Budhni
Assembly seat no. 156 in Madhya Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Winner, 1998
DEV KUMAR PATEL
INC
Elections held
14
1962–2023
Most successful party
BJP
won 6 of 14
Margin, 1998
1,774
1.85% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
BJPGURU PRASAD SHARMA
- Votes
- 43,081
- Vote share
- 44.92%
- Behind by
- 1,774
Electors
1,39,065
Total votes polled
95,897
Valid votes
95,897
NOTA votes
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Turnout
69.0%
Full result, 1998
6 candidates · 95,897 valid votes
DEV KUMAR PATELINCwon
44,855
46.8%
GURU PRASAD SHARMABJP
43,081
44.9%
KRISHNA KUMARIND
4,883
5.1%
LAXMINARAYAN PAWARAJBP
1,472
1.5%
BHIM SHANKER ALIAS PRADEEP DUBEYJD
1,040
1.1%
NATHU PRASAD ARYA (MANJHI)IND
566
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Shivraj Singh Chouhan | BJP | 1,64,951 | 70.70% | Vikram Mastal Sharma | 1,04,974 |
| 2018 | SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN | BJP | 1,23,492 | 60.25% | ARUN SUBHASHCHANDRA | 58,999 |
| 2013 | SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN | BJP | 1,28,730 | 69.99% | DR. MAHENDRA SINGH CHAUHAN | 84,805 |
| 2008 | SHIV RAJ SHINGH | BJP | 75,828 | 62.15% | MAHESH SINGH RAJPUT | 41,525 |
| 2003 | RAJENDRA SINGH | BJP | 58,052 | 45.06% | RAJKUMAR PATEL | 10,436 |
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 Budhni assembly constituency in 2023?
Shivraj Singh Chouhan (BJP) won Budhni in 2023, by a margin of 1,04,974 votes.
Which party has won Budhni the most times?
BJP, with 6 of the 14 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has Budhni gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1962 to 2023.
Who has won Budhni the most times?
SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN, with 2 wins between 2013 and 2018.
