Dhar, Madhya Pradesh — Lok Sabha Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Dhar (Madhya Pradesh) was won by Chattarsingh Darbar (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 156,029 votes over Girwal Dinesh. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, from 1967 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1967–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1967
Bharatsingh
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
133,435
54.2%
Jamunadevi (Indian National Congress)
20,510 (8.3 pts)
1971
Bharatsingh
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
117,437
52.6%
Fatebhanusingh (Indian National Congress)
20,621 (9.2 pts)
1977
Bharat Singh Gulab Singh
Bharatiya Lok Dal
170,110
57.7%
Mangilal Adiwasi (Indian National Congress)
45,374 (15.4 pts)
1980
Fatehbhanusinh S/O Ramsinh
Congress (I)
182,764
54.9%
Bharatsinh S/O Gulabsinh (Janata Party)
62,646 (18.8 pts)
1984
Pratapsingh Baghel
Indian National Congress
264,577
64.0%
Dheerendrasingh Lachhamansingh (Bharatiya Janata Party)
135,355 (32.8 pts)
1989
Suraj Bhanu Shiv Bhanu Solanki
Indian National Congress
235,912
46.9%
Umarao Singh Parwat Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party)
11,771 (2.3 pts)
1991
Surajbhanu Solanki
Indian National Congress
243,385
52.7%
Dhirendrasingh Chouhan (Bharatiya Janata Party)
39,479 (8.6 pts)
1996
Chhatar Sinh Darbar
Bharatiya Janata Party
298,741
51.4%
Surajbhanu Shivbhanu Solanki (Indian National Congress)
81,611 (14.1 pts)
1998
Gajendra Singh Rajukhedi
Indian National Congress
344,858
51.3%
Hemlata Chhatar Singh Darbar (Bharatiya Janata Party)
21,093 (3.1 pts)
1999
Gajendra Singh Rajukhedi
Indian National Congress
355,482
52.1%
Harsh Chouhan (Bharatiya Janata Party)
34,105 (5.0 pts)
2004
Chhatar Singh Darbar
Bharatiya Janata Party
345,468
49.1%
Umang Singhar (Indian National Congress)
32,611 (4.6 pts)
2009
Gajendra Singh Rajukhedi
Indian National Congress
302,660
46.2%
Mukam Singh Kirade (Bharatiya Janata Party)
2,661 (0.4 pts)
2014
Savitri Thakur
Bharatiya Janata Party
558,387
51.9%
Umang Singhar (Indian National Congress)
104,328 (9.7 pts)
2019
Chattarsingh Darbar
Bharatiya Janata Party
722,147
54.5%
Girwal Dinesh (Indian National Congress)
156,029 (11.8 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1967
Candidate Party Votes Share
Bharatsingh
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
133,435
54.2%
Jamunadevi
Indian National Congress
112,925
45.8%
1971
Candidate Party Votes Share
Bharatsingh
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
117,437
52.6%
Fatebhanusingh
Indian National Congress
96,816
43.4%
Soma
Independent
8,965
4.0%
1977
Candidate Party Votes Share
Bharat Singh Gulab Singh
Bharatiya Lok Dal
170,110
57.7%
Mangilal Adiwasi
Indian National Congress
124,736
42.3%
1980
Candidate Party Votes Share
Fatehbhanusinh S/O Ramsinh
Congress (I)
182,764
54.9%
Bharatsinh S/O Gulabsinh
Janata Party
120,118
36.1%
Fattusinh S/O Kalu
Janata Party (Secular)
27,369
8.2%
Setansinh S/O Vijaysinh
Independent
2,873
0.9%
1984
Candidate Party Votes Share
Pratapsingh Baghel
Indian National Congress
264,577
64.0%
Dheerendrasingh Lachhamansingh
Bharatiya Janata Party
129,222
31.3%
Ram Singh Bherajee
Independent
15,708
3.8%
Seetaram Udiya
Independent
3,575
0.9%
1989
Candidate Party Votes Share
Suraj Bhanu Shiv Bhanu Solanki
Indian National Congress
235,912
46.9%
Umarao Singh Parwat Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
224,141
44.6%
Mangilal Dhulia
Independent
16,165
3.2%
Lallu Bala
DDP
13,384
2.7%
Ram Singh Bheraji Patel
Independent
13,129
2.6%
1991
Candidate Party Votes Share
Surajbhanu Solanki
Indian National Congress
243,385
52.7%
Dhirendrasingh Chouhan
Bharatiya Janata Party
203,906
44.2%
Bhagirath Bhanwar
Janata Dal
7,693
1.7%
Lallu Bala
DDP
2,865
0.6%
Ramsingh Patel
Independent
2,342
0.5%
Joga Solanki
Independent
1,436
0.3%
1996
Candidate Party Votes Share
Chhatar Sinh Darbar
Bharatiya Janata Party
298,741
51.4%
Surajbhanu Shivbhanu Solanki
