Sonkatch Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly in India
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Sonkatch is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[1][2]
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| Constituency No. 170 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Dewas |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dewas |
| Established | 1957 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Sajjan Singh Verma |
It is in Dewas district, and is a segment of the Dewas Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Madhya Bharat Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Vijaysingh Hira Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957[3] | Bhagirathsingh Puransingh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1964^[4] | V. Singh | ||
| 1967 | Khoobchand | ||
| 1972 | Bapulal Malviya | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Devilal Raikwal Bulchand | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Bapulal Malviya | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1985 | Sajjan Singh Verma | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Kailash | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Surender Verma | ||
| 1998 | Sajjan Singh Verma | Indian National Congress | |
| 2003 | |||
| 2008 | |||
| 2013 | Rajendra Phulchand Verma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2018 | Sajjan Singh Verma[5] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023 | Rajesh Sonkar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
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Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rajesh Sonkar | 108,869 | 54.21 | +10.85 | |
| INC | Sajjan Singh Verma | 83,432 | 41.54 | −7.38 | |
| ASP(KR) | Kailash Kaleshria | 3,401 | 1.69 | ||
| BSP | Babulal Chouhan | 1,914 | 0.95 | −1.12 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,262 | 0.63 | −0.49 | |
| Majority | 25,437 | 12.67 | +7.11 | ||
| Turnout | 200,837 | 85.73 | +1.81 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sajjan Singh Verma | 86,396 | 48.92 | ||
| BJP | Rajendra Phulchand Verma | 76,578 | 43.36 | ||
| BSP | Babulal Chouhan | 3,657 | 2.07 | ||
| Independent | Dharmraj Pradhan | 2,263 | 1.28 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,975 | 1.12 | ||
| Majority | 9,818 | 5.56 | |||
| Turnout | 176,594 | 83.92 | |||
| INC gain from | Swing | ||||