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Pandhana

Assembly seat no. 178 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.

Winner, 2003
KISHORILAL VARMA
BJP
Elections held
14
1962–2023
Most successful party
BJP
won 8 of 14
Margin, 2003
16,820
16.05% of valid votes

Result, 2003

Winner
Votes
56,236
Vote share
53.67%
Margin
16,820
Runner-up
INCHIRALAL SILAWAT
Votes
39,416
Vote share
37.62%
Behind by
16,820
Electors
1,49,922
Total votes polled
1,04,776
Valid votes
1,04,776
NOTA votes
Turnout
69.9%

Full result, 2003

5 candidates · 1,04,776 valid votes

2003 election →
KISHORILAL VARMABJPwon
56,236
53.7%
HIRALAL SILAWATINC
39,416
37.6%
RADHESHYAM TEJARAM PARWATENCP
4,316
4.1%
DR. PUNDLIKRAO NIKAMIND
3,164
3.0%
KAMLESH BHABHIIND
1,644
1.6%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 14 elections

View all 14
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2023Chaya MoreBJP1,23,33254.78%Rupali Nandu Bare28,816
2018RAM DANGOREBJP91,84446.17%CHHAYA MORE23,750
2013YOGITA NAVALSING BORKER (BHABHI)BJP89,73252.27%NANDU BARE17,261
2008ANAR BHAI WASKLEBJP53,06446.73%NANDU BARE3,393
2003KISHORILAL VARMABJP56,23653.67%HIRALAL SILAWAT16,820

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%23%45%68%90%19621967197219771980198519901993199820032008201320182023Turnout

Winning margin

0%9%17%26%34%19621967197219771980198519901993199820032008201320182023Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the Pandhana assembly constituency in 2023?

Chaya More (BJP) won Pandhana in 2023, by a margin of 28,816 votes.

Which party has won Pandhana the most times?

BJP, with 8 of the 14 wins recorded since 1962.

How many times has Pandhana gone to the polls?

14 times, from 1962 to 2023.

Who has won Pandhana the most times?

HIRALAL SILAWAT, with 2 wins between 1985 and 1998.

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