Indian National Congress
217,130
37.4%
Goverdhansinh Mukati
AIIC(T)
50,405
8.7%
Ramsinh Bheraji Patel
Independent
4,158
0.7%
Joga Solanki
Independent
2,283
0.4%
Pancham Bhabar
Independent
2,018
0.3%
Dashrathsinh (Darbar)
Independent
1,697
0.3%
Dalpat Singh Pal
Independent
1,458
0.3%
Rattansinh Patel
Independent
1,145
0.2%
Gajinder Singh Darbar
Independent
957
0.2%
Gordhan Lal Basuniya
Independent
856
0.1%
1998
Candidate Party Votes Share
Gajendra Singh Rajukhedi
Indian National Congress
344,858
51.3%
Hemlata Chhatar Singh Darbar
Bharatiya Janata Party
323,765
48.2%
Ganpat Singh Kiradiya
AJBP
3,703
0.6%
1999
Candidate Party Votes Share
Gajendra Singh Rajukhedi
Indian National Congress
355,482
52.1%
Harsh Chouhan
Bharatiya Janata Party
321,377
47.1%
Ranchhod Muzalda
AJBP
2,876
0.4%
Bhanwarsingh Mandloi
Janata Dal (United)
2,873
0.4%
2004
Candidate Party Votes Share
Chhatar Singh Darbar
Bharatiya Janata Party
345,468
49.1%
Umang Singhar
Indian National Congress
312,857
44.5%
Ram Singh Patel
Independent
22,326
3.2%
Shripal Singh Darbar
Bahujan Samaj Party
11,460
1.6%
Mohan Singh Dawar
Samajwadi Party
11,261
1.6%
2009
Candidate Party Votes Share
Gajendra Singh Rajukhedi
Indian National Congress
302,660
46.2%
Mukam Singh Kirade
Bharatiya Janata Party
299,999
45.8%
Ajay Rawat
Bahujan Samaj Party
16,082
2.5%
Hariram Patel Delmiwala
Independent
11,999
1.8%
Madan Bhai Amlawar
Independent
5,366
0.8%
Bhima Bhuriya
Independent
5,229
0.8%
Jitendra Singh Baghel
GGP
3,989
0.6%
Khuman Singh Bariya
Independent
3,689
0.6%
Karan Singh
Independent
2,671
0.4%
Ram Singh Patel
Shiv Sena
1,691
0.3%
Bapusingh Baghel
RPI(A)
1,361
0.2%
2014
Candidate Party Votes Share
Savitri Thakur
Bharatiya Janata Party
558,387
51.9%
Umang Singhar
Indian National Congress
454,059
42.2%
None Of The Above
Independent
15,437
1.4%
Ajay Rawat
Bahujan Samaj Party
14,666
1.4%
Karan Burman Gareeb
Samyukta Socialist Party
11,481
1.1%
Dr. Hemlata Jamuna Devi
Aam Aadmi Party
10,683
1.0%
Rama Singh Patel
Independent
8,303
0.8%
Bherulal Imliyar
BMP
3,800
0.4%
2019
Candidate Party Votes Share
Chattarsingh Darbar
Bharatiya Janata Party
722,147
54.5%
Girwal Dinesh
Indian National Congress
566,118
42.7%
Gulsingh Ramsingh Kawache
Bahujan Samaj Party
13,827
1.0%
Kailash Vasuniya
BMP
9,159
0.7%
Ramcharan Maliwad
JC
5,947
0.4%
Dashrath Bhuwan (Dotriya)
Independent
5,621
0.4%
Manish Devid
BAP
3,384
0.3%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
1967: Bharatiya Jana Sangh margin 8.3 pts 1971: Bharatiya Jana Sangh margin 9.2 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 15.4 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 18.8 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 32.8 pts 1989: Indian National Congress margin 2.3 pts 1991: Indian National Congress margin 8.6 pts 1996: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 14.1 pts 1998: Indian National Congress margin 3.1 pts 1999: Indian National Congress margin 5.0 pts 2004: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 4.6 pts 2009: Indian National Congress margin 0.4 pts 2014: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 9.7 pts 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 11.8 pts 1967
1971
1977
1980
1984
1989
1991
1996
1998
1999
2004
2009
2014
2019
Trend
Dhar has been contested at 14 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1967. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Dhar in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Chattarsingh Darbar (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, in 2019 with 722,147 votes (54.5%), a margin of 156,029 votes over Girwal Dinesh.
Which parties have won Dhar since 1967?
Since 1967, Dhar has been won by: Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Indian National Congress.
What was the closest result in Dhar?
The closest result on record for Dhar was 2009, when Indian National Congress beat Bharatiya Janata Party by just 2,661 votes (0.4 percentage points).
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