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Balaghat Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Balaghat? — Anubha Munjare (INC), who won the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2023 by 29,195 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2023

Anubha Munjare

INC
Margin: 29,195Comfortable win

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2023 — results

Winner

Anubha Munjare

INCComfortable win

votes

1,08,770

Margin

29,195(14.7%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Anubha Munjare · INCGaurishankar Bisen Chaturbhug Bisen · BJP
1,08,77079,575
Candidate (18)votes
  1. 1Anubha Munjare✓ WinnerINC1,08,77054.83%
  2. 2Gaurishankar Bisen Chaturbhug BisenBJP79,57540.11%
  3. 3Ajey Vishal BisenINDDeposit lost2,2501.13%
  4. 4Kamal Kishor RautBSPDeposit lost1,7020.86%
  5. 5Gyansingh EdpacheINDDeposit lost1,1470.58%
  6. 6Ruplal Kutrahe (Sosl Warkr)INDDeposit lost1,1030.56%
See all candidates (+12)
  1. 7Shiv JaiswalAAPDeposit lost1,0210.51%
  2. 8Manisha Nanu VaidyaINDDeposit lost5700.29%
  3. 9NOTA5340.27%
  4. 10DhaniramINDDeposit lost3010.15%
  5. 11Deepak PancheshwarINDDeposit lost2910.15%
  6. 12Mahendra SihoreINDDeposit lost2460.12%
  7. 13Babban KhanINDDeposit lost2060.1%
  8. 14Mohan Kumar RautNational World Leader PartyDeposit lost1630.08%
  9. 15Jitendra GoyalBahujan Mukti PartyDeposit lost1400.07%
  10. 16DineshPeoples Party Of India (democratic)Deposit lost1320.07%
  11. 17Advocate Satyaprakash ShulkeMadhya Pradesh Jan Vikas PartyDeposit lost1140.06%
  12. 18Vijay Kumar PatleJD(U)Deposit lost1100.06%
Total votes1,98,375

Deposit lost: 15 of 17 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 — Assembly election 2023

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
2,33,276

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,98,620

incl. 3,170 postal

Turnout
85.14%
Polling stations
276

Turnout of men and women

Women83.5%

98,313 of 1,17,688 voted on EVMs

Men84%

97,135 of 1,15,586 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 2; 2 voted.

  • Candidates17 (2 women)
  • Lost deposit15
  • NOTA534
  • Valid votes1,97,841

Women candidates: Anubha Munjare, Manisha Nanu Vaidya — a woman won this seat.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Balaghat?

Anubha Munjare (INC) won Balaghat in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2023 with 1,08,770 votes.

What was the winning margin in Balaghat?

Anubha Munjare defeated Gaurishankar Bisen Chaturbhug Bisen (BJP) by 29,195 votes.

What was the turnout in Balaghat in 2023?

85.14% — 1,98,620 of 2,33,276 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 83.5%, men's 84%.

How many voters does Balaghat have?

2,33,276 electors at the 2023 election — 1,15,586 men, 1,17,688 women, 2 third gender (service voters included), and 276 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Balaghat?

The last general election was completed in December 2023. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2028; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer