Sonkatch is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[1][2]
| 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 |
| LS constituency | Dewas |
| Established | 1957 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janta Party |
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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | |||||
| BJP | Rajesh Sonkar | ||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2018 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sajjan Singh Verma | ||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| 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 "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.