Sanchi Assembly constituency
| Sanchi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 142 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Raisen |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Vidisha |
| Established | 1957 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Prabhuram Chaudhary | |
| Party | Bhartiya Janta Party |
Sanchi is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. It is a segment of Vidisha Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3] Sanchi is known for its Buddhist monuments, called Sanchi Stupas.
The assembly seat lies in Raisen district.
Members of Vidhan Sabha
[edit]| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Khuman Singh[4] | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Gulab Chand (SOC) | Socialist | |
| 1967 | |||
| 2003 | |||
| 2008 | Dr. Prabhuram Choudhary | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 | Gauri Shankar Shejwar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2018 | Dr. Prabhuram Choudhary | Indian National Congress | |
| 2020 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2023 | |||
Election results
[edit]2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Prabhuram Choudhary | 122,960 | 59.45 | +14.87 | |
| INC | G. C. Gautam | 78,687 | 38.05 | −12.65 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,616 | 0.78 | −0.65 | |
| Majority | 44,273 | 21.4 | +15.28 | ||
| Turnout | 206,825 | 78.27 | +2.95 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Prabhuram Choudhary | 89,567 | 50.7 | ||
| BJP | Mudit Shejwar | 78,754 | 44.58 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,519 | 1.43 | ||
| Majority | 10,813 | 6.12 | |||
| Turnout | 176,654 | 75.32 | |||
2013
[edit]- Dr Gourishankar Shejwar (BJP) : 85,599 votes [7]
- Dr Prabhuram Choudhary (INC) : 64,663
1962
[edit]- Gulab Chand (SOC) : 7,979 votes [8]
- Vijai Singh (INC) : 7,400
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Madhya Pradesh 2013". myneta.info. National Election Watch. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ a b "List of Assembly Constituencies". eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Vidhansabha Seats". electionsininda.com. Election In India. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "General Elections of MP 1957" (PDF). Election Commission Of India. 2004.
- ^ "Madhya Pradesh General Legislative Election 2023 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Sanchi Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com.
- ^ "Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1962". www.elections.in.