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Pohari Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Pohari? — Kailash Kushwah (INC), who won the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2023 by 49,481 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2023

Kailash Kushwah

INC
Margin: 49,481Landslide

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2023 — results

Winner

Kailash Kushwah

INCLandslide

votes

99,739

Margin

49,481(25.6%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Kailash Kushwah · INCSuresh Dhakad Ranthkheda · BJP
99,73950,258
Candidate (16)votes
  1. 1Kailash Kushwah✓ WinnerINC99,73951.57%
  2. 2Suresh Dhakad RanthkhedaBJP50,25825.99%
  3. 3Pradhumna Verma (Bachaura)BSP37,26119.27%
  4. 4NOTA1,5560.8%
  5. 5Hakim Singh VermaINDDeposit lost8580.44%
  6. 6Satendra DhakadINDDeposit lost7400.38%
See all candidates (+10)
  1. 7Vinod KumarBahujan Mukti PartyDeposit lost7150.37%
  2. 8Rameshwar VermaINDDeposit lost5720.3%
  3. 9Mahendra DhengarINDDeposit lost4850.25%
  4. 10Siddham Singh KhemariyaAazad Samaj Party (kanshi Ram)Deposit lost2860.15%
  5. 11Baboolal Gorakh (Jatav)INDDeposit lost1810.09%
  6. 12Brajesh DhakarINDDeposit lost1700.09%
  7. 13Kailash Narayan PariharINDDeposit lost1610.08%
  8. 14Naresh DhakadINDDeposit lost1600.08%
  9. 15Kalyan KuswahINDDeposit lost1540.08%
  10. 16GirrajINDDeposit lost1120.06%
Total votes1,93,408

Deposit lost: 12 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 — Assembly election 2023

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
2,43,694

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,93,505

incl. 1,267 postal

Turnout
79.4%
Polling stations
299

Turnout of men and women

Women76.8%

87,456 of 1,13,816 voted on EVMs

Men80.7%

1,04,778 of 1,29,871 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 7; 4 voted.

  • Candidates15
  • Lost deposit12
  • NOTA1,556
  • Valid votes1,91,852

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Pohari?

Kailash Kushwah (INC) won Pohari in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2023 with 99,739 votes.

What was the winning margin in Pohari?

Kailash Kushwah defeated Suresh Dhakad Ranthkheda (BJP) by 49,481 votes.

What was the turnout in Pohari in 2023?

79.4% — 1,93,505 of 2,43,694 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 76.8%, men's 80.7%.

How many voters does Pohari have?

2,43,694 electors at the 2023 election — 1,29,871 men, 1,13,816 women, 7 third gender (service voters included), and 299 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Pohari?

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