BHANDARA
Constituency no. 24 in Maharashtra · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Maharashtra also has an assembly constituency called BHANDARA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 14 results.
Winner, 2004
PATLE SHISHUPAL NATTHU
BJP
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 12
Margin, 2004
3,009
0.44% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
NCPPRAFUL PATEL
- Votes
- 2,74,379
- Vote share
- 40.32%
- Behind by
- 3,009
Electors
10,06,061
Total votes polled
6,80,476
Valid votes
6,80,476
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.6%
Full result, 2004
6 candidates · 6,80,476 valid votes
PATLE SHISHUPAL NATTHUBJPwon
2,77,388
40.8%
PRAFUL PATELNCP
2,74,379
40.3%
AJABLALBSP
90,672
13.3%
AMKAR GYANIRAM BAJIRAOIND
14,575
2.1%
DR. SALAM HARISHCHANDRA BHIVRAMGGP
12,707
1.9%
JAYASWAL VIRENDRAKUMAR KASTURCHANDBBM
10,755
1.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | PATLE SHISHUPAL NATTHU | BJP | 2,77,388 | 40.76% | PRAFUL PATEL | 3,009 |
| 1999 | Chunnilalbhau Thakur | BJP | 2,91,355 | 45.81% | Dr Shrikant Jichkar | 3,819 |
| 1998 | PATEL PRAFUL MANOHARBHAI | INC | 3,24,542 | 49.13% | NARAYANDAS DURGAPRASADJI SARAF | 19,306 |
| 1996 | PATEL PRAFUL MANOHARBHAI | INC | 2,59,630 | 42.84% | ASWALE RAM GOPAL | 6,963 |
| 1991 | PRAFUL MANOHAR BHAI PATEL | INC | 3,25,553 | 58.29% | KHUSHAL PARASRAM BOPCHE | 1,63,558 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
