SAWER
Assembly seat no. 185 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.
Winner, 1998
PREMCHAND GUDDU
INC
Elections held
9
1962–2003
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 9
Margin, 1998
3,444
3.67% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
BJPPRAKASH SONKAR
- Votes
- 44,421
- Vote share
- 47.29%
- Behind by
- 3,444
Electors
1,45,879
Total votes polled
93,927
Valid votes
93,927
NOTA votes
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Turnout
64.4%
Full result, 1998
11 candidates · 93,927 valid votes
PREMCHAND GUDDUINCwon
47,865
51.0%
PRAKASH SONKARBJP
44,421
47.3%
SURENDRA SOLANKIBSP
624
0.7%
PRADEEP VARMAIND
374
0.4%
KAMAL PARMARIND
168
0.2%
MAHESH DAYMAIND
128
0.1%
ANIL BABULAL PARMARIND
106
0.1%
NANDKISHRE DULICHANDIND
89
0.1%
RAMESH MALVIYAIND
65
0.1%
BALRAM MITTHULALIND
51
0.1%
DILIP CHHOTELALIND
36
0.0%
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.
