Sonkatch Assembly constituency

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
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictDewas
LS constituencyDewas
Established1957
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janta Party

It is in Dewas district, and is a segment of the Dewas Lok Sabha constituency.[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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  • 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

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2023

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2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Sonkatch[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC
BJP Rajesh Sonkar
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
Swing

2018

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2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Sonkatch[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sajjan Singh Verma
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
INC gain from Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  2. ^ MP Info
  3. ^ "Details of Assembly By- Elections since 1952 (Year-Wise)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  5. ^ "BJP releases first list of candidates for 39 seats in MP". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

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