The Dhar constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2023 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 79% of voting was recorded in this constituency..
Smt. Neena Vikram Verma of the Bharatiya Janata Party won the seat by defeating Smt. Prabha Gautam of the Indian National Congress with a margin of 9694 votes.The Dhar Assembly constituency falls under the Dhar Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Smt. Savitri Thakur won the Dhar Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 218665 votes, defeating Radheshyam Muvel of the Indian National Congress. For all breaking news, trends, and analysis, stay tuned.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Smt. Neena Vikram Verma
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
90,371
Lead: 9,694
|
44.08% |
| Smt. Prabha Gautam | Indian National Congress | 80,677 | 39.35% |
| Rajeev Yadav-raju | Independent | 21,114 | 10.30% |
| Kuldeep Mohan Singh Bundela | Independent | 6,948 | 3.39% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,198 | 0.58% |
| Omprakash Malviy | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,008 | 0.49% |
| Mamta Rajput | Independent | 969 | 0.47% |
| Abdul Salam | Public Political Party | 741 | 0.36% |
| Hariram Patel Delmiwala | Independent | 626 | 0.31% |
| Rajesh Rathore | Independent | 604 | 0.29% |
| Manoj Tanwar | Independent | 436 | 0.21% |
| Jamila Bee | Independent | 234 | 0.11% |
| Deep Singh Thakur | Independent | 107 | 0.05% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Neena Vikram Verma
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
93,180
Lead: 5,718
|
49% |
| Prabha Balmukundsingh Goutam | Indian National Congress | 87,462 | 46% |
| None Of The Above | 1,615 | 1% | |
| Abdul Salam | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,249 | 1% |
| Rajesh Kumar Rathor | Independent | 1,184 | 1% |
| Sanjay Jayswal | Independent | 956 | 1% |
| Amit Jain | Sarva Samaj Kalyan Party | 945 | 1% |
| Sunil Trivedi | Sapaks Party | 582 | 0% |
| Jameela Bi | Independent | 429 | 0% |
| Nanda Thakur | Aam Aadmi Party | 214 | 0% |
| Omprakash Joshi | Bhartiya Apna Adhikar Party | 200 | 0% |
| Sharif Patel Advocate | Bahujan Mukti Party | 193 | 0% |
| Dhannalal Malviya | Prajatantrik Samadhan Party | 148 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Neena Vikram Verma
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janta Party |
85,624
Lead: 11,482
|
50% |
| Kunw. Balmukund Singh Gautam | Indian National Congress | 74,142 | 43% |
| Prabhu Rathore | Independent | 1,961 | 1% |
| Naval Kishor Sharma | Independent | 1,960 | 1% |
| Dhannalal Chouhan | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,752 | 1% |
| Sunil Sawant (bhau) | Independent | 1,730 | 1% |
| Sandeep Kumar Kanes | Independent | 1,224 | 1% |
| Salam Neta | Nationalist Congress Party | 791 | 0% |
| Jamila Bee Poorv Parshad | Independent | 676 | 0% |
| Shyam Mama Thakur | Independent | 619 | 0% |
| Up Sarpanch Ratan Lal Tailor Sahaab | Independent | 246 | 0% |
| Rajesh Rathod | Independent | 214 | 0% |
| Ghanshyam Solanki | Independent | 143 | 0% |
| Mukesh Ram Singh Parmar | Independent | 137 | 0% |
| Balu Singh (balaji) | Independent | 135 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Neena Vikram Verma
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janta Party |
50,510
Lead: 1
|
47% |
| Balmukund Singh Goutam | Indian National Congress | 50,509 | 47% |
| Sanjay Bafana | Independent | 2,063 | 2% |
| G.p. Saket | Bahujan Samaj Party | 996 | 1% |
| Rajesh Rathod | Independent | 818 | 1% |
| Ishvardas Vashnav | Independent | 628 | 1% |
