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, 1996
PATEL PRAFUL MANOHARBHAI
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 12
Margin, 1996
6,963
1.15% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
BJPASWALE RAM GOPAL
- Votes
- 2,52,667
- Vote share
- 41.69%
- Behind by
- 6,963
Electors
9,07,907
Total votes polled
6,06,076
Valid votes
6,06,076
NOTA votes
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Turnout
66.8%
Full result, 1996
30 candidates · 6,06,076 valid votes
PATEL PRAFUL MANOHARBHAIINCwon
2,59,630
42.8%
ASWALE RAM GOPALBJP
2,52,667
41.7%
RAMTEKE BHOJRAJ SAKHARAMCPI
52,970
8.7%
PATLE ISWARDAYAL MAHIPALIND
10,860
1.8%
PANDHARE LALSINGH JAYRAMIND
3,683
0.6%
BISNE DULICHAND DADUIND
3,209
0.5%
AMBEDARE HEMANT SOMENDRAIND
2,833
0.5%
PACHE DIGAMBAR SUNAUIND
2,249
0.4%
LANJE PARASRAM SOMAJIIND
1,969
0.3%
BHAGAT MALIKRAM KARUIND
1,736
0.3%
SURESHKUMAR GHUSAIPRASAD SHRIVASIND
1,732
0.3%
KATRE MORESHWAR DASARAMIND
1,722
0.3%
Showing the top 12 of 30. 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.
