Lakhan Patel
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| constituency = Pathariya
| term_start = 2013
| term_end = 2018
| profession = Politician
| predecessor = Ramkrishna Kusmaria
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| termstart1 = 2023
| predecessor1 = Rambai Govind Singh
| constituency1 = Pathariya
}}
Lakhan Patel is an Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh. He is a two time elected Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2013 and 2023, representing Pathariya Assembly constituency as a Member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Political career
In the 2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Patel was nominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party to contest from the Pathariya Assembly constituency. He faced Indian National Congress candidate Kunvar Pushpendra Singh Hazari and won by a narrow margin of 7,315 votes, securing a total of 60,083 votes, while Hazari received 52,768 votes.{{Cite web |title=Pathariya, Election Result 2023 Live: Winning And Losing Candidates & Parties, 2019 vs 2024 Results, Voting Percentage, Exit Polls-News18 Assembly Election 2023 Result News |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/madhya-pradesh/pathariya-assembly-constituency-s12aed2008a054/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=www.news18.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=Pathariya Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: BJP's Lakhan Patel defeats INC's Rao Brajendra Singh with 18159 votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/pathariya-assembly-election-results-2023-live-2470421-2023-12-03 |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=India Today |language=en}}
In the 2018 Madhya Pradesh Assembly election, Patel again contested from the BJP but lost to Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Rambai Govind Singh by a margin of 2,205 votes. Patel received 37,062 votes, while Singh secured 39,267 votes.{{Cite web |last=Quint |first=The |date=2023-12-03 |title=Pathariya Election Result 2023 Live Updates: BJP Won In This Seat Of MP |url=https://www.thequint.com/elections/madhya-pradesh-election/pathariya-election-result-2023-live-updates-counting-of-votes-mp-assembly-elections-bjp-congress-candidate-2#read-more |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}
In the 2023 Assembly election, Patel once again ran on a BJP ticket and won, defeating INC candidate Rao Brajendra Singh by a margin of 18,159 votes, with Patel receiving 82,603 votes and Singh securing 64,444 votes.