Ujjain South is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[1] This constituency came into existence in 1951, as one of the 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state.[2]
| Ujjain South | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 218 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Ujjain |
| LS constituency | Ujjain |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Shivnarayan Jagirdar |
Overview edit
Ujjain South (constituency number 217) is one of the 7 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Ujjain district. This constituency covers the R.I.Circle including Lalpur OG of Ujjain Tehsil, ward numbers 33, and 36 to 54 of the Ujjain Municipal Corporation. Ujjain Dakshin is part of Ujjain (Lok Sabha constituency) along with eight other Vidhan Sabha segments covering the entire Ujjain district and part of Ratlam district.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly edit
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Vishwanath Ayachit | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Hansaben | ||
| 1967 | Gangaram | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1972 | Durgadas Suryavansi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Govindrao Naik | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Mahavir Prasad Vashistha | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Babu Lal Mahere | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Shiva Kotwani | ||
| 1998 | Priti Bhargava | Indian National Congress | |
| 2003 | Shivnarayan Jagirdar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2008 | |||
| 2013 | Mohan Yadav | ||
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | |||
Election results edit
2023 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Mohan Yadav | 95,699 | 52.08 |  5.37
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| INC | Chetan Premnarayan Yadav | 82,758 | 45.04 | 9.66
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,098 | 1.14 |  0.08
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| Majority | 12,941 | 7.04 | 4.29
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| Turnout | 1,83,738 | 70.59 | 1.92
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| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2018 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Mohan Yadav | 78,178 | 46.71 | 4.93
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| INC | Rajendra Vashishtha | 59,218 | 35.38 | 8.22
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| Independent | Jay Singh Darbar | 19,560 | 11.69 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,039 | 1.22 | 0.41
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| Majority | 18,960 | 11.33 | 5.01
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| Turnout | 1,67,378 | 68.67 | 0.25
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| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Bharat" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 5.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 227, 250.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "आखिर कौन हैं मध्यप्रदेश के नए मुख्यमंत्री मोहन यादव, जानिए छात्रसंघ से लेकर मुख्यमंत्री बनने तक एक सफर के बारे में।". RapidLeaks Hindi (in Hindi). Retrieved 12 December 2023.