<page_title> Menhdawal (Assembly constituency) </page_title> <section_title> 17th Vidhan Sabha: 2017 General Elections </section_title> <table> <cell> BJP <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Rakesh Singh Baghel <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> BSP <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Anil Kumar Tripathi <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 42,914 <col_header> Votes </col_header> <row_header> Majority </row_header> </cell> </table>
Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Rakesh Singh Baghel won the Assembly election of 2017, defeating Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Anil Kumar Tripathi by a margin of 42,914 votes.