Madhya Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2018
Sharadendu Tiwari of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Churhat Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Madhya Pradesh in the 2018 state assembly election, securing 71,909 votes (45.60% vote share). The runner-up was Ajay Arjun Singh (Indian National Congress) with 65,507 votes.
A total of 22 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 | Sharadendu Tiwari | 71909 | 45.60% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Ajay Arjun Singh | 65507 | 41.60% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Vivek Kol | 2997 | 1.90% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | Dadan Singh | 2248 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 5 | Anand Pandey | 1961 | 1.20% | Communist Party Of India |
| 6 | Shri Arjun Prasad Sondhiya | 1692 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 7 | Chotu Kol | 1646 | 1.00% | Jan Samman Party |
| 8 | Rajiv Kumar Tiwari | 1583 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 9 | Dharmendra Singh Baghel | 1308 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 10 | Arun Kumar Mishra | 1204 | 0.80% | Samata Samadhan Party |
| 11 | Daddu Lal Pandey | 895 | 0.60% | Bhartiya Shakti Chetna Party |
| 12 | Mulnivasi Hanuman Sahu | 817 | 0.50% | Peoples Party Of India (Democratic) |
| 13 | Rakesh Kumar Dubey "mai Ke Lal" | 712 | 0.50% | Sapaks Party |
| 14 | Maneesh Kumar Sharma | 572 | 0.40% | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 15 | Jagdish Prasad Tiwari | 464 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 16 | Ashok Kumar Verma (ADVOCATE) | 448 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 17 | Advocate-Raghunandan Singh | 339 | 0.20% | Apna Dal (Soneylal) |
| 18 | Rajroop Bais | 335 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 19 | Sandeep Pandey "deepu Bhai" | 260 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 20 | Dinendra Prasad Dwivedi | 255 | 0.20% | Vishva Shakti Party |
| 21 | Satya Narayan Patel | 243 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 22 | "advocate" Ranvijay Verma | 224 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Churhat constituency is part of the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2018 Assembly election, 22 candidates contested for this seat. Sharadendu Tiwari (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 71,909 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.