Balaghat Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly in India
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Balaghat Assembly constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[1][2][3]
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| Constituency No. 111 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Balaghat |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Balaghat |
| Established | 1957 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Gaurishankar Bisen |
It is part of Balaghat District.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Kanhaiya Lal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957[4] | Nandkishore Jairaj Sharma | ||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | |||
| 1980[5] | Surendra Nath Khare | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1985[6] | Gaurishankar Bisen | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1990[7] | |||
| 1993[8] | |||
| 1998[9] | Ashok Singh Sarswar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2003[10] | Gaurishankar Bisen | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2008[11] | |||
| 2013[12] | |||
| 2018[13] | |||
| 2023[14][15] | Anubha Munjare | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Anubha Munjare | 108,770 | 54.83 | +38.46 | |
| BJP | Gaurishankar Bisen | 79,575 | 40.11 | −1.8 | |
| Independent | Ajey Vishal Bisen | 2,250 | 1.13 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 534 | 0.27 | −0.22 | |
| Majority | 29,195 | 14.72 | −1.05 | ||
| Turnout | 198,375 | 85.04 | +5.34 | ||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Gaurishankar Bisen | 73,476 | 41.91 | ||
| SP | Anubha Munjare | 45,822 | 26.14 | ||
| INC | Vishveshwar Bhagat | 28,701 | 16.37 | ||
| Independent | Anurag Chaturmohta (Montu Bhaiya) | 17,113 | 9.76 | ||
| BSP | Yogesh Samrite | 2,704 | 1.54 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 861 | 0.49 | ||
| Majority | 27,654 | 15.77 | |||
| Turnout | 175,314 | 79.7 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||