Madhya Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2018
Arvind Singh Bhadoria of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Ater Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Madhya Pradesh in the 2018 state assembly election, securing 58,928 votes (43.50% vote share). The runner-up was Hemant Satyadev Katare (Indian National Congress) with 53,950 votes.
A total of 33 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arvind Singh Bhadoria | 58928 | 43.50% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Hemant Satyadev Katare | 53950 | 39.80% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Sanjeev Baghel | 16585 | 12.30% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | Chatur Singh | 695 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 5 | Nand Kishor Yadav | 645 | 0.50% | Samajwadi Party |
| 6 | Shyam Sundar Singh Yadav | 636 | 0.50% | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party |
| 7 | Ashok Singh Bhadouria (KANAWAR) | 520 | 0.40% | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 8 | Jalaluddin Khan | 328 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 9 | Koshlendra Singh | 297 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 10 | Chandrveer Singh | 293 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 11 | Ganesh Shingh Bhadoria | 270 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 12 | Dinesh Singh | 255 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 13 | Sonu | 245 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 14 | Avdhesh Rajawat | 220 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 15 | Mithlesh Vijay Mishra (RAJU KHERI) | 191 | 0.10% | Sarva Samaj Kalyan Party |
| 16 | Omprakash Laharia | 133 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 17 | Shivcharan Singh Lodhi | 121 | 0.10% | Rashtriya Kranti Party |
| 18 | Jay Prakash | 121 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 19 | Santosh Sharma | 117 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 20 | Harendra Singh Bhadouriya | 109 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 21 | Umesh Garg | 102 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 22 | Indal Singh | 97 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 23 | Sarvesh Singh | 96 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 24 | Ramnaresh Pavaiya (JAGNNATH) | 96 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 25 | Arvind Tyagi | 73 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 26 | Santosh Kumar Pachauri | 69 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 27 | Mukesh Kumar Porsiya | 37 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 28 | Bhuri Bai | 37 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 29 | Mohit Singh Tomar | 37 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 30 | Vikrant Singh | 36 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 31 | Rajeev Singh Bhadoria | 33 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 32 | Virendra D Sharma | 31 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 33 | Engineer Rahul Dixit | 30 | 0.00% | Independent |
The Ater constituency is part of the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2018 Assembly election, 33 candidates contested for this seat. Arvind Singh Bhadoria (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 58,928 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.