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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Jobat (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Jobat is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 1951, as one of the 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes since its inception.

Overview

Jobat (constituency number 192) is one of the two Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Alirajpur district. This constituency covers the entire Bhavra tehsil, Jobat nagar panchayat and parts of Jobat and Alirajpur tehsils of this district.

Jobat is part of Ratlam Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Alirajpur in this district, Jhabua, Thandla and Petlawad in Jhabua district and Ratlam Rural, Ratlam City and Sailana in Ratlam district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

As a constituency of Madhya Bharat:

As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh:

  • 1957: Ganga, Indian National Congress
  • 1962: Raysinha, Socialist Party
  • 1967: Ajmer Singh, Indian National Congress
  • 1972: Ajmer Singh, Indian National Congress
  • 1977: Ajmer Singh, Indian National Congress
  • 1980: Amar Singh, Indian National Congress (I)
  • 1985: Ajmer Singh, Indian National Congress
  • 1990: Ajmer Singh, Indian National Congress
  • 1993: Ajmer Singh, Indian National Congress
  • 1998: Sulochana Rawat, Indian National Congress
  • 2003: Madho Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2008: Sulochana Rawat, Indian National Congress
  • 2013: Madhosingh Dawar, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2018: Kalawati Bhuria, Indian National Congress
Election Name Party
2021 byelection Sulochana Rawat Bharatiya Janata Party
2023 Sena Mahesh Patel Indian National Congress

Election results

2021 Bypoll

By-election, 2021: Jobat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sulochana Rawat 68,949 46.92 +14.92
INC Mahesh Rawat 62,845 42.77 +8.77
NOTA None of the Above 5,611 3.82
BTP Sardar Harmal Parmar 3,071 2.09
Margin of victory 6,104
Turnout 1,47,014 53.42
BJP gain from INC Swing

See also