Sonkatch Assembly constituency
| Sonkatch | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 170 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Dewas |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dewas |
| Established | 1957 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janta Party |
Sonkatch is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[1][2]
It is in Dewas district, and is a segment of the Dewas Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]- 1957: Bhagirathsingh Puransingh: BJS
- 1962: Bhagirath Singh: JS
- 1964 (bypoll): V. Singh: JS[3]
- 1967: Khoobchand: BJS
- 1972: Bapulal Kishanlal, INC
- 1977: Devilal Raikwal Bulchand: JNP
- 1980: Bapulal Kishan Lal Malviya, INC(I)
- 1985: Sajjan Singh Verma, INC
- 1990: Kailash: BJP
- 1993: Surender Verma,: BJP
- 1998: Sajjan Singh Verma, INC
- 2003: Sajjan Singh Verma, INC
- 2008: Sajjan Singh Verma, INC
- 2013: Rajendra Phulchand Verma : BJP
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sajjan Singh Verma[4] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023 | Rajesh Sonkar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
[edit]2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rajesh Sonkar | 108,869 | 54.21 | +10.85 | |
| INC | Sajjan Singh Verma | 83,432 | 41.54 | −7.38 | |
| Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) | Kailash Kaleshria | 3,401 | 1.69 | ||
| BSP | Babulal Chouhan | 1,914 | 0.95 | −1.12 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,262 | 0.63 | −0.49 | |
| Majority | 25,437 | 12.67 | +7.11 | ||
| Turnout | 200,837 | 85.73 | +1.81 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sajjan Singh Verma | 86,396 | 48.92 | ||
| BJP | Rajendra Phulchand Verma | 76,578 | 43.36 | ||
| BSP | Babulal Chouhan | 3,657 | 2.07 | ||
| Independent | Dharmraj Pradhan | 2,263 | 1.28 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,975 | 1.12 | ||
| Majority | 9,818 | 5.56 | |||
| Turnout | 176,594 | 83.92 | |||
| INC gain from | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ MP Info
- ^ "Details of Assembly By- Elections since 1952 (Year-Wise)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Statistical Report on General Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "BJP releases first list of candidates for 39 seats in MP". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 August 2023.