,589 votes (4.46% of valid votes). The runner-up was Lakhan Kumar Varma of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 73,024 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Churai in 2023?
Turnout was 88.38%: 1,92,818 of 2,18,171 registered electors voted, across 272 polling stations. That is 1.5 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Churai part of?
Churai 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.
Is Churai a reserved constituency?
No. Churai is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Churai?
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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