SC · Maharashtra
Bhandara
Chunnilalbhau Thakur (BJP) won by 3,819 votes (0.6%).
- Electors
- 9,38,648
- Votes polled
- 6,63,106
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 70.6%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1999 national median: 0.6% (median 7.9%). Back to Maharashtra · 1999 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Knife-edge (<2%)Party held vs 1999
- Margin · 2004
- 0.4%(-0.2%)
- Turnout
- 67.6%(-3.1%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 81.1%
Winning margin over time · Bhandara
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chunnilalbhau ThakurWinner | BJP | 2,91,355 | 45.8% |
| 2 | Dr Shrikant Jichkar | INC | 2,87,536 | 45.2% |
| 3 | Nimbarate Jagdish Kanhaji | NCP | 33,007 | 5.2% |
| 4 | Dr Harishchand Bhioram Salam | GGP | 11,142 | 1.8% |
| 5 | Dudhakuwar Zituji Raghuji | BSP | 11,051 | 1.7% |
| 6 | Chavhan Anil Maroti | IND | 1,863 | 0.3% |
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