Pohari is assembly constituency number 24 in Madhya Pradesh, in Shivpuri district, and one of the segments of the Gwalior Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Kailash Kushwah of the Indian National Congress won with 51.6% of the vote, 49,481 votes ahead of Suresh Dhakad Ranthkheda (BJP).
- 01Kailash KushwahINC99,73951.57%
- 02Suresh Dhakad RanthkhedaBJP50,25825.99%
- 03Pradhumna Verma (bachaura)BSP37,26119.27%
- 04Hakim Singh VermaIndependent8580.44%
- 05Satendra DhakadIndependent7400.38%
- 10 other candidates · 2,996 votesNOTA · 1,556 (0.80%)
Margin 49,481 votes · 25.58% of valid votes
All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,93,408 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kailash KushwahMale · 44 yrs | INC | 99,739 | 51.57% |
| 2 | Suresh Dhakad RanthkhedaMale · 61 yrs | BJP | 50,258 | 25.99% |
| 3 | Pradhumna Verma (bachaura)Male · 44 yrs | BSP | 37,261 | 19.27% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,556 | 0.80% |
| 4 | Hakim Singh VermaMale · 32 yrs | Independent | 858 | 0.44% |
| 5 | Satendra DhakadMale · 41 yrs | Independent | 740 | 0.38% |
| 6 | Vinod KumarMale · 32 yrs · SC | BMUP | 715 | 0.37% |
| 7 | Rameshwar VermaMale · 47 yrs | Independent | 572 | 0.30% |
Show 8 more candidates
| 8 | Mahendra DhengarMale · 37 yrs | Independent | 485 | 0.25% |
| 9 | Siddham Singh KhemariyaMale · 28 yrs · SC | ASPKR | 286 | 0.15% |
| 10 | Baboolal Gorakh (jatav)Male · 37 yrs · SC | Independent | 181 | 0.09% |
| 11 | Brajesh DhakarMale · 36 yrs | Independent | 170 | 0.09% |
| 12 | Kailash Narayan PariharMale · 51 yrs · SC | Independent | 161 | 0.08% |
| 13 | Naresh DhakadMale · 31 yrs | Independent | 160 | 0.08% |
| 14 | Kalyan KuswahMale · 42 yrs | Independent | 154 | 0.08% |
| 15 | GirrajMale · 33 yrs | Independent | 112 | 0.06% |
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.
Pohari bye-election, 3 Nov 2020
Turnout 76.4% · 1,69,268 of 2,21,552 electors voted
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suresh Dhakad Rathkheda | BJP | 66,344 | 39.22% |
| 2 | Kailash Kushwah | BSP | 43,848 | 25.92% |
| 3 | Hari Vallabh Shukla | INC | 42,638 | 25.21% |
| 4 | Param Singh Rawat | Independent | 8,079 | 4.78% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,783 | 1.05% |
| 5 | Ummed Singh Adiwashi | APoI | 1,543 | 0.91% |
Show 8 more candidates
| 6 | Vaibhav | RKSP | 1,112 | 0.66% |
| 7 | Satyendra Dhakad | Independent | 1,061 | 0.63% |
| 8 | Radhe Dhakar | Independent | 776 | 0.46% |
| 9 | Vinod Dhakad | Rashtriya Vanchit Party | 532 | 0.31% |
| 10 | Er. Girraj Singh Dulhara | SP | 385 | 0.23% |
| 11 | Tofik Mohammad | Independent | 376 | 0.22% |
| 12 | Vinod Shakya | BMUP | 347 | 0.21% |
| 13 | Kailash Parihar | Independent | 323 | 0.19% |
Pohari result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suresh Dhakad | INC | 60,654 | 37.06% |
| 2 | Kailash Kushwah | BSP | 52,736 | 32.22% |
| 3 | Prahlad Bharti | BJP | 37,268 | 22.77% |
| 4 | Rakesh Rajak | Independent | 2,271 | 1.39% |
| 5 | Ajmer Singh Kotiya | JANADIP | 1,404 | 0.86% |
| 6 | Rajendra Sehriya | Independent | 1,346 | 0.82% |
Show 15 more candidates
| 7 | Manoj | Independent | 876 | 0.54% |
| 8 | Hanumant Singh | AABHAP | 773 | 0.47% |
| 9 | Tarachand | Independent | 761 | 0.46% |
| 10 | Advocate Ranjeet Singh Rawat | SBIP | 686 | 0.42% |
| 11 | Satendr | Independent | 593 | 0.36% |
| 12 | Asha Ram | BASD | 589 | 0.36% |
| 13 | Chandra Prakash | Independent | 553 | 0.34% |
| 14 | Harkishan Kushwaha @ Dealar Singh | BLSP | 526 | 0.32% |
| 15 | Ram Kumar | Independent | 473 | 0.29% |
| 16 | Rajguru Yadav | SP | 436 | 0.27% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 428 | 0.26% |
| 17 | Ajay Singh Kushwah | Independent | 383 | 0.23% |
| 18 | Narendra Vyas | AAP | 377 | 0.23% |
| 19 | Ramsahay Sharma | BRMD | 332 | 0.20% |
| 20 | Hari Singh | Independent | 201 | 0.12% |
Pohari result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prahlad Bharti | BJP | 53,068 | 34.70% |
| 2 | Harivallabh Shukla | INC | 49,443 | 32.33% |
| 3 | Lakhan Singh Baghel | BSP | 34,250 | 22.39% |
| 4 | Ramkumar | Independent | 2,425 | 1.59% |
| 5 | Gopal Kushwah | BA | 1,967 | 1.29% |
| 6 | Khet Singh | SP | 1,319 | 0.86% |
Show 13 more candidates
| 7 | Sunil | Independent | 1,285 | 0.84% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,244 | 0.81% |
| 8 | Naresh | Independent | 1,124 | 0.73% |
| 9 | Rajesh | Independent | 1,120 | 0.73% |
| 10 | Munnalal Soni | Independent | 1,072 | 0.70% |
