Madhya Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2018
Narayan Tripathi of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Maihar Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Madhya Pradesh in the 2018 state assembly election, securing 54,877 votes (30.50% vote share). The runner-up was Shrikant Chaturvedi (Indian National Congress) with 51,893 votes.
A total of 14 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 | Narayan Tripathi | 54877 | 30.50% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Shrikant Chaturvedi | 51893 | 28.90% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Manish Patel | 33397 | 18.60% | Gondvana Gantantra Party |
| 4 | Nagendra Singh (LALLU PATEL) | 18418 | 10.30% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 5 | Ramniwas Urmaliya | 11202 | 6.20% | Samajwadi Party |
| 6 | Er. Pushpendra Singh | 1795 | 1.00% | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 7 | Noor Mohammad Urf Kallu Bhai | 1580 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 8 | Shivam Pandey Urf Shibbu | 1424 | 0.80% | Sampoorna Samaj Party |
| 9 | Ramnivas Kushwaha | 1335 | 0.70% | Bhartiya Shakti Chetna Party |
| 10 | Kamta Prasad Lodhi | 971 | 0.50% | Pichhara Samaj Party United |
| 11 | Vipin Kumar Pandey | 906 | 0.50% | Madhya Pradesh Jan Vikas Party |
| 12 | Rajesh Kumar Gautam | 755 | 0.40% | Shiv Sena |
| 13 | Vijay Kumar Bhatt | 613 | 0.30% | Sapaks Party |
| 14 | Gorelal Kol | 586 | 0.30% | All India Forward Bloc |
The Maihar constituency is part of the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2018 Assembly election, 14 candidates contested for this seat. Narayan Tripathi (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 54,877 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.