Govindpura Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly in India
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Govindpura Assembly constituency is one of the 230 assembly constituencies of Madhya Pradesh. It comes under Bhopal district.
| Govindpura | |
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| Constituency No. 154 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Bhopal |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bhopal |
| Established | 1967 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Babulal Gaur |
The seat was held by former Chief Minister Babulal Gaur for 8 terms and is a BJP bastion. His son Krishna Gaur is the current MLA.
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | K. N. Pradhan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Mohanlal Asthana | ||
| 1977 | Laxminarayan Sharma | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Babulal Gaur | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1990 | |||
| 1993 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| 2003 | |||
| 2008 | |||
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | Krishna Gaur | ||
| 2023 | |||
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Krishna Gaur | 173,159 | 68.96 | +10.96 | |
| INC | Ravindra Sahu | 66,491 | 26.48 | −10.09 | |
| AAP | Sajjan Singh Parmar | 3,602 | 1.43 | +0.97 | |
| BSP | Uma Devi | 2,552 | 1.02 | −0.56 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,561 | 1.02 | +0.08 | |
| Majority | 106,668 | 42.48 | +21.05 | ||
| Turnout | 251,118 | 63.79 | +2.89 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Krishna Gaur | 125,487 | 58.0 | ||
| INC | Girish Sharma | 79,128 | 36.57 | ||
| BSP | Babulal Valmiki | 3,414 | 1.58 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,043 | 0.94 | ||
| Majority | 46,359 | 21.43 | |||
| Turnout | 216,345 | 60.9 | |||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Babulal Gaur | 116,586 | 64.34 | ||
| INC | Govind Goyal | 45,942 | 25.35 | ||
| SS | Sanjay Saxena | 8,466 | 4.67 | ||
| BSP | Rampal Dhosale | 3,517 | 1.94 | ||
| Independent | Dwarka Prasad Sen | 404 | 0.22 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 4,011 | 2.21 | ||
| Margin of victory | 70,644 | 38.99 | |||
| Turnout | 1,81,201 | 61.00 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||