Sanchi Assembly constituency

Sanchi
Constituency No. 142 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictRaisen
Lok Sabha constituencyVidisha
Established1957
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2023
Preceded byGauri Shankar Shejwar

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

Election Name Party
1957 Khuman Singh[4] Indian National Congress
1962 Gulab Chand Socialist Party
1967 Kumadanlal Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1972 Dulichand Indian National Congress
1977 Gauri Shankar Shejwar Janata Party
1980 Bharatiya Janata Party
1985 Prabhuram Choudhary Indian National Congress
1990 Gauri Shankar Shejwar Bharatiya Janata Party
1993
1998
2003
2008 Prabhuram Choudhary Indian National Congress
2013 Gauri Shankar Shejwar Bharatiya Janata Party
2018 Prabhuram Choudhary Indian National Congress
2020^ Bharatiya Janata Party
2023

^ bypoll

Election results

2023

2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Sanchi[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Prabhuram Choudhary 122,960 59.45 −6.53
INC G. C. Gautam 78,687 38.05 +8.18
NOTA None of the above 1,616 0.78 +0.23
Majority 44,273 21.4 −14.71
Turnout 206,825 78.27 +5.29
BJP hold Swing

2020 bypoll

2020 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-elections: Sanchi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Prabhuram Choudhary 116,577 65.98 +21.40
INC Madanlal Choudhary 52,768 29.87 −20.83
NOTA None of the above 966 0.55 −0.88
Majority 63,809 36.11 +29.99
Turnout 176,677 72.99 −2.33
BJP gain from INC Swing

2018

2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Sanchi[6][2]
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

  • Dr Gourishankar Shejwar (BJP) : 85,599 votes [7]
  • Dr Prabhuram Choudhary (INC) : 64,663


1962

  • Gulab Chand (SOC) : 7,979 votes [8]
  • Vijai Singh (INC) : 7,400


See also

References

  1. ^ "Madhya Pradesh 2013". myneta.info. National Election Watch. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b "List of Assembly Constituencies". eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Vidhansabha Seats". electionsininda.com. Election In India. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. ^ "General Elections of MP 1957" (PDF). Election Commission Of India. 2004.
  5. ^ "Madhya Pradesh General Legislative Election 2023 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
  6. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Sanchi Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com.
  8. ^ "Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1962". www.elections.in.

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