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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | BJPPATLE SHISHUPAL NATTHU | NCPPRAFUL PATEL | 3,009 | 0.44% | 6 | 67.6% |
| 1999 | BJPChunnilalbhau Thakur | INCDr Shrikant Jichkar | 3,819 | 0.60% | 6 | 67.8% |
| 1998 | INCPATEL PRAFUL MANOHARBHAI | BJPNARAYANDAS DURGAPRASADJI SARAF | 19,306 | 2.92% | 14 | 71.1% |
| 1996 | INCPATEL PRAFUL MANOHARBHAI | BJPASWALE RAM GOPAL | 6,963 | 1.15% | 30 | 66.8% |
| 1991 | INCPRAFUL MANOHAR BHAI PATEL | BJPKHUSHAL PARASRAM BOPCHE | 1,63,558 | 29.28% | 19 | 64.3% |
| 1989 | BJPKHUSHAL PARASRAM SOPCHE | INCKESHAORAO ATMARAMJI PARDHI | 40,094 | 6.66% | 16 | 70.2% |
| 1984 | INCKESHAORAO ATMARAMJI PARDHI | BJPMANKAR LAXMANRAO BISANLAL | 1,21,704 | 25.96% | 10 | 66.1% |
| 1980 | INC(I)PARDHIR KESHAORAO ATMARAMJI | JNPMANKAR LAXMANRAO BISANJI | 99,928 | 22.09% | 8 | 67.4% |
| 1977 | BLDMANKAR LAXMANRAO BISANJI | INCGUPTA CHHEDILAL BUDHANLAL | 51,633 | 13.15% | 5 | 64.6% |
| 19711966 boundaries | INCVISHMBHARDAS JWALAPRASADJI DUBE | NCORANJITRAM ASHOK MEHTA | 1,90,948 | 59.69% | 10 | 58.6% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCA. R. MEHATA | RPIN. H. KUMBHARE | 55,872 | 16.30% | 5 | 64.6% |
| 19621961 boundaries | INCRAMCHANDRA MARTAND HARJARNAVIS | CPIRANA PRATAPSINGH GAYALALSINGH BHADORIYA | 39,949 | 14.96% | 4 | 60.8% |
Rows are matched by constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.







