WINNER declared!
Election Commission Of India announces BJP's Gajendra Singh Patel as the winner of Khargone Lok Sabha constituency.
Total votes received: 8,19,863
Winning margin: 1,35,018
Khargone LIVE: Updated at 5:00 Pm
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Current margin: 1,34,891
The current margin in Khargone has reduced to 1.34 lakhs from the previous margin of 1,36,601.
However, BJP's Gajendra Patel is on the lead with 8,18,733 votes and Congress' Porlal Kharte trails with 6,83,842 votes.
Khargone LIVE: Updated at 3:30 Pm
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Current margin: 1,36,601
Gajendra Patel is still leading with 8,06,404 votes.
Congress' Porlal Kharte trails with 6,69,803 votes.
Khargone LIVE: Updated at 2:30 Pm
Current Margin: 1,31,380 lakhs
Gajendra Patel is still leading with 7,70,843 votes and Congress' Porlal Kharte remains at the second place with 6,39,463 votes.
Khargone LIVE: Updated at 1:30 Pm
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Current Margin: 1.26 lakh
Gajendra Patel is still leading with 6,90,530 votes and Congress' Porlal Kharte remains at the second place with 5,63,969 votes.
Khargone LIVE: Updated at 12:30 Pm
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BJP's Gajendra Patel maintains the lead in Khargone constituency. The margin raises from 79k to 92k in an hour.
Khargone LIVE: Updated at 11:15 Am
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BJP candidate Gajendra Patel remains on the top by a margin of 79k votes. Congress' Porlal Kharte is till on the second position.
Khargone LIVE: Updated at 10 Am
After 2 hours of voting, BJP candidate Gajendra Patel is leading on Khargone Lok Sabha constituency with 45k votes.
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): MP Gajendra Patel from BJP and debutant Porlal Kharte from Congress are the 2 key candidates from the Khargone Lok Sabha constituency. The Khargone constituency voted 76.03% on May 13, 2024. The live results for the Khandwa constituency will start at 8 AM on June 4th, we will be updating the same.
Khargone is one of the 29 seats in Madhya Pradesh and is reserved for candidates belonging to Schedule Tribes. Historically, Khargone has been a contested seat.
According to the data, after the 89-98 BJP sweep, Congress finally came into power in 1999. This grip did not last long, as in the very next LS elections, the BJP grasped the seat. This tussle of power has been a recurring trend in this constituency.
Easy Fight for Gajendra Patel?
Gajendra Patel started as a member of the consultative committee in the Ministry of Animal Husbandry; later, he was appointed as a member of the Standing Committee on Home Affairs before being elected to the Lok Sabha in 2019 from Khargone.
On the other hand, Porlal Kharte is contesting his first Lok Sabha election, which makes the fight for this seat tip towards the saffron party.
What does the data say?
2019 Lok Sabha
In the 2019 general elections, BJP was already in a strong position in the constituency as they had won the 2014 elections. Gajendra Patel retained the BJP's seat, winning by a margin of over 2 lakh votes.
Patel managed to rack up 7.72 lakh votes in his favour, on the other hand, INC candidate Dr Govind Subhan Mujalda got 5.7 lakh votes. The winning margin was quite substantial.
2014 Lok Sabha
In the 2014 edition of the Lok Sabha Elections, BJP candidate Subhash Patel won the elections by a huge margin of 2,57,879, against the then ruling party candidate Ramesh Patel.
Number of Voters:
In Khargone Lok Sabha Constituency, the total number of electors amount to 18,34,385 with a near equal split between male and female. Out of 18L electors only 77%, which amounts to 14,25,298 people casted their vote in the 2019 general elections. This marked a near 10% rise in the voter turnout as compared to the 2014 general elections.
What does opinion polls say?
The India TV CNX opinion poll indicates that the "Modi wave" is still influential in Khargone, giving all 29 seats to BJP. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's image as a development-focused and decisive leader continues to sway a considerable portion of the electorate towards the Saffron Party.
Additionally, Hindutva ideology holds tremendous power in Khargone, with religious polarisation visible. Hindu voters are predicted to overwhelmingly back the BJP in the constituency.
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