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:
- 1951: Premsingh, Socialist Party
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
| 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
- Jobat
- Ajay Kanesh
References
- ^ "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Bharat" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 245, 252.
- ^ "Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha General Elections - 2008 (in Hindi)" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "2018 Vidhan Sabha Elections Result Book of Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). Retrieved 21 November 2020.