Sanchi Assembly constituency

Sanchi
Constituency No. 142 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictRaisen
LS constituencyVidisha
Established1957
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Prabhuram Chaudhary
PartyBhartiya Janta Party

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 (SOC) Socialist
1967
2003
2008 Dr. Prabhuram Choudhary Indian National Congress
2013 Gauri Shankar Shejwar Bharatiya Janata Party
2018 Dr. Prabhuram Choudhary Indian National Congress
2020 Bharatiya Janata Party
2023

Election results

1962 Vidhan Sabha Elections

  • Gulab Chand (SOC) : 7,979 votes [5]
  • Vijai Singh (INC) : 7,400

2013

  • Dr Gourishankar Shejwar (BJP) : 85,599 votes [6]
  • Dr Prabhuram Choudhary (INC) : 64,663

2018

2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Sanchi[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Prabhuram Choudhary
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
gain from Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ "Madhya Pradesh 2013". myneta.info. National Election Watch. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. ^ "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 Assembly Election Results in 1962". www.elections.in.
  6. ^ "Sanchi Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com.
  7. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

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