MasterChef India Winners Season 1-9 Full List: Who Won MasterChef India 9 Finale? Check Runner-Up, Prize Money

MasterChef India winners (season 1-8) list: Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, are you ready for a star-studded finale in MasterChef India 9? The show will culminate its journey with a blockbuster grand finale episode on March 6, crowning the ultimate champion.

MasterChef India 9 Winner, Top 3 Finalists

MasterChef India 9 witnessed a solid competition throughout the season. Ajinkya and Vikram Gandhe, Anju Pradhan and Manju Ojha, Chandana and Sai Sri Rachakonda emerged as the top three finalists of the season, winning hearts with their culinary skills.

Contestants	City and State	Relationship
Ajinkya and Vikram Gandhe	Nagpur, Maharashtra	Brothers
Anju Pradhan and Manju Ojha	Puri, Odisha / Bhubaneswar, Odisha	Sisters
Chandana and Sai Sri Rachakonda	Hyderabad, Telangana	Mother-Daughter

The top 3 line-up for MasterChef India 9 featured contestants from Nagpur, Puri, Bhubaneswar and Hyderabad on national television. Guess who won the show? Ajinkya and Vikram lifted the winner's trophy.

MasterChef India Winner Prize Money Season 1-8

MasterChef India has crowned eight home cooks since 2010, with prize money, networks and formats changing over time. Early seasons offered ₹1 crore, later years reduced the cash reward but expanded episode counts and reach, shifting from StarPlus to Sony Entertainment Television and SonyLIV.

The first four seasons aired on StarPlus, with StarPlus also hosting online viewership in some years. From Season 1 in 2010 to Season 4 in 2015, the show kept a ₹1 crore prize, rewarding winners Pankaj Bhadouria, Shipra Khanna, Ripudaman Handa and Nikita Gandhi.

MasterChef India Winners List (Season 1-8): Who Won Winner Prize Money?

Prize money reduced from Season 5, as Kirti Bhoutika received ₹50 lakh in 2016, while Abinas Nayak, Nayanjyoti Saikia and Mohammad Ashiq each won ₹25 lakh in later seasons. Despite lower amounts, the competition stayed national in reach, with diverse finalists from different Indian states.

From Season 7 in 2023, MasterChef India shifted to Sony Entertainment Television with digital streaming on SonyLIV. Episode counts also varied widely, from 21 episodes in Season 1 to 70 in Season 3, reflecting changes in format, and the scheduling pattern of the channel.

Season	Channel Name	OTT Platform	No. of episodes	First Aired	Last Aired	Winner Prize money	Winner Name	Runner-up Name
1	StarPlus	—	21	16 October 2010	25 December 2010	₹1 crore	Pankaj Bhadouria	Jayanandan Bhaskar
2	StarPlus	—	22	22 October 2011	1 January 2012	₹1 crore	Shipra Khanna	Salma Shazia Fathima
3	StarPlus	—	70	11 March 2013	9 June 2013	₹1 crore	Ripudaman Handa	Navneet Rastogi
4	StarPlus	—	67	26 January 2015	12 April 2015	₹1 crore	Nikita Gandhi	Neha Deepak Shah
5	StarPlus	—	26	1 October 2016	25 December 2016	₹50 lakh	Kirti Bhoutika	Ashima Arora
6	StarPlus	—	25	7 December 2019	1 March 2020	₹25 lakh	Abinas Nayak	Oindrila Bala
7	Sony Entertainment Television	SonyLIV	65	2 January 2023	31 March 2023	₹25 lakh	Nayanjyoti Saikia	Shanta Sarmah
8	Sony Entertainment Television	—	40	16 October 2023	8 December 2023	₹25 lakh	Mohammad Ashiq	Nambie Marak

This season-wise record of MasterChef India winners, runner-up names, prize amounts and broadcast details gives viewers a quick reference to how the series has changed from 2010 to 2023, while keeping its focus on home cooks competing at national level.