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Maihar Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Maihar? — Shrikant Chaturvedi (BJP), who won the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2023 by 21,394 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2023

Shrikant Chaturvedi

BJP
Margin: 21,394Comfortable win

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2023 — results

Winner

Shrikant Chaturvedi

BJPComfortable win

votes

76,870

Margin

21,394(10.9%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Shrikant Chaturvedi · BJPDharmesh Ghai (Romi) · INC
76,87055,476
Candidate (18)votes
  1. 1Shrikant Chaturvedi✓ WinnerBJP76,87038.98%
  2. 2Dharmesh Ghai (Romi)INC55,47628.13%
  3. 3Birendra Prasad KushwahaBSPDeposit lost30,73215.59%
  4. 4Narayan TripathiVindhya Janta PartyDeposit lost22,69211.51%
  5. 5Bhagat Singh LodhiINDDeposit lost2,0651.05%
  6. 6Chandraprakash Patel Urf Chhotu BhaiyaSPDeposit lost1,1010.56%
See all candidates (+12)
  1. 7Sampat RawatINDDeposit lost1,0570.54%
  2. 8Baijnath KushwahaAAPDeposit lost9970.51%
  3. 9Gulam Aaka KhanINDDeposit lost9660.49%
  4. 10Gore Lal KoleAll India Forward BlocDeposit lost9250.47%
  5. 11NOTA8900.45%
  6. 12Nasir KhanINDDeposit lost7310.37%
  7. 13Susheel (Pradeep) PalKranti Janshakti PartyDeposit lost5480.28%
  8. 14Rajnish Kumar ShuklaBharatiya Jan Morcha PartyDeposit lost4890.25%
  9. 15Omprakash (Op Bhaiya)INDDeposit lost4850.25%
  10. 16Narayan TiwariINDDeposit lost4850.25%
  11. 17Sangeeta Purushottam KushwahaPeoples Party Of India (democratic)Deposit lost3620.18%
  12. 18Umes Kumar DahiyaINDDeposit lost3080.16%
Total votes1,97,179

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
2,56,393

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,98,723

incl. 1,430 postal

Turnout
77.51%
Polling stations
295

Turnout of men and women

Women78.2%

95,718 of 1,22,341 voted on EVMs

Men75.8%

1,01,574 of 1,34,050 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 2; 1 voted.

  • Candidates17 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit15
  • NOTA890
  • Valid votes1,96,289

Women candidates: Sangeeta Purushottam Kushwaha

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Maihar?

Shrikant Chaturvedi (BJP) won Maihar in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2023 with 76,870 votes.

What was the winning margin in Maihar?

Shrikant Chaturvedi defeated Dharmesh Ghai (Romi) (INC) by 21,394 votes.

What was the turnout in Maihar in 2023?

77.51% — 1,98,723 of 2,56,393 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 78.2%, men's 75.8%.

How many voters does Maihar have?

2,56,393 electors at the 2023 election — 1,34,050 men, 1,22,341 women, 2 third gender (service voters included), and 295 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Maihar?

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