Chhindwara constituency assembly election result 2023: Kamal Nath with a margin of over 36,000 votes versus BJP's Vivek Bunty Sahu

Chhindwara Assembly Elections Results 2023 Live: It was Indian National Congress’s (INC’s) Kamal Nath versus Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) Vivek Bunty Sahu this time. Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Kamal Nath, whose chief ministerial term abruptly concluded in March 2020, aimed for a resurgence in the state's political landscape.
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The 76-year-old Congress stalwart, the current MLA from Chhindwara, known for his dedication to Hanuman, faced BJP's Vivek Bunty Sahu, a Shiv devotee.Sahu, a former president of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha for Chhindwara district, holds an understanding of the constituency's voter dynamics and caste affiliations.
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As per the latest Election Commission of India data, Kamal Nath from Congress won with 132302 votes against Vivek Bunty Sahu of BJP who has secured 95708 votes. The Congress stalwart won with a margin of over 36,000 votes.

Chhindwara, situated in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district, stands as a semi-urban constituency in the Mahakoshal region. It holds significance as a state assembly seat within the Chhindwara Parliamentary constituency. The area boasts a substantial voter base of 255,678, comprising 130,034 male voters and 125,636 female voters. Over the years, Chhindwara has displayed consistent and active participation during elections, with voter turnouts at 79.61% in 2018, 80.35% in 2013, and 78.77% in 2008.
Kamal Nath was the sitting MLA in this region. Assembly elections in the Chhindwara constituency were held on November 17, 2023.
In the 2018 elections, Deepak Saxena secured victory for the INC with 104,034 votes, triumphing over Choudhary Chandrabhan Singh Kuber Singh of the BJP, who secured 89,487 votes, with a winning margin of 14,547 votes. Conversely, in the 2013 polls, Choudhary Chandrabhansingh Kubersingh from the BJP emerged victorious with 97,769 votes, while Deepak Saxena of the INC secured 72,991 votes, with a margin of 24,778 votes.
The 2008 assembly elections witnessed Deepak Saxena from the INC winning with 64,740 votes, securing a narrow margin of 3,444 votes against Choudhari Chandrabhan Singh of the BJP, who garnered 61,296 votes.