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Sihora Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Sihora? — Santosh Varkade (BJP), who won the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2023 by 42,772 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2023

Santosh Varkade

BJP
Margin: 42,772Landslide

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2023 — results

Winner

Santosh Varkade

BJPLandslide

votes

1,01,777

Margin

42,772(23.6%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Santosh Varkade · BJPEkta Thakur · INC
1,01,77759,005
Candidate (7)votes
  1. 1Santosh Varkade✓ WinnerBJP1,01,77756.07%
  2. 2Ekta ThakurINC59,00532.51%
  3. 3Engineer Subhash Singh MarkamBSPDeposit lost11,1016.12%
  4. 4NOTA3,0331.67%
  5. 5Dr. Sanjiv WarkhedeINDDeposit lost2,9061.6%
  6. 6Shiv Prasad DhurveBhartiya Shakti Chetna PartyDeposit lost2,2131.22%
See all candidates (+1)
  1. 7Mohan SondhiyaINDDeposit lost1,4880.82%
Total votes1,81,523

Deposit lost: 4 of 6 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
2,24,917

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,82,370

incl. 1,587 postal

Turnout
81.08%
Polling stations
282

Turnout of men and women

Women80.5%

89,396 of 1,11,024 voted on EVMs

Men80.2%

91,385 of 1,13,883 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 10; 2 voted.

  • Candidates6 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit4
  • NOTA3,033
  • Valid votes1,78,490

Women candidates: Ekta Thakur

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Sihora?

Santosh Varkade (BJP) won Sihora in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2023 with 1,01,777 votes.

What was the winning margin in Sihora?

Santosh Varkade defeated Ekta Thakur (INC) by 42,772 votes.

What was the turnout in Sihora in 2023?

81.08% — 1,82,370 of 2,24,917 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 80.5%, men's 80.2%.

How many voters does Sihora have?

2,24,917 electors at the 2023 election — 1,13,883 men, 1,11,024 women, 10 third gender (service voters included), and 282 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Sihora?

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