Electoral history of Punnulal Mohle

This is a summary of the electoral history of Punnulal Mohle, a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Mohle has the rare distinction of never losing an election in his career spanning nearly four decades. He has been elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) seven times and as a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha four times.

Summary

Election House Constituency Result Party
1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Jarhagaon Won BJP
1990 Won
1993 Won
1996 Lok Sabha Bilaspur Won
1998 Won
1999 Won
2004 Won
2008 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Mungeli Won
2013 Won
2018 Won
2023 Won

Lok Sabha elections

General election 2004

2004 Indian general election: Bilaspur[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Punnulal Mohle 3,24,729 45.92
INC Vimal Pathak 2,43,176 34.38
Majority 81,553 11.54
BJP hold Swing {{{swing}}}

General election 1999

1999 Indian general election: Bilaspur[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Punnulal Mohle 3,15,532 52.85
INC Tara Chand Sahu 2,62,490 43.95
Majority 53,042 8.90
BJP hold Swing {{{swing}}}

General election 1998

1998 Indian general election: Bilaspur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Punnulal Mohle 2,74,795 48.20
INC Khelan Ram Jangde 2,26,111 39.70
Majority 48,684 8.50
BJP hold Swing {{{swing}}}

General election 1996

1996 Indian general election: Bilaspur[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Punnulal Mohle 2,26,054 40.6
INC Khelan Ram 1,91,174 34.3
Majority 34,880 6.3
BJP hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly elections

2023

2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election: Mungeli[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Punnulal Mohle 85,429 49.72 +11.44
INC Sanjeet Banarjee 73,648 42.86 +9.95
Majority 11,781 6.86 +1.49
BJP hold Swing {{{swing}}}

2018

2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election: Mungeli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Punnulal Mohle 60,469 38.28 −3.30
INC Rakesh Patre 51,982 32.91 −6.80
Majority 8,487 5.37 +3.50
BJP hold Swing {{{swing}}}

2013

2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election: Mungeli[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Punnulal Mohle 61,026 41.58 +2.10
INC Chandrabhan Barmate 58,281 39.71 −3.80
Majority 2,745 1.87 +0.02
BJP hold Swing {{{swing}}}

2008

2008 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election: Mungeli[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Punnulal Mohle 52,074 45.29
INC Chandrabhan 41,377 35.98
Majority 10,697 9.31
BJP hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections

1993

1993 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jarhagaon[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Punnulal Mohle 22,571 41.2
INC Shiv Prasad 18,940 34.6
Majority 3,631 6.6
BJP hold Swing {{{swing}}}

1990

1990 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jarhagaon[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Punnulal Mohle 32,757 50.6
INC Khem Singh Barmate 12,940 20.0
Majority 19,817 30.6
BJP hold Swing {{{swing}}}

1985

1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jarhagaon[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Punnulal Mohle 16,548 46.9
INC Shiv Prasad 15,302 43.4
Majority 1,246 3.5
BJP hold Swing {{{swing}}}

References

  1. ^ "PC: Bilaspur 2004". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Member Profile: Punnulal Mohle". Lok Sabha Secretariat. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  3. ^ "PC: Bilaspur 1996". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Mungeli Election Results 2023". MyNeta. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Mungeli 2013 Summary". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Chhattisgarh 2008 Statistical Report" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  7. ^ "AC: Jarhagaon 1993". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  8. ^ "AC: Jarhagaon 1990". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  9. ^ "AC: Jarhagaon 1985". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 30 January 2026.