| Yogesh Dongare | Independent | 233 | 0% |
| Jamila Bee | Independent | 207 | 0% |
| Mamtesh Mali | Independent | 198 | 0% |
| Ashok Maratha | Shiv Sena | 197 | 0% |
| Nandram Parihar | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 99 | 0% |
| Radheshyam Mukati | Lokpriya Samaj Party | 90 | 0% |
| Ghanshyam Ratansingh Solanki | Independent | 89 | 0% |
| Havaldar Bhagvan Dubey | Indian Justice Party | 66 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jaswant Singh Rathore (advocate)
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janta Party |
80,732
Lead: 29,851
|
56% |
| Karan Singh Pawar | Indian National Congress | 50,881 | 35% |
| Vijay Gawli | Independent | 4,209 | 3% |
| Samnder Patel | Samajwadi Party | 2,135 | 1% |
| Satyasheel Rao Pawar | Nationalist Congress Party | 1,868 | 1% |
| Bhuru Bagwan | Independent | 1,601 | 1% |
| Jamsingh Dabar | Independent | 769 | 1% |
| Ashok Maratha | Shiv Sena | 550 | 0% |
| Pavan Jain Gangwal | Independent | 546 | 0% |
| Hawaldar Bhagwan Dubey | Independent | 503 | 0% |
| Gangaram Katare | Independent | 364 | 0% |
| Ibrahim Kabadi | Independent | 275 | 0% |
| A. Gani Ansari | Independent | 193 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Karansingh Pawar
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
53,862
Lead: 147
|
49% |
| Vikram Verma | Bharatiya Janta Party | 53,715 | 49% |
| Jagdish Maltare | Ajeya Bharat Party | 809 | 1% |
| Ashok Maratha | Shiv Sena | 453 | 0% |
| Mangilal Patel | Independent | 90 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vikram Verma
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janta Party |
42,514
Lead: 14,713
|
44% |
| Karan Singh Panwar | Indian National Congress | 36,058 | 38% |
| Parwatsingh Chouhan | Independent | 14,780 | 15% |
| Sheikh Irfanulhaq | Independent | 684 | 1% |
| Radheshyam Patel | Doordarshi Party | 539 | 1% |
| Shahid Jama Khan S/o Shah Jamakhan | Bahujan Samaj Party | 287 | 0% |
| Ashok Kumar Khanduram | Shiv Sena | 281 | 0% |
| Rajednar Kumar | Independent | 236 | 0% |
| Kedramal Jamnalal Netaji | Independent | 231 | 0% |
| Ashok Daima 'betal' | Independent | 182 | 0% |
| Ravi (baba) Dhar | Independent | 148 | 0% |
| Rajdeep Singh | All India Forward Bloc | 117 | 0% |
| Jayashree Ramababu Pradhan | Independent | 71 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vikram Verma
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janta Party |
50,294
Lead: 15,506
|
57% |
| Mohan Singh Bundela | Indian National Congress | 34,788 | 39% |
| Radhe Shyam Sanwat | Doordarshi Party | 1,484 | 2% |
| Ramesh Don (samta) | Independent | 571 | 1% |
| Mohan Singh Kashiram | Independent | 336 | 0% |
| Kedarmal Sharma | Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 230 | 0% |
| Jain Rajendra Kumar | Independent | 174 | 0% |
| Salam Gummu | Independent | 156 | 0% |
| Santosh Kamal Chand | Independent | 81 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mohansingh Bundela
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
36,844
Lead: 11,882
|
57% |
| Vikram Verma | Bharatiya Janta Party | 24,962 | 39% |
| Ramcharan Sawant | Independent | 1,905 | 3% |
| Barjendra Pandey | Independent | 421 | 1% |
| Kodar Budhiya | Independent | 228 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vikaram Varma
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janta Party |
24,112
Lead: 3,450
|
49% |
| Surendra Singh Neemkhera | Indian National Congress (i) | 20,662 | 42% |
| Payar Ali S/o Abdul Bhai | Independent | 2,339 | 5% |
| Manohar Lal | Janata Party (secular) - Ch. Charan Singh | 1,822 | 4% |
| Kedarmal | Independent | 136 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vikram Verma
Winner
|
Janta Party |
28,176
Lead: 15,780
|
67% |
| Surendrasingh Neemkheda | Indian National Congress | 12,396 | 29% |
| Ratansinh Thakur | Independent | 1,647 | 4% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Smt. Neena Vikram Verma | BJP | 90,371 | 9,694 | 44.08% |
| 2018 | Neena Vikram Verma | BJP | 93,180 | 5,718 | 49% |
| 2013 | Neena Vikram Verma | BJP | 85,624 | 11,482 | 50% |
| 2008 | Neena Vikram Verma | BJP | 50,510 | 1 | 47% |
| 2003 | Jaswant Singh Rathore (advocate) | BJP | 80,732 | 29,851 | 56% |
| 1998 | Karansingh Pawar | INC | 53,862 | 147 | 49% |
| 1993 | Vikram Verma | BJP | 42,514 | 14,713 | 44% |
| 1990 | Vikram Verma | BJP | 50,294 | 15,506 | 57% |
| 1985 | Mohansingh Bundela | INC | 36,844 | 11,882 | 57% |
| 1980 | Vikaram Varma | BJP | 24,112 | 3,450 | 49% |
| 1977 | Vikram Verma | JNP | 28,176 | 15,780 | 67% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Smt. Neena Vikram Verma | BJP |
90,371
(Lead: 9,694)
|
44.08% |
| Smt. Prabha Gautam | INC | 80,677 | 39.35% | |
| 2018 | Neena Vikram Verma | BJP |
93,180
(Lead: 5,718)
|
49% |
| Prabha Balmukundsingh Goutam | INC | 87,462 | 46% | |
| 2013 | Neena Vikram Verma | BJP |
85,624
(Lead: 11,482)
|
50% |
| Kunw. Balmukund Singh Gautam | INC | 74,142 | 43% | |
| 2008 | Neena Vikram Verma | BJP |
50,510
(Lead: 1)
|
47% |
| Balmukund Singh Goutam | INC | 50,509 | 47% | |
| 2003 | Jaswant Singh Rathore (advocate) | BJP |
80,732
(Lead: 29,851)
|
56% |
| Karan Singh Pawar | INC | 50,881 | 35% | |
| 1998 | Karansingh Pawar | INC |
53,862
(Lead: 147)
|
49% |
| Vikram Verma | BJP | 53,715 | 49% | |
| 1993 | Vikram Verma | BJP |
42,514
(Lead: 14,713)
|
44% |
| Karan Singh Panwar | INC | 36,058 | 38% | |
| 1990 | Vikram Verma | BJP |
50,294
(Lead: 15,506)
|
57% |
| Mohan Singh Bundela | INC | 34,788 | 39% | |
| 1985 | Mohansingh Bundela | INC |
36,844
(Lead: 11,882)
|
57% |
| Vikram Verma | BJP | 24,962 | 39% | |
| 1980 | Vikaram Varma | BJP |
24,112
(Lead: 3,450)
|
49% |
| Surendra Singh Neemkhera | INC(I) | 20,662 | 42% | |
| 1977 | Vikram Verma | JNP |
28,176
(Lead: 15,780)
|
67% |
| Surendrasingh Neemkheda | INC | 12,396 | 29% |
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Smt. Neena Vikram Verma of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Dhar Assembly seat in the 2023 elections, defeating Smt. Prabha Gautam of the Indian National Congress (INC) by a margin of 9694 votes.
The strike rate in the Dhar constituency is 75% BJP and 25% INC, with BJP won 8 times and INC won 2 times since the 1980 elections.
Smt. Neena Vikram Verma (BJP) received 44.08% vote share.
Smt. Prabha Gautam (INC) received 39.35% vote share.
Smt. Neena Vikram Verma (BJP) won the 2023 election with 90371 votes, leading by 9694 votes and securing a 44.08% vote share.
The Dhar Assembly constituency falls under the Dhar (st) Lok Sabha constituency of Dhar district.
Smt. Neena Vikram Verma (BJP) won the Dhar Assembly seat in 2023 with a margin of 9694 votes over Smt. Prabha Gautam (INC).
The Dhar Assembly constituency is part of the Dhar (st) Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Sardarpur (st), Gandhwani (st), Kukshi (st), Manawar (st), Dharampuri (st), Badnawar.
The top candidates in the Dhar Assembly Election 2023 were:
Smt. Neena Vikram Verma (BJP)
Smt. Prabha Gautam (INC)
Rajeev Yadav-raju (IND)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Smt. Neena Vikram Verma (BJP) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Dhar Assembly Election 2023 was 79%
The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.