Ashta Assembly constituency
Constituencies of Madhya Pradesh
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Ashta is one of the 230 constituencies of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in the state of Madhya Pradesh, in central India.[1][2]
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| Constituency No. 157 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Sehore |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dewas |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Raghunath Singh Malviya |
It is part of Sehore district, and Dewas Lok Sabha constituency. As of 2023, its representative is Gopal Singh Engineer of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Bhopal Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Chandan Mal | Indian National Congress | |
| Gopi Das | |||
Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Umrao Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | G. Goyal | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1972 | Umrao Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Narayan Singh Kesri | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Devi Lal Rekwal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1985 | Ajit Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Nand Kishor Khatri | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Ranjit Singh Gunwan | ||
| 1998 | |||
| 2003 | Raghunath Singh Malviya | ||
| 2008[3] | Ranjeet Singh Gunwan | ||
| 2013[4] | |||
| 2018[5] | Raghunath Singh Malviya | ||
| 2023[6] | Gopal Singh Engineer | ||
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Gopal Singh Engineer | 118,750 | 50.44 | +5.7 | |
| INC | Kamal Singh Chauhan | 110,847 | 47.08 | +5.27 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,467 | 0.62 | −0.4 | |
| Majority | 7,903 | 3.36 | +0.43 | ||
| Turnout | 235,425 | 84.84 | +1.86 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Raghunath Singh Malviya | 92,292 | 44.74 | ||
| INC | Gopal Singh Engineer | 86,248 | 41.81 | ||
| Prajatantrik Samadhan Party | Kamal Singh Chauhan | 17,577 | 8.52 | ||
| BSP | Shailesh Vaidya | 4,487 | 2.18 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,108 | 1.02 | ||
| Majority | 6,044 | 2.93 | |||
| Turnout | 206,286 | 82.98 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||