Shahdol election results 2024 live updates: BJP's Himadri Singh wins

NEW DELHI: The Shahdol constituency in Madhya Pradesh witnessed a closely contested election, with Smt. Himadri Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged victorious, securing 711,143 votes. She defeated her nearest rival, Phunde Lal Singh Marko of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 397,340 votes. Marko received 313,803 votes.
Other candidates in the fray included Anil Singh Dhurvey of the Gondvana Gantantra Party, who polled 35,278 votes, Dhani Ram Kol of the Bahujan Samaj Party with 21,854 votes, and Samar Shah Singh Gond of the Communist Party of India, who secured 19,883 votes.Independent candidates Keshkali Baiga and Gunjan Singh received 10,071 and 7,479 votes, respectively.
Ravikaran Singh Dhurve of the Bhartiya Shakti Chetna Party got 4,975 votes, while Amrit Lal Singh Uikey of the Peoples Party of India (Democratic) and Dr. Durga Wati Bharia of the Chhattisgarh Vikas Ganga Rashtriya Party secured 4,722 and 3,444 votes, respectively. The NOTA (None of the Above) option was chosen by 19,361 voters.
The Shahdol Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 29 constituencies in Madhya Pradesh. The constituency went to polling in the first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha general election on April 19.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on March 16.
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The voter turnout recorded for this Shahdol constituency was 64.68 per cent, as per the data released by the Election Commission of India.
The Shahdol constituency comprises six assembly segments: Beohari, Jaisingnagar, Jaitpur, Kotma, Pushparajgarh, and Sohagpur. The Shahdol constituency was established in the year 1952.
The major candidates in the 2024 election include Himadri Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seeking re-election, and Phundelal Singh Marko of the Indian National Congress (INC).
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In the 2019 election, Himadri Singh from the Bhartiya Janta party won the seat by securing a substantial 747,977 votes and defeating Pramila Singh of the Indian National Congress by 344,644 votes.
In 2014, Dalpat Singh Paraste of Bhartiya Janta Party won with 5,24,876 votes defeating Rajesh Nandini Singh of the Indian National Congress. The margin of victory was: 2,40,964 votes.