Bhander
Assembly seat no. 21 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Winner, 2018
RAKSHA SANTRAM SARONIYA
INC
Elections held
14
1962–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 14
Margin, 2018
39,896
33.69% of valid votes
Result, 2018
Runner-up
BJPRAJNI PRAJAPATI
- Votes
- 33,673
- Vote share
- 28.43%
- Behind by
- 39,896
Electors
1,70,247
Total votes polled
1,18,426
Valid votes
1,18,426
NOTA votes
1,227
1.04% of votes polled
Turnout
69.6%
Full result, 2018
11 candidates · 1,18,426 valid votes
RAKSHA SANTRAM SARONIYAINCwon
73,569
62.1%
RAJNI PRAJAPATIBJP
33,673
28.4%
SMT. KIRAN BALABSP
2,641
2.2%
NARAYAN SINGH (BABUJI)BASD
2,322
2.0%
KARAN SINGHBSCP
1,165
1.0%
UMESH KUMAR PRAJAPATIIND
1,040
0.9%
GHANSHYAM (KORI)SNVRP
876
0.7%
KHETAAN SINGH PARIHARIND
809
0.7%
UTTAM SINGHIND
446
0.4%
ASHOK DANDOTIYAIND
345
0.3%
GHANSHYAM VERMAAAAP
313
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Phool Singh Baraiya | INC | 82,043 | 58.67% | Ghanshyam Pironiya | 29,438 |
| 2018 | RAKSHA SANTRAM SARONIYA | INC | 73,569 | 62.12% | RAJNI PRAJAPATI | 39,896 |
| 2013 | GHANSHYAM PIRONIYA | BJP | 36,878 | 37.42% | ARUN KUMAR (ANNU BHARTI) | 7,651 |
| 2008 | ASHA RAM AHIRWAR | BJP | 36,461 | 39.67% | PHOOL SINGH BARAIYA | 20,098 |
| 2003 | DR. KAMLAPAT ARYA | BJP | 28,180 | 29.57% | PHOOL SINGH BARAIYA | 12,992 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above







