Sironj Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly in India
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Sironj Assembly constituency (Hindi:सिरोंज विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 1957, as one of the Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state.
| Sironj | |
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| Constituency No. 147 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Vidisha |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sagar |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 187,421 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Govardhan Upadhyay |
Overview
Sironj (constituency number 147) is one of the five Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Vidisha district. This constituency presently covers some of the villages from Sironj tehsil with 190, and Lateri tehsil 233 villages. It has total 228 polling booths.
Sironj is part of Sagar Lok Sabha constituency, along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Kurwai and Shamshabad in Vidisha district and Bina, Khurai, Surkhi, Naryoli, and Sagar in Sagar district.
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Madan Lal | Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Mangal Singh Raghuwanshi | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1972 | I. Khan Tarzi Mashriqul | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Sharif Master | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Radharaman Bhargava | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1985 | Govardhan Upadhyay | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Bhavani Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Laxmikant Sharma | ||
| 1998 | |||
| 2003 | |||
| 2008 | |||
| 2013 | Govardhan Upadhyay | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018 | Umakant Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023 | |||
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Umakant Sharma | 97,995 | 54.83 | −0.17 | |
| INC | Gagnendra Raghuwanshi | 70,313 | 39.34 | +7.18 | |
| ASP(KR) | Gabbar Singh Ahirwar | 2,234 | 1.25 | ||
| AAP | Isem Singh Morye | 1,799 | 1.01 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,136 | 0.64 | −0.17 | |
| Majority | 27,682 | 15.49 | −7.35 | ||
| Turnout | 178,720 | 80.59 | +2.04 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Umakant Sharma | 83,617 | 55.0 | ||
| INC | Masarrat Shahid | 48,883 | 32.16 | ||
| BSP | Isem Singh Morye | 11,408 | 7.5 | ||
| Independent | Himmat Singh | 1,735 | 1.14 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,224 | 0.81 | ||
| Majority | 34,734 | 22.84 | |||
| Turnout | 152,022 | 78.55 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Govardhan Upadhyay | 65,297 | 45.94 % | ||
| BJP | Laxmikant Sharma | 63713 | 44.82 | ||
| BSP | Mubarak Ali | 2477 | 1.74 | N/A | |
| SP | Shobhna Yadav | 2447 | 1.72 | ||
| Independent | Udham Singh Kushvah | 1614 | 1.14 | ||
| HJP | Mohd. Najeer Khan | 1244 | 0.88 | ||
| Independent | Mahendra Pratap Singh | 1024 | 0.72 | ||
| Independent | Lekhraj Ahirwar | 737 | 0.52 | ||
| BA S D | Shameena Bee | 423 | 0.30 | ||
| Independent | Preetam Singh | 372 | 0.26 | ||
| Independent | Khumaan Singh Ahirwar | 287 | 0.20 | ||
| Independent | Naeem Khan | 279 | 0.20 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2224 | 1.56 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 142138 | 77.05 | |||
| Swing to INC from BJP | Swing | ||||