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Balaghat

Assembly seat no. 111 in Madhya Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.

Madhya Pradesh also has a Lok Sabha constituency called BALAGHAT. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.

Winner, 2008
GOURISHANKAR CHATURBHUJ BISEN
BJP
Elections held
14
1962–2023
Most successful party
BJP
won 7 of 14
Margin, 2008
11,376
9.06% of valid votes

Result, 2008

Winner
Votes
41,344
Vote share
32.93%
Margin
11,376
Runner-up
INCASHOK SINGH SARSWAR
Votes
29,968
Vote share
23.87%
Behind by
11,376
Electors
1,60,561
Total votes polled
1,25,546
Valid votes
1,25,546
NOTA votes
Turnout
78.2%

Full result, 2008

26 candidates · 1,25,546 valid votes

2008 election →
GOURISHANKAR CHATURBHUJ BISENBJPwon
41,344
32.9%
ASHOK SINGH SARSWARINC
29,968
23.9%
ANUBHA MUNJARESHS
28,658
22.8%
RAJESH PATHAKBSP
15,614
12.4%
GEETA BRAMHEIND
2,112
1.7%
ABDUL HAQGGP
907
0.7%
GURUPRASADIND
811
0.7%
SANDEEP SANTRAMIND
631
0.5%
GEETA DONGREIND
624
0.5%
THANENDRA THAKREBJSH
571
0.5%
LOCHANSINGH DESHMUKHSP
510
0.4%
SATYAWAN WASNIKIND
389
0.3%

Showing the top 12 of 26. The full list is in the API.

Past results

Most recent 5 of 14 elections

View all 14
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2023Anubha MunjareINC1,08,77054.83%Gaurishankar Bisen Chaturbhug Bisen29,195
2018GAURISHANKER CHATURBHUJ BISENBJP73,47641.91%ANUBHA MUNJARE27,654
2013GOURISHANKAR CHATURBHUJ BISENBJP71,99345.24%ANUBHA MUNJARE2,500
2008GOURISHANKAR CHATURBHUJ BISENBJP41,34432.93%ASHOK SINGH SARSWAR11,376
2003GAURI SHANKAR CHATURBHUJ BISENBJP47,89339.16%ASHOK SINGHSARASWAR11,429

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%24%48%71%95%19621967197219771980198519901993199820032008201320182023Turnout

Winning margin

0%15%31%46%61%19621967197219771980198519901993199820032008201320182023Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the Balaghat assembly constituency in 2023?

Anubha Munjare (INC) won Balaghat in 2023, by a margin of 29,195 votes.

Which party has won Balaghat the most times?

BJP, with 7 of the 14 wins recorded since 1962.

How many times has Balaghat gone to the polls?

14 times, from 1962 to 2023.

Who has won Balaghat the most times?

GOURISHANKAR CHATURBHUJ BISEN, with 2 wins between 2008 and 2013.

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