Chitrakoot
Assembly seat no. 61 in Madhya Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1967.
Winner, 2008
SURENDRA SINGH GAHARWAR
BJP
Elections held
12
1967–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 12
Margin, 2008
722
0.76% of valid votes
Result, 2008
Runner-up
INCPREM SINGH
- Votes
- 24,233
- Vote share
- 25.48%
- Behind by
- 722
Electors
1,49,309
Total votes polled
95,101
Valid votes
95,101
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.7%
Full result, 2008
21 candidates · 95,101 valid votes
SURENDRA SINGH GAHARWARBJPwon
24,955
26.2%
PREM SINGHINC
24,233
25.5%
RANJAN VAJPAYEEBSP
18,534
19.5%
BADRI PATELRSMD
5,711
6.0%
RAMROOP PATELBJSH
3,215
3.4%
ANAND CHAUBEYIND
2,212
2.3%
CHANDAN SINGHSP
1,994
2.1%
ADVOCATE GANESH SEN (HIROUNDI)GGP
1,943
2.0%
BHAGAWAT PRASAD TRIPATHIIND
1,681
1.8%
HARDEV SINGH MARAVIGMS
1,579
1.7%
AVADHA BIHARI MISHRAIND
1,310
1.4%
DADULAL SARALIND
1,222
1.3%
Showing the top 12 of 21. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Surendra Singh Gaharwar | BJP | 58,009 | 37.27% | Neelanshu | 6,670 |
| 2018 | NEELANSHU CHATURVEDI | INC | 58,465 | 40.90% | SURENDRA SINGH GAHARWAR | 10,198 |
| 2013 | PREM SINGH | INC | 45,913 | 36.98% | SURENDRA SINGH GAHARWAR | 10,970 |
| 2008 | SURENDRA SINGH GAHARWAR | BJP | 24,955 | 26.24% | PREM SINGH | 722 |
| 2003 | PREM SINGH | INC | 32,918 | 32.56% | BADRI PRASAD PATEL | 8,799 |
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 Chitrakoot assembly constituency in 2023?
Surendra Singh Gaharwar (BJP) won Chitrakoot in 2023, by a margin of 6,670 votes.
Which party has won Chitrakoot the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 12 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has Chitrakoot gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1967 to 2023.
Who has won Chitrakoot the most times?
PREM SINGH, with 3 wins between 1998 and 2013.
