Kukshi Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly in India
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Kukshi is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[1] It was founded in 1951 as one of the 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state. It is reserved for candidates of the Scheduled tribes.[2]
| Kukshi | |
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| Constituency No. 198 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Dhar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dhar |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Mukam Singh Kirade |
Overview
Kukshi (constituency number 198) is one of the 7 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Dhar district. This constituency covers the Kukshi nagar panchayat and part of Kukshi tehsil of the district.[3]
Kukshi is part of Dhar Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Sardarpur, Gandhwani, Manawar, Dharampuri, Dhar and Badnawar in this district and Dr. Ambedkar Nagar-Mhow in Indore district.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Madhya Bharat Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Ratu Singh Choungad | Indian National Congress | |
Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Ratu Singh Choungad | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Babu | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1967 | Chhitusingh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Pratap Singh Baghel | ||
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | Indian National Congress (Indira) | ||
| 1985 | Jamuna Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Ranjana Baghel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Jamuna Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1998 | |||
| 2003 | |||
| 2008 | |||
| 2011^ | Mukam Singh Kirade | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | Surendra Singh Baghel | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | |||
^ bypoll
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Surendra Singh Baghel | 114,464 | 61.32 | −4.31 | |
| BJP | Jaydeep Patel | 64,576 | 34.59 | +7.06 | |
| BSP | Ajay Rawat | 2,098 | 1.12 | −0.47 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,885 | 1.01 | −0.82 | |
| Majority | 49,888 | 26.73 | −11.37 | ||
| Turnout | 186,680 | 75.71 | +0.39 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Surendra Singh Baghel | 108,391 | 65.63 | ||
| BJP | Virendra Singh Baghel | 45,461 | 27.53 | ||
| AAP | Samoti Bondar Singh Muzalda | 4,140 | 2.51 | ||
| BSP | Ajay Rawat | 2,634 | 1.59 | ||
| BMP | Sunil Ajrawat | 1,517 | 0.92 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,016 | 1.83 | ||
| Majority | 62,930 | 38.1 | |||
| Turnout | 165,159 | 75.32 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Surendra Singh Baghel | 89,111 | 61.03 | ||
| BJP | Mukamsingh Kirade | 46343 | 31.74 | ||
| SS | Bherusingh Mandloi | 2309 | 1.58 | N/A | |
| BSP | Ramlal Solanki | 1582 | 1.08 | ||
| NCP | Rajendrasingh Chouhan | 1453 | 1.00 | ||
| Independent | Amarsingh Chouhan | 1253 | 0.86 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3964 | 2.71 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 146015 | 71.81 | |||
| Swing to INC from BJP | Swing | ||||