Ambah Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly in India
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Ambah is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes[1] This constituency came into existence in 1951, as one of the 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state.[2]
| Ambah | |
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| Constituency No. 8 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Morena |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Morena |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Kamlesh Jatav |
Ambah (constituency number 8) is one of the six Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Morena district. This constituency covers the entire Porsa tehsil, part of Ambah tehsil and Ambah municipality.[3]
Ambah is part of Morena Lok Sabha constituency.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951[2] | Jamuna Prasad Singh Tomar | Indian National Congress | |
| Chandana | |||
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Ram Niwas Chitralal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Jagdish Singh | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1967 | Ratiram | Independent politician | |
| 1972 | Raja Ram Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Chhokhelal Jatav | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Kammodilal Jatav | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1985 | Ram Narayan Sakhavar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Kishora Jatav | Janata Dal | |
| 1993 | Bansi Lal Jatav | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1998 | |||
| 2003 | |||
| 2008[4] | Kamlesh Jatav | ||
| 2013[5] | Satya Prakash Sakhvar | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| 2018 | Kamlesh Jatav | Indian National Congress | |
| 2020^ | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2023[6][7] | Devendra Sakhwar | Indian National Congress | |
^ bypoll
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Devendra Sakhwar | 80,373 | 55.38 | +24.56 | |
| BJP | Kamlesh Jatav | 57,746 | 39.79 | −2.38 | |
| BSP | Rambaran Sakhawar | 4,179 | 2.88 | −3.68 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 884 | 0.61 | −0.08 | |
| Majority | 22,627 | 15.59 | +4.24 | ||
| Turnout | 145,133 | 60.1 | +6.34 | ||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2020 bypolls
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kamlesh Jatav | 51,588 | 42.17 | +18.38 | |
| INC | Satyaprakash Sakhawar | 37696 | 30.82 | +0.93 | |
| Independent | Abhinav Chhari | 19246 | 15.73 | ||
| BSP | Bhanupratap Singh Sakhawar | 8029 | 6.56 | −11.20 | |
| Independent | Amar | 1725 | 1.41 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 839 | 0.69 | −0.31 | |
| Majority | 13892 | 11.35 | +5.31 | ||
| Turnout | 122320 | 53.76 | −5.25 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kamlesh Jatav | 37,343 | 29.89 | ||
| Independent | Neha Kinnar | 29,796 | 23.85 | ||
| BJP | Gabbar Sakhwar | 29,715 | 23.79 | ||
| BSP | Satyaprakash Sakhawar [Advocate] | 22,179 | 17.76 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,255 | 1.0 | ||
| Majority | 7,547 | 6.04 | |||
| Turnout | 124,916 | 59.01 | |||
| INC gain from BSP | Swing | ||||