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, 1989
KHUSHAL PARASRAM SOPCHE
BJP
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 12
Margin, 1989
40,094
6.66% of valid votes
Result, 1989
Runner-up
INCKESHAORAO ATMARAMJI PARDHI
- Votes
- 2,45,749
- Vote share
- 40.81%
- Behind by
- 40,094
Electors
8,57,992
Total votes polled
6,02,189
Valid votes
6,02,189
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.2%
Full result, 1989
16 candidates · 6,02,189 valid votes
KHUSHAL PARASRAM SOPCHEBJPwon
2,85,843
47.5%
KESHAORAO ATMARAMJI PARDHIINC
2,45,749
40.8%
JAISWAL VIRENDRAKUMAR KASTURCHANDBRP
28,452
4.7%
GAJBHIYE VAMANRAO GOPINATHRPK
7,471
1.2%
AGRAWAL RADHESHYAM HARINARAYANJD
6,994
1.2%
MOHD. YUSUF HAJI MOHD. HANIFIND
5,804
1.0%
NARAYAN SHRIRAMJI TALMALEBSP
5,361
0.9%
GAJBHIYE BHASKAR MANSARAMIND
5,056
0.8%
MISHRA BHAWANIPRASAD BALGOVINDDDP
3,798
0.6%
BASEN MANGRU BRIJLALIND
1,782
0.3%
MESHRAM KARUJI FANDUJIIND
1,558
0.3%
KATRE SHIWAJI MANRAJIND
1,419
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 16. The full list is in the API.
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BHANDARA constituency in 2004?
PATLE SHISHUPAL NATTHU (BJP) won BHANDARA in 2004, by a margin of 3,009 votes.
Which party has won BHANDARA the most times?
INC, with 7 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BHANDARA gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2004.
Who has won BHANDARA the most times?
PATEL PRAFUL MANOHARBHAI, with 2 wins between 1996 and 1998.
