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, 1998
PATEL PRAFUL MANOHARBHAI
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 12
Margin, 1998
19,306
2.92% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
BJPNARAYANDAS DURGAPRASADJI SARAF
- Votes
- 3,05,236
- Vote share
- 46.21%
- Behind by
- 19,306
Electors
9,28,827
Total votes polled
6,60,606
Valid votes
6,60,606
NOTA votes
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Turnout
71.1%
Full result, 1998
14 candidates · 6,60,606 valid votes
PATEL PRAFUL MANOHARBHAIINCwon
3,24,542
49.1%
NARAYANDAS DURGAPRASADJI SARAFBJP
3,05,236
46.2%
BANTE MADHAVRAO TULSHIRAMCPI
13,112
2.0%
FULEKAR SACHCHIDANAND HIRAMANBSP
10,173
1.5%
CHACHANE HEMRAJ CHINDHUJIIND
2,907
0.4%
AGRAWAL RADHESHYAMIND
807
0.1%
CHACHANE MANIRAM BAJIRAOIND
714
0.1%
WASNIK BHAGARATA MAHADEONRP
694
0.1%
BAHEKAR VIJAY SHAMRAOIND
682
0.1%
DHURVE GULAB TARACHANDIND
598
0.1%
ABDUL MUJEEB KHAN ABDUL HAMID KHANIND
392
0.1%
DONGARE JIVANLAL MAROTIIND
318
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 14. 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.
