Madhya Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2013
Mahendra Hardia of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Indore-5 Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Madhya Pradesh in the 2013 state assembly election, securing 106,111 votes (51.90% vote share). The runner-up was Pankaj Sanghvi (Indian National Congress) with 91,693 votes.
A total of 17 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 | Mahendra Hardia | 106111 | 51.90% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Pankaj Sanghvi | 91693 | 44.90% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Jaiprakash Deniel Singh Brigadier (RETIRED) | 1362 | 0.70% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | Abdul Rouf | 1335 | 0.70% | Social Democratic Party Of India |
| 5 | Rajkaran Urf Timayi Bhaiya | 996 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 6 | Lalit Pawar | 614 | 0.30% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 7 | Mayur | 368 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 8 | Prabhu Lal Akhand Advocate Bairwa | 320 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 9 | Narendra Kushwah | 294 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 10 | Vijay Katiyar | 248 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 11 | Advocate Rajendra Yadav | 229 | 0.10% | Samajwadi Party |
| 12 | Nageshwar Prasad Dwivedi | 170 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 13 | Dheeraj (GABBAR) SISODIA | 157 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 14 | Subhash Chandra Gupta (GARG) | 152 | 0.10% | Samata Party |
| 15 | Imran Khan | 145 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 16 | Dheeraj Bourasi (PASEE) | 138 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 17 | Thakur Dilip Sen | 84 | 0.00% | Independent |
The Indore-5 constituency is part of the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2013 Assembly election, 17 candidates contested for this seat. Mahendra Hardia (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 106,111 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.