| 11 | Suresh Jatav | Independent | 1,065 | 0.70% |
| 12 | Maniram Dhakad | Independent | 1,051 | 0.69% |
| 13 | Kaptansingh Thakur | Independent | 587 | 0.38% |
| 14 | Padam Singh | Independent | 508 | 0.33% |
| 15 | Bhragendra Singh Raghuvansi | Independent | 506 | 0.33% |
| 16 | Tarachand | Independent | 376 | 0.25% |
| 17 | Om Prakash | Independent | 281 | 0.18% |
| 18 | Hrishikesh Sharma | Independent | 260 | 0.17% |
Pohari result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prahlad Bharti | BJP | 45,209 | 39.59% |
| 2 | Hariballabh Shukla | BSP | 25,819 | 22.61% |
| 3 | N.P. Sharma | INC | 13,859 | 12.14% |
| 4 | Bahan Ramshree | RSMD | 7,991 | 7.00% |
| 5 | Khet Singh | SP | 2,153 | 1.89% |
| 6 | Vijay Singh | Independent | 2,050 | 1.80% |
Show 25 more candidates
| 7 | Parsadi Lal | Independent | 1,744 | 1.53% |
| 8 | Parasram | Independent | 1,615 | 1.41% |
| 9 | Hariballabh | Independent | 1,225 | 1.07% |
| 10 | Sunil | Independent | 911 | 0.80% |
| 11 | Girraj Sharma | BJSH | 889 | 0.78% |
| 12 | Mahesh | Independent | 840 | 0.74% |
| 13 | Virendra Sharma | Independent | 814 | 0.71% |
| 14 | Ramkali Choudhary | LJP | 739 | 0.65% |
| 15 | Dev Singh | Independent | 726 | 0.64% |
| 16 | Tejsingh | Independent | 722 | 0.63% |
| 17 | Brijmohan | Independent | 681 | 0.60% |
| 18 | Ramkumar | Independent | 616 | 0.54% |
| 19 | Bhadaie | Independent | 615 | 0.54% |
| 20 | Tarachand | Independent | 601 | 0.53% |
| 21 | Manoj | Independent | 571 | 0.50% |
| 22 | Ravi Kumar | Independent | 517 | 0.45% |
| 23 | Veerpal Singh | BRVP | 484 | 0.42% |
| 24 | Munnalal Soni | Independent | 452 | 0.40% |
| 25 | Bharosi | Independent | 376 | 0.33% |
| 26 | Ratnu | Independent | 352 | 0.31% |
| 27 | Radheshyam | RPI(A) | 347 | 0.30% |
| 28 | Meena | Independent | 346 | 0.30% |
| 29 | Chatur Singh | Independent | 340 | 0.30% |
| 30 | Kapoori Rawat | Independent | 300 | 0.26% |
| 31 | Mukesh | Independent | 278 | 0.24% |
Pohari 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 Shivpuri district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Pohari is one of the assembly segments of Gwalior. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Gwalior candidates.
- Bharat Singh KushwahBJP77,381 49.5%
- Praveen PathakINC65,005 41.6%
- Kalyan Singh KansanaBSP6,956 4.5%
- Archana Singh RathoreRSPS1,285 0.8%
- Er. Mahendra Pratap Singh PalIndependent857 0.5%
In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 12,376 EVM votes.
Open Gwalior Lok Sabha resultBooth-level results, printable maps, voter-list analysis and verified field surveys for this constituency. Tick what you need and our team will call with scope and a quote.
Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Pohari.
Who won the Pohari assembly seat in 2023?
Kailash Kushwah of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Pohari in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh assembly election with 99,739 votes, which was 51.57% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Pohari?
The margin was 49,481 votes (25.58% of valid votes). The runner-up was Suresh Dhakad Ranthkheda of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 50,258 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Pohari in 2023?
Turnout was 79.40%: 1,93,505 of 2,43,694 registered electors voted, across 299 polling stations. That is 3.5 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Pohari part of?
Pohari is an assembly segment of the Gwalior Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Bharat Singh Kushwah got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Has Pohari had a bye-election?
Yes. In the bye-election on 3 Nov 2020, Suresh Dhakad Rathkheda (Bharatiya Janata Party) won by 22,496 votes.
Is Pohari a reserved constituency?
No. Pohari is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Pohari?
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.
Each page below is built from an official source and credited on the page.
- Shivpuri population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, ShivpuriEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Madhya Pradesh state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Madhya Pradesh districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, Madhya PradeshBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in Madhya PradeshCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
- Urban local bodies in Madhya PradeshMunicipal corporations, councils, wards