BALAGHAT
Constituency no. 15 in Madhya Pradesh · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Madhya Pradesh also has an assembly constituency called BALAGHAT. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 10 results.
Winner, 1999
Prahladsingh Patel
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 7 of 16
Margin, 1999
20,678
3.58% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCVishweshwer Bhagat
- Votes
- 2,30,630
- Vote share
- 39.90%
- Behind by
- 20,678
Electors
9,16,432
Total votes polled
5,78,066
Valid votes
5,78,066
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.1%
Full result, 1999
12 candidates · 5,78,066 valid votes
Prahladsingh PatelBJPwon
2,51,308
43.5%
Vishweshwer BhagatINC
2,30,630
39.9%
Anubha MunjareJP
52,392
9.1%
Udaysingh PancheswarBSP
29,733
5.1%
Hiradhar VermaGGP
5,726
1.0%
Pritamsingh UikeyJD(U)
2,688
0.5%
Kaviraj MeshramIND
1,325
0.2%
Vijay Kumar Patil \ Bauddh\IND
1,186
0.2%
Dr. R. D. KathaneIND
1,183
0.2%
Mahipal SulakheIND
1,156
0.2%
Rajesh Gupta ( Pappu Bhaiya)AJBP
545
0.1%
Sahabsingh SaiyamIND
194
0.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BHARTI PARDHI | BJP | 7,12,660 | 51.56% | SAMRAT ASHOK SINGH SARASWAR | 1,74,512 |
| 2019 | DR DHAL SINGH BISEN | BJP | 6,96,102 | 50.74% | MADHU BHAGAT | 2,42,066 |
| 2014 | BODHSINGH BHAGAT | BJP | 4,80,594 | 43.17% | HINA LIKHIRAM KAWRE | 96,041 |
| 2009 | K. D. DESHMUKH | BJP | 2,99,959 | 39.65% | VISHVESHWAR BHAGAT | 40,819 |
| 2004 | GAURI SHANKAR CHATURBHUJ BISEN | BJP | 1,93,982 | 31.84% | KANKAR MUNJARE | 88,089 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
