Joura Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly in India
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Joura Assembly constituency 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.
| Joura | |
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| Constituency No. 4 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Division | Chambal Division |
| District | Morena |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Morena |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Subedar Singh Rajodha |
Joura (constituency number 4) is one of the six Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Morena district. This constituency covers parts of Joura and Kailaras tehsils of Morena district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Madhya Bharat Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952[2] | Ram Chandra Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
Madhya Pradesh Assembly
Indian National Congress is the most successful political party in Joura Assembly elections.
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Chhetelal Kashiprasad | Independent politician | |
| 1962 | Pancham Singh | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1967 | Ramcharan Lal Mishra | Independent politician | |
| 1972 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1977 | Subedar Singh | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Ramcharan Lal Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Mahesh Dutt Mishra | ||
| 1990 | Subedar Singh | Janata Dal | |
| 1993 | Soneram Kushwaha | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| 1998 | |||
| 2003 | Ummed Singh Bana | Indian National Congress | |
| 2008[3] | Maniram Dhakad | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| 2013[3] | Subedar Singh Rajodha | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2018 | Banwari Lal Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| 2020^ | Subedar Singh Rajodha | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023[4][5] | Pankaj Upadhyay | Indian National Congress | |
^ bypolls
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Pankaj Upadhyay | 89,253 | 46.71 |  15.52 | |
| BJP | Subedar Singh Rajodha | 58,972 | 30.86 |  8.09 | |
| BSP | Soneram Kushwaha | 37,038 | 19.38 | 8.44 | |
| AAP | Bhagwati Dhakad Rajodha | 1,966 | 1.03 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 853 | 0.04 | 0.23 | |
| Majority | 30,281 | 15.85 | 8.09 | ||
| Turnout | 191,080 | 72.57 | 1.67 | ||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2020 bypolls
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Subedar Singh Rajodha | 67,599 | 38.95 | +15.66 | |
| INC | Pankaj Upadhyay | 54121 | 31.19 | −3.26 | |
| BSP | Soneram Kushwaha | 48285 | 27.82 | +2.68 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 718 | 0.41 | +0.19 | |
| Majority | 13478 | 7.76 | −1.55 | ||
| Turnout | 173540 | 70.9 | −1.28 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Banwari Lal Sharma | 56,187 | 34.45 | ||
| BSP | Maniram Dhakad | 41,014 | 25.14 | ||
| BJP | Subedar Singh Rajodha | 37,988 | 23.29 | ||
| MD | Atar Singh Gurjar | 17,167 | 10.52 | ||
| SP | Soneram Kushwaha | 2,742 | 1.68 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 363 | 0.22 | ||
| Majority | 15,173 | 9.31 | |||
| Turnout | 163,111 | 72.18 | |||