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Lok Sabha constituency 6· General seat

Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha — MP & election results

Who is the MP of Rajnandgaon? — Santosh Pandey (BJP), who won the Lok Sabha Election 2024 by 44,411 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.

MP · 2024

Santosh Pandey

BJP
Margin: 44,411Comfortable win

Election history — every MP of Rajnandgaon

2 elections · newest first

  1. 2024Jun 2024Santosh PandeyBJPCurrent MPLok Sabha Election 2024 · defeated Bhupesh Baghel (INC)Margin44,411
  2. 2019May 2019Santosh PandeyBJPLok Sabha Election 2019 · defeated Bhola Ram Sahu (INC)Margin1,11,966

Lok Sabha Election 2024 — results

Winner

Santosh Pandey

BJPComfortable win

votes

7,12,057

Margin

44,411(3.1%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Santosh Pandey · BJPBhupesh Baghel · INC
7,12,0576,67,646
Candidate (16)votes
  1. 1Santosh Pandey✓ WinnerBJP7,12,05749.26%
  2. 2Bhupesh BaghelINC6,67,64646.19%
  3. 3A.H. SiddiquiINDDeposit lost10,7370.74%
  4. 4Devlal Sinha (Sonvanshi)BSPDeposit lost9,6680.67%
  5. 5NOTA9,1670.63%
  6. 6Narad Prasad NishadShakti Sena (Bharat Desh)Deposit lost8,0300.56%
See all candidates (+10)
  1. 7Sukhdev SinhaINDDeposit lost8,0010.55%
  2. 8Vishesh DhamgayeINDDeposit lost4,8730.34%
  3. 9Bhuvan SahuINDDeposit lost4,1740.29%
  4. 10Lalita KanwarHamar Raj PartyDeposit lost2,1490.15%
  5. 11Er. Basant Kumar MeshramINDDeposit lost1,8200.13%
  6. 12Ramesh RajputBhartiya Shakti Chetna PartyDeposit lost1,7370.12%
  7. 13Triveni PadotiINDDeposit lost1,6130.11%
  8. 14Ramfal PatilNyaydharmsabhaDeposit lost1,5370.11%
  9. 15Ajay PaliINDDeposit lost1,1140.08%
  10. 16Lakhan Sing TandanRashtriya Jansabha PartyDeposit lost1,0560.07%
Total votes14,45,379

Deposit lost: 13 of 15 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Lok Sabha election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
18,69,229

incl. service voters

Votes cast
14,47,888

incl. 1,641 postal

Turnout
77.46%
Polling stations
2,330

Turnout of men and women

Women76.4%

7,16,971 of 9,38,374 voted on EVMs

Men78.3%

7,29,271 of 9,30,847 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 8; 5 voted.

  • Candidates15 (2 women)
  • Lost deposit13
  • NOTA9,167
  • Valid votes14,36,212

Women candidates: Lalita Kanwar, Triveni Padoti

Past elections

Lok Sabha Election 2019Winner: Santosh Pandey (BJP)Full result ▾
Candidate (15)votes
  1. 1Santosh Pandey✓ WinnerBJP6,62,38750.68%
  2. 2Bhola Ram SahuINC5,50,42142.11%
  3. 3NOTA19,4361.49%
See all candidates (+12)
  1. 4Ravita Lakra (Dhruv)BSPDeposit lost17,1451.31%
  2. 5Sudesh TikamINDDeposit lost12,6680.97%
  3. 6Sachchidanand KaushikINDDeposit lost12,4720.95%
  4. 7Ajay Pali (Baba)Shiv SenaDeposit lost8,3660.64%
  5. 8Ramkhilawan DahariyaINDDeposit lost5,0680.39%
  6. 9Baidya Shekhu Ram Verma (Guruji)Ambedkarite Party of IndiaDeposit lost4,2970.33%
  7. 10Vishwanath Singh PorteGondvana Gantantra PartyDeposit lost3,8170.29%
  8. 11Kranti GuptaINDDeposit lost3,7130.28%
  9. 12Kamini SahuINDDeposit lost2,4450.19%
  10. 13Dr. GojupalRepublican Party of India (A)Deposit lost1,7730.14%
  11. 14Mahendra Kumar SahuForward Democratic Labour PartyDeposit lost1,5190.12%
  12. 15Pratima Santosh WashnikRepublican Paksha (Khoripa)Deposit lost1,5060.12%
Total votes13,07,033

Lok Sabha Election 2019 — full result page →

Assembly segments

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MP of Rajnandgaon?

Santosh Pandey (BJP) won Rajnandgaon in the Lok Sabha Election 2024 with 7,12,057 votes.

What was the winning margin in Rajnandgaon?

Santosh Pandey defeated Bhupesh Baghel (INC) by 44,411 votes.

Who were the previous MPs of Rajnandgaon?

2019: Santosh Pandey (BJP)

What was the turnout in Rajnandgaon in 2024?

77.46% — 14,47,888 of 18,69,229 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 76.4%, men's 78.3%.

How many voters does Rajnandgaon have?

18,69,229 electors at the 2024 election — 9,30,847 men, 9,38,374 women, 8 third gender (service voters included), and 2,330 polling stations.

Source: eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2024/1 · eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2019/cat/1551 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer