Madhya Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2018
Mahendra Hardia of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Indore-5 Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Madhya Pradesh in the 2018 state assembly election, securing 117,836 votes (48.90% vote share). The runner-up was Satyanarayan Patel (Indian National Congress) with 116,703 votes.
A total of 13 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 | 117836 | 48.90% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Satyanarayan Patel | 116703 | 48.40% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Dongar Singh Goyal | 1422 | 0.60% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | Shailendra Kumari Ranawat | 878 | 0.40% | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 5 | Kailash Kumawat | 850 | 0.40% | Shiv Sena |
| 6 | Mukesh Kumar Dwivedi | 847 | 0.40% | Sapaks Party |
| 7 | Chhotelal | 689 | 0.30% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist) |
| 8 | Zaheerudeen | 582 | 0.20% | Minorities Democratic Party |
| 9 | Santosh Meena | 387 | 0.20% | The Imperial Party Of India |
| 10 | Mohammad Imtiyaz Khan | 350 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 11 | Ashok Balkishan | 296 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 12 | Bhupendra Chaurasia | 191 | 0.10% | Sampoorna Samaj Party |
| 13 | Prabhudayal | 131 | 0.10% | Prajatantrik Samadhan Party |
The Indore-5 constituency is part of the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2018 Assembly election, 13 candidates contested for this seat. Mahendra Hardia (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 117,836 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.