Sohagpur Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly in India
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Sohagpur is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[1] It comprises Babai tehsil, Sohagpur tehsil and parts of Itarsi tehsil, all in Hoshangabad district.[2] As of 2023, its representative is Vijaypal Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Prior to 2008, a constituency of this name existed in Shahdol district.
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| Constituency No. 138 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Hoshangabad |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hoshangabad |
| Established | 1972 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Krishnapal Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 (by-election) | Shabnam Mausi | Independent politician | |
| 2003 | Chhote Lal Sarawagi (Khuddi Bhaiya) | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2008[3] | Vijaypal Singh | ||
| 2013[4] | |||
| 2018[5] | |||
| 2023[6] | |||
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vijaypal Singh | 103,379 | 48.89 | +0.8 | |
| INC | Pushpraj Singh | 101,617 | 48.05 | +6.24 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,362 | 1.12 | −0.32 | |
| Majority | 1,762 | 0.84 | −5.44 | ||
| Turnout | 211,465 | 87.06 | +4.46 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vijaypal Singh | 87,488 | 48.09 | ||
| INC | Satpal Paliya | 76,071 | 41.81 | ||
| GGP | Rameshwar Prasad Maurya | 4,207 | 2.31 | ||
| Independent | Shavir Shah | 2,448 | 1.35 | ||
| BSP | Yashwant Singh Meena | 2,256 | 1.24 | ||
| Independent | Thakur Heera Lal | 1,886 | 1.04 | ||
| AAP | Mukesh Kumar Tiwari | 1,741 | 0.96 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,618 | 1.44 | ||
| Majority | 11,417 | 6.28 | |||
| Turnout | 181,939 | 82.6 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||