Rajpur
Assembly seat no. 188 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 2003
DIWANSINGH PATEL
BJP
Elections held
11
1962–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 2003
30,001
25.06% of valid votes
Result, 2003
Runner-up
INCBALA BACHCHAN
- Votes
- 41,031
- Vote share
- 34.28%
- Behind by
- 30,001
Electors
1,57,861
Total votes polled
1,19,706
Valid votes
1,19,706
NOTA votes
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Turnout
75.8%
Full result, 2003
4 candidates · 1,19,706 valid votes
DIWANSINGH PATELBJPwon
71,032
59.3%
BALA BACHCHANINC
41,031
34.3%
MOHAN MOTI PATELBSP
3,909
3.3%
BHAYSING DAWARNCP
3,734
3.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Bala Bachchan | INC | 1,00,333 | 47.75% | Antar Devisingh Patel | 890 |
| 2003 | DIWANSINGH PATEL | BJP | 71,032 | 59.34% | BALA BACHCHAN | 30,001 |
| 1998 | BALA BACHCHAN | INC | 44,134 | 51.68% | DIWANSINGH VITTHAL PATEL | 3,877 |
| 1993 | BALARAM BACCHAN | INC | 38,805 | 52.93% | DIVANSINGH VITTHAL PATEL | 5,945 |
| 1990 | DIWAN SINGH VITTHAL | BJP | 32,346 | 61.18% | CHANDRABHAGA KIRADE | 12,721 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
