CHAURAI
Assembly seat no. 129 in Madhya Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 1980
VAIJNATH PRASAD SAXENA
INC(I)
Elections held
10
1962–2003
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 10
Margin, 1980
9,462
44.88% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
CPIKURAKSINGH HARNAM LODHI
- Votes
- 3,482
- Vote share
- 16.52%
- Behind by
- 9,462
Electors
68,060
Total votes polled
21,081
Valid votes
21,081
NOTA votes
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Turnout
31.0%
Full result, 1980
5 candidates · 21,081 valid votes
VAIJNATH PRASAD SAXENAINC(I)won
12,944
61.4%
KURAKSINGH HARNAM LODHICPI
3,482
16.5%
RAMNATH SINGH PHULARAMBJP
2,712
12.9%
LAXMINARAYAN JAGANNATHIND
1,468
7.0%
SHANKAR BABOO LALIND
475
2.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | PDT. RAMESH DUBEY | BJP | 46,857 | 43.68% | GAMBHIR SINGH CHOUDHARY | 15,720 |
| 1998 | CHAUDHARI GAMBHIR SINGH | INC | 44,089 | 54.32% | PT.RAMESH DUBEY | 8,301 |
| 1993 | CHOUDHARY MERSINGH | INC | 42,897 | 61.98% | RAMESH DUBEY | 19,302 |
| 1990 | RAMESH DUBE | BJP | 25,822 | 46.66% | MER SINGH CHOUDHARI | 3,211 |
| 1985 | BAIJNATH PRASAD SAXENA | INC | 16,393 | 47.89% | DUWEDI PRATULCHANDRA | 1,324 |
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 CHAURAI assembly constituency in 2003?
PDT. RAMESH DUBEY (BJP) won CHAURAI in 2003, by a margin of 15,720 votes.
Which party has won CHAURAI the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has CHAURAI gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1962 to 2003.
Who has won CHAURAI the most times?
BAIJNATH PRASAD SAXENA, with 2 wins between 1977 and 1985.
