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, 1999
Chunnilalbhau Thakur
BJP
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 12
Margin, 1999
3,819
0.60% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCDr Shrikant Jichkar
- Votes
- 2,87,536
- Vote share
- 45.21%
- Behind by
- 3,819
Electors
9,38,648
Total votes polled
6,35,954
Valid votes
6,35,954
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.8%
Full result, 1999
6 candidates · 6,35,954 valid votes
Chunnilalbhau ThakurBJPwon
2,91,355
45.8%
Dr Shrikant JichkarINC
2,87,536
45.2%
Nimbarate Jagdish KanhajiNCP
33,007
5.2%
Dr Harishchand Bhioram SalamGGP
11,142
1.8%
Dudhakuwar Zituji RaghujiBSP
11,051
1.7%
Chavhan Anil MarotiIND
1,863
0.3%
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.
