BALODA BAZAR
Assembly seat no. 133 in Madhya Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1962.
Madhya Pradesh also has a Lok Sabha constituency called BALODA BAZAR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 1 result.
Winner, 1998
GANESH SHANKAR
INC
Elections held
8
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 8
Margin, 1998
528
0.61% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INDPURSHOTTAM SAHU
- Votes
- 26,170
- Vote share
- 30.35%
- Behind by
- 528
Electors
1,36,315
Total votes polled
86,215
Valid votes
86,215
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.3%
Full result, 1998
7 candidates · 86,215 valid votes
GANESH SHANKARINCwon
26,698
31.0%
PURSHOTTAM SAHUIND
26,170
30.4%
KARUNA SHUKLABJP
18,376
21.3%
ADVOCATE SMT. KALINDRI VERMABSP
9,904
11.5%
INDRA KUMAR VERMAGGP
3,203
3.7%
SANTOSH KUMAR VERMAAD
1,562
1.8%
KULESHWAR PRASAD VERMAIND
302
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | GANESH SHANKAR | INC | 26,698 | 30.97% | PURSHOTTAM SAHU | 528 |
| 1993 | KARUNA SHUKLA | BJP | 28,914 | 38.24% | MANIHAR SAHU | 3,293 |
| 1990 | SATYANARAYAN KESHARWANI | BJP | 31,477 | 49.12% | DEOPRAKASH VARMA ALIAS MEENAKSHI VARMA | 9,425 |
| 1985 | NARENDRA MISHRA | INC | 26,347 | 59.63% | KESHARWANI SATYANARAYAN | 11,481 |
| 1980 | GANESHSHANKAR | INC(I) | 23,013 | 61.80% | BANSHRAJ | 11,619 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BALODA BAZAR assembly constituency in 1998?
GANESH SHANKAR (INC) won BALODA BAZAR in 1998, by a margin of 528 votes.
Which party has won BALODA BAZAR the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 8 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BALODA BAZAR gone to the polls?
8 times, from 1962 to 1998.
Who has won BALODA BAZAR the most times?
GANESH SHANKAR, with 1 win between 1998 and 1998.







