Dhar is assembly constituency number 201 in Madhya Pradesh, in Dhar district, and one of the segments of the Dhar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Neena Vikram Verma of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 44.1% of the vote, 9,694 votes ahead of Prabha Balmukund Gautam (INC).
- 01Neena Vikram VermaBJP90,37144.08%
- 02Prabha Balmukund GautamINC80,67739.35%
- 03Rajeev Yadav-RajuIndependent21,11410.30%
- 04Kuldeep Mohan Singh BundelaIndependent6,9483.39%
- 05Omprakash MalviyBSP1,0080.49%
- 7 other candidates · 3,717 votesNOTA · 1,198 (0.58%)
Margin 9,694 votes · 4.73% of valid votes
All 12 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,05,033 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neena Vikram VermaFemale · 66 yrs | BJP | 90,371 | 44.08% |
| 2 | Prabha Balmukund GautamFemale · 57 yrs | INC | 80,677 | 39.35% |
| 3 | Rajeev Yadav-RajuMale · 46 yrs | Independent | 21,114 | 10.30% |
| 4 | Kuldeep Mohan Singh BundelaMale · 47 yrs | Independent | 6,948 | 3.39% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,198 | 0.58% |
| 5 | Omprakash MalviyMale · 40 yrs · SC | BSP | 1,008 | 0.49% |
| 6 | Mamta RajputFemale · 56 yrs | Independent | 969 | 0.47% |
| 7 | Abdul SalamMale · 58 yrs | PuPP | 741 | 0.36% |
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| 8 | Hariram Patel DelmiwalaMale · 53 yrs · ST | Independent | 626 | 0.31% |
| 9 | Rajesh RathoreMale · 46 yrs | Independent | 604 | 0.29% |
| 10 | Manoj TanwarMale · 31 yrs | Independent | 436 | 0.21% |
| 11 | Jamila BeeFemale · 55 yrs | Independent | 234 | 0.11% |
| 12 | Deep Singh ThakurMale · 46 yrs | Independent | 107 | 0.05% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2018.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Dhar result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neena Vikram Verma | BJP | 93,180 | 49.47% |
| 2 | Prabha Balmukundsingh Goutam | INC | 87,462 | 46.43% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,615 | 0.86% |
| 3 | Abdul Salam | BSP | 1,249 | 0.66% |
| 4 | Rajesh Kumar Rathor | Independent | 1,184 | 0.63% |
| 5 | Sanjay Jayswal | Independent | 956 | 0.51% |
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| 6 | Amit Jain | SSKP | 945 | 0.50% |
| 7 | Sunil Trivedi | SPAKP | 582 | 0.31% |
| 8 | Jameela Bi | Independent | 429 | 0.23% |
| 9 | Nanda Thakur | AAP | 214 | 0.11% |
| 10 | Omprakash Joshi | BPAP | 200 | 0.11% |
| 11 | Sharif Patel Advocate | BMUP | 193 | 0.10% |
| 12 | Dhannalal Malviya | PRSP | 148 | 0.08% |
Dhar result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neena Vikram Verma | BJP | 85,624 | 49.59% |
| 2 | Kunw. Balmukund Singh Gautam | INC | 74,142 | 42.94% |
| 3 | Prabhu Rathore | Independent | 1,961 | 1.14% |
| 4 | Naval Kishor Sharma | Independent | 1,960 | 1.14% |
| 5 | Dhannalal Chouhan | BSP | 1,752 | 1.01% |
| 6 | Sunil Sawant (bhau) | Independent | 1,730 | 1.00% |
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| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,295 | 0.75% |
| 7 | Sandeep Kumar Kanes | Independent | 1,224 | 0.71% |
| 8 | Salam Neta | NCP | 791 | 0.46% |
| 9 | Jamila Bee Poorv Parshad | Independent | 676 | 0.39% |
| 10 | Shyam Mama Thakur | Independent | 619 | 0.36% |
| 11 | Up Sarpanch Ratan Lal Tailor Sahaab | Independent | 246 | 0.14% |
| 12 | Rajesh Rathod | Independent | 214 | 0.12% |
| 13 | Ghanshyam Solanki | Independent | 143 | 0.08% |
| 14 | Mukesh Ram Singh Parmar | Independent | 137 | 0.08% |
| 15 | Balu Singh (balaji) | Independent | 135 | 0.08% |
Dhar result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neena Vikram Verma | BJP | 50,510 | 47.34% |
| 2 | Balmukund Singh Goutam | INC | 50,509 | 47.34% |
| 3 | Sanjay Bafana | Independent | 2,063 | 1.93% |
| 4 | G.P. Saket | BSP | 996 | 0.93% |
| 5 | Rajesh Rathod | Independent | 818 | 0.77% |
| 6 | Ishvardas Vashnav | Independent | 628 | 0.59% |
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| 7 | Yogesh Dongare | Independent | 233 | 0.22% |
| 8 | Jamila Bee | Independent | 207 | 0.19% |
| 9 | Mamtesh Mali | Independent | 198 | 0.19% |
| 10 | Ashok Maratha | Shiv Sena | 197 | 0.18% |
| 11 | Nandram Onkar Parihar | LJP | 99 | 0.09% |
| 12 | Radheshyam Mukati | LPSP | 90 | 0.08% |
| 13 | Ghanshyam Ratansingh Solanki | Independent | 89 | 0.08% |
| 14 | Havaldar Bhagvan Dubey | IJP | 66 | 0.06% |
Dhar 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.
Dhar is one of the assembly segments of Dhar. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Dhar candidates.
- Savitri ThakurBJP1,31,482 70.5%
- Radheshyam MuvelINC52,289 28.0%
- Dhumsingh Mandloi MachharBSP1,126 0.6%
- Jitendra MuniyaBAP806 0.4%
- Sunil AjrawatIndependent313 0.2%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 79,193 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Dhar.
Who won the Dhar assembly seat in 2023?
Neena Vikram Verma of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Dhar in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh assembly election with 90,371 votes, which was 44.08% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Dhar?
The margin was 9,694 votes (4.73% of valid votes). The runner-up was Prabha Balmukund Gautam of the Indian National Congress with 80,677 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Dhar in 2023?
Turnout was 79.60%: 2,05,284 of 2,57,892 registered electors voted, across 300 polling stations. That is 6.0 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Dhar part of?
Dhar 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.
Is Dhar a reserved constituency?
No. Dhar is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Dhar?
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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