SAWER
Assembly seat no. 185 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.
Winner, 2003
PRAKASH SONKAR
BJP
Elections held
9
1962–2003
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 9
Margin, 2003
19,637
16.32% of valid votes
Result, 2003
Runner-up
INCRAJENDRA MALVIYA
- Votes
- 45,764
- Vote share
- 38.03%
- Behind by
- 19,637
Electors
1,71,956
Total votes polled
1,20,337
Valid votes
1,20,337
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.0%
Full result, 2003
11 candidates · 1,20,337 valid votes
PRAKASH SONKARBJPwon
65,401
54.4%
RAJENDRA MALVIYAINC
45,764
38.0%
AMBARAM MALVIYANCP
2,424
2.0%
SATISH VARMAIND
1,738
1.4%
JAYRAM JATWAIND
1,501
1.3%
UMAKANT VERMASP
1,096
0.9%
RAJESH VERMAIND
863
0.7%
MANOJ VERMAIND
665
0.6%
MANISH VERMAIND
333
0.3%
PRAHALAD TAYADERPIA
315
0.3%
DARIYAW SINGHIND
237
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | PRAKASH SONKAR | BJP | 65,401 | 54.35% | RAJENDRA MALVIYA | 19,637 |
| 1998 | PREMCHAND GUDDU | INC | 47,865 | 50.96% | PRAKASH SONKAR | 3,444 |
| 1993 | PRAKASH SONKAR | BJP | 42,342 | 49.27% | TULSI SILAWAT | 134 |
| 1985 | TULSI SILAWAT | INC | 30,516 | 51.66% | PRAKASH SONKAR | 3,544 |
| 1980 | PRAKASH | BJP | 22,863 | 51.20% | RADHAKISHAN MALVIYA | 2,944 |
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 SAWER assembly constituency in 2003?
PRAKASH SONKAR (BJP) won SAWER in 2003, by a margin of 19,637 votes.
Which party has won SAWER the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 9 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has SAWER gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1962 to 2003.
Who has won SAWER the most times?
PRAKASH SONKAR, with 2 wins between 1993 and 2003.
