Madhya Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2008
Giriraj Kishor (RAJU ) PODDAR of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Murwara Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Madhya Pradesh in the 2008 state assembly election, securing 51,604 votes (47.50% vote share). The runner-up was Priyadarshan Gour (Indian National Congress) with 21,538 votes.
A total of 19 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 | Giriraj Kishor (RAJU ) PODDAR | 51604 | 47.50% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Priyadarshan Gour | 21538 | 19.80% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Vrijmohan Tiwari | 12147 | 11.20% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | Sandeep Shriprasad Jaiswal Urf Sonu | 8905 | 8.20% | Independent |
| 5 | Rajesh Dixit | 4219 | 3.90% | Samajwadi Party |
| 6 | Vijay Kumar Fabyani | 1858 | 1.70% | Independent |
| 7 | Ravi | 1695 | 1.60% | Independent |
| 8 | Mod. Shakeel | 1267 | 1.20% | All India Forward Bloc |
| 9 | Vinod | 1236 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 10 | Shri Ram Singhaniya | 570 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 11 | Gulabdas Gullu Dubey | 529 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 12 | Laik Ahmad | 510 | 0.50% | Gondwana Mukti Sena |
| 13 | Subhash Patel | 492 | 0.50% | Bharatiya Jan Shakti |
| 14 | Prashant Jaiswal | 489 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 15 | Vindeshwari | 434 | 0.40% | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party |
| 16 | Arvind Kumar Gupta | 396 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 17 | Sarita | 332 | 0.30% | Republican Party Of India (A) |
| 18 | Kamlesh Kumar | 308 | 0.30% | Advait Ishwasyam Congress |
| 19 | Pannalal Haldkar | 121 | 0.10% | Rashtriya Samanta Dal |
The Murwara constituency is part of the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2008 Assembly election, 19 candidates contested for this seat. Giriraj Kishor (RAJU ) PODDAR (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 51,604 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.