Parasia is assembly constituency number 127 in Madhya Pradesh, in Chhindwara district, and one of the segments of the Chhindwara Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Sohanlal Balmik of the Indian National Congress won with 47.8% of the vote, 2,168 votes ahead of Jyoti Dehariya (BJP).
- 01Sohanlal BalmikINC88,22747.75%
- 02Jyoti DehariyaBJP86,05946.57%
- 03''santoshi Dehariya''Independent1,7060.92%
- 04Jyoti DehariyaRPI(A)1,5130.82%
- 05Suresh Bunkar (satankar)Independent1,4460.78%
- 7 other candidates · 2,776 votesNOTA · 3,049 (1.65%)
Margin 2,168 votes · 1.17% of valid votes
All 12 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,84,776 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sohanlal BalmikMale · 60 yrs · SC | INC | 88,227 | 47.75% |
| 2 | Jyoti DehariyaFemale · 35 yrs · SC | BJP | 86,059 | 46.57% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,049 | 1.65% |
| 3 | ''santoshi Dehariya''Female · 47 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,706 | 0.92% |
| 4 | Jyoti DehariyaFemale · 44 yrs · SC | RPI(A) | 1,513 | 0.82% |
| 5 | Suresh Bunkar (satankar)Male · 60 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,446 | 0.78% |
| 6 | Sateesh Kumar NagwanshiMale · 38 yrs · SC | GGP | 734 | 0.40% |
| 7 | Sagar BelwanshiMale · 37 yrs · SC | Independent | 591 | 0.32% |
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| 8 | Tukaram Durge "masab"Male · 67 yrs · SC | Independent | 462 | 0.25% |
| 9 | JyotiFemale · 39 yrs · SC | Independent | 357 | 0.19% |
| 10 | Rupesh BalmikMale · 52 yrs · SC | Independent | 228 | 0.12% |
| 11 | Kailash Nagalkar (sonu)Male · 38 yrs · SC | Independent | 208 | 0.11% |
| 12 | Ashok BarasiyaMale · 43 yrs · SC | Independent | 196 | 0.11% |
INC held the seat: it also won in 2018.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Parasia result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sohanlal Balmik | INC | 79,553 | 48.34% |
| 2 | Tarachand Bawaria | BJP | 66,819 | 40.60% |
| 3 | Satish Nagwanshi | GGP | 4,717 | 2.87% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,186 | 1.94% |
| 4 | Durga Bai Amrawanshi | AAP | 2,232 | 1.36% |
| 5 | Tulsidas Mahalgavaiya | Independent | 2,187 | 1.33% |
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| 6 | Govind Prasad Barkhania | BSP | 2,135 | 1.30% |
| 7 | Santosh Dehariya | Independent | 1,714 | 1.04% |
| 8 | Ajay Kumar Madke | Independent | 954 | 0.58% |
| 9 | Ravishankar Belwanshi Mothar | SJVP | 599 | 0.36% |
| 10 | Shakun Nandekar | RAPTY | 482 | 0.29% |
Parasia result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sohanlal Valmik | INC | 72,235 | 47.15% |
| 2 | Tarachand Bavariya | BJP | 65,373 | 42.67% |
| 3 | Vishnu Dehariya | ABGP | 4,924 | 3.21% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,627 | 3.02% |
| 4 | Devlal Dehariya | Independent | 2,073 | 1.35% |
| 5 | Devraj Bavariya | BSP | 1,600 | 1.04% |
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| 6 | Rajesh Mohabiya | Independent | 1,023 | 0.67% |
| 7 | Dilip Kumar Gajbhiye | Independent | 742 | 0.48% |
| 8 | Jitendra Chouhan | Independent | 616 | 0.40% |
Parasia result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarachand Bawaria | BJP | 50,156 | 42.14% |
| 2 | Sohanlal Valmik | INC | 50,063 | 42.06% |
| 3 | Harising | Independent | 4,864 | 4.09% |
| 4 | Sukhdayal Bhatravanshi | GGP | 4,575 | 3.84% |
| 5 | Mohan Singh Belavanshee | Independent | 1,949 | 1.64% |
| 6 | Sadaram Bhawarkar | Independent | 1,674 | 1.41% |
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| 7 | Punaram Dehariya | BSP | 1,203 | 1.01% |
| 8 | Jyoti Dehariya | RPI(A) | 1,066 | 0.90% |
| 9 | Rahit Lal Nagbansi | Independent | 886 | 0.74% |
| 10 | Manakchand Dehariya | Independent | 674 | 0.57% |
| 11 | Ratan Dehariya | SP | 597 | 0.50% |
| 12 | Pushpa Deharia | BJSH | 497 | 0.42% |
| 13 | Gangaram Bawaria | Independent | 426 | 0.36% |
| 14 | Deepak Choudhary | LJP | 398 | 0.33% |
Parasia 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.
Parasia is one of the assembly segments of Chhindwara. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Chhindwara candidates.
- Bunty Vivek SahuBJP90,896 53.6%
- Nakul KamalnathINC67,594 39.9%
- Deviram Urf Dev Raven BhalaviGGP4,333 2.6%
- Kapil SoniRGOP1,218 0.7%
- Umakant BandewarBSP1,073 0.6%
In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 23,302 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Parasia.
Who won the Parasia assembly seat in 2023?
Sohanlal Balmik of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Parasia in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh assembly election with 88,227 votes, which was 47.75% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Parasia?
The margin was 2,168 votes (1.17% of valid votes). The runner-up was Jyoti Dehariya of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 86,059 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Parasia in 2023?
Turnout was 84.66%: 1,85,069 of 2,18,599 registered electors voted, across 245 polling stations. That is 3.4 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Parasia part of?
Parasia 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 Parasia a reserved constituency?
Yes. Parasia 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 Parasia?
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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