Kukshi (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Kukshi is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. It was founded in 1951 as one of the 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state. It is reserved for candidates of the Scheduled tribes.
Overview
Kukshi (constituency number 198) is one of the 7 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Dhar district. This constituency covers the Kukshi nagar panchayat and part of Kukshi tehsil of the district.
Kukshi is part of Dhar Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Sardarpur, Gandhwani, Manawar, Dharampuri, Dhar and Badnawar in this district and Dr. Ambedkar Nagar-Mhow in Indore district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Madhya Bharat
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Ratu Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Ratu Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Babu | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1967 | Chhitusingh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Pratap Singh Baghel | ||
| 1977 | Pratap Singh Baghel | ||
| 1980 | Pratap Singh Baghel | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Jamuna Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Ranjana Baghel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Jamuna Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1998 | Jamuna Devi | ||
| 2003 | Jamuna Devi | ||
| 2011