Kukshi Assembly constituency
Kukshi Vidhan Sabha constituency (Hindi: कुक्षी विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) 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. It is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes from its incepbftion.[2]
Overview
Kukshi (constituency number 198) is one of the 7 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Dhar district. This constituency covers the Kukshi nagar panchayat and part of Kukshi tehsil of the district.[3]
Kukshi is part of Dhar Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Sardarpur, Gandhwani, Manawar, Dharampuri, Dhar and Badnawar in this district and Dr. Ambedkar Nagar-Mhow in Indore district.[3]
Members of Legislative Assembly
As a constituency of Madhya Bharat
- 1951, Ratu Singh Indian National Congress
As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh
Key
- Note: 2011 was a by-poll.
Election Results
2013 results [5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Surendra Singh Baghel | 89111 | 61.03 | ||
| BJP | Mukamsingh Kirade | 46343 | 31.74 | ||
| SHS | Bherusingh Mandloi | 2309 | 1.58 | N/A | |
| BSP | Ramlal Solanki | 1582 | 1.08 | ||
| NCP | Rajendrasingh Chouhan | 1453 | 1.00 | ||
| Independent | Amarsingh Chouhan | 1253 | 0.86 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3964 | 2.71 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 146015 | 71.81 | |||
| Swing to INC from BJP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | SURENDRA SINGH HONEY BAGHEL | 108391 | 65.62 | |
| BJP | VIRENDRA SINGH BAGHEL | 45461 | 27.52 | |
| AAP | SMT. SAMOTI BONDAR SINGH MUZALDA | 4140 | 2.50 | |
| BSP | AJAY RAWAT | 2634 | 1.59 | |
| BMP | SUNIL AJRAWAT | 1517 | 0.91 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3016 | 1.82 | |
| Turnout | 165159 |
References
- ^ "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Bharat" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 246, 250.
- ^ "(Madhya Pradesh) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "State Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh - Detailed Results" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2018.