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, 1991
PRAFUL MANOHAR BHAI PATEL
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 12
Margin, 1991
1,63,558
29.28% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
BJPKHUSHAL PARASRAM BOPCHE
- Votes
- 1,61,995
- Vote share
- 29.00%
- Behind by
- 1,63,558
Electors
8,69,165
Total votes polled
5,58,514
Valid votes
5,58,514
NOTA votes
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Turnout
64.3%
Full result, 1991
19 candidates · 5,58,514 valid votes
PRAFUL MANOHAR BHAI PATELINCwon
3,25,553
58.3%
KHUSHAL PARASRAM BOPCHEBJP
1,61,995
29.0%
SHAM MANDURKARJD
45,391
8.1%
DUDHAKUWAR SITUJI RAGHOJIIND
4,463
0.8%
GOPLANI DEVIDAS POHUMALDDP
3,771
0.7%
TEBHANRE PRAMOD GYANIRAMIND
2,787
0.5%
BHOWATE NANDABAI SHANKARRAO (W)BSP
2,538
0.5%
BHAU ANAND WANKHEDEICSSCS
2,407
0.4%
DHAGE GULABRAO MAHADEORAOVPP
1,678
0.3%
OZA TEJPRAKASH BHAGIRATHIND
1,273
0.2%
KUKDE NATHUBHAU ALIAS GAJANAN YASHWANTRAOJIIND
1,186
0.2%
BHUSHAN KUMAR FULEIND
1,123
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 19. 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.
