# Balaghat Lok Sabha constituency

Balaghat is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency covers the entire Balaghat district and part of Seoni district.

## Assembly segments

Like most other Lok Sabha seats in MP and Chhattisgarh, with few seats like Durg (which has nine assembly segments under it) being exceptions, Balaghat Lok Sabha seat has 8 assembly seats as its segments. Presently, since the delimitation of the parliamentary and legislative assembly constituencies in 2008, Balaghat Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead |
| 108 | Baihar (ST) | Balaghat | Sanjay Uikey | INC | BJP |
| 109 | Lanji | Balaghat | Rajkumar Karrahe | BJP | BJP |
| 110 | Paraswada | Balaghat | Madhubhau Bhagat | INC | BJP |
| 111 | Balaghat | Balaghat | Anubha Munjare | INC | BJP |
| 112 | Waraseoni | Balaghat | Vivek Vicky Patel | INC | BJP |
| 113 | Katangi | Balaghat | Gaurav Singh Pardhi | BJP | BJP |
| 114 | Barghat (ST) | Seoni | Kamal Marskole | BJP | BJP |
| 115 | Seoni | Seoni | Dinesh Rai Munmun | BJP | BJP |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Chintaman Rao Gautam | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Chintaman Rao Gautam | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Bholaram Ramaji | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1967 | Chintaman Dhivruji | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Chintaman Dhivruji | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Kacharu Lal Hemraj Jain | Republican Party of India (K) |
| 1980 | Nandkishore Sharma | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | Nandkishore Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Kankar Munjare | Independent |
| 1991 | Vishveshwar Bhagat | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Vishveshwar Bhagat | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Gaurishankar Bisen | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Prahlad Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Gaurishankar Bisen | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | K. D. Deshmukh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Bodh Singh Bhagat | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Dhal Singh Bisen | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Bharti Pardhi | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### General elections 2024

2024 Indian general election: Balaghat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Bharti Pardhi | 712,660 | 51.56 | |
| | INC | Samrat Saraswat | 5,38,148 | 38.93 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 11,510 | 0.83 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,76,207 | 73.45 | 4.21 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |
* ↑ does not include postal ballots

### General elections 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Balaghat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dhal Singh Bisen | 696,102 | 50.74 | +7.57 |
| | INC | Madhu Bhagat | 4,54,036 | 33.09 | −1.45 |
| | BSP | Kankar Munjare | 85,177 | 6.21 | +2.05 |
| | IND | Bodh Singh Bhagat | 47,220 | 3.44 | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 4,242 | 0.31 | −0.31 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,42,066 | 17.07 | +8.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,72,730 | 77.66 | +9.34 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### General elections 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Balaghat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Bodh Singh Bhagat | 4,80,594 | 43.17 |
| | INC | Hina Likhiram Kavre | 3,84,553 | 34.54 |
| | SP | Anubha Munjare | 99,392 | 8.93 |
| | BSP | Yogesh Nanaji Samrite | 46,345 | 4.16 |
| | CPI | Ashok Kumar Masih | 20,297 | 1.82 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 6,922 | 0.62 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96,041 | 8.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,13,364 | 68.32 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### General elections 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Balaghat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | K. D. Deshmukh | 2,99,959 | 39.65 |
| | INC | Vishveshwar Bhagat | 2,59,140 | 34.25 |
| | RJD | Kankar Munjare | 48,800 | 6.45 |
| | BSP | Ajab Lal | 35,203 | 4.65 |
| | SP | Kishor Samrite | 29,525 | 3.90 |
| | GGP | Bhaiya Balkrishna | 20,645 | 2.73 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40,819 | 5.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,56,541 | 56.49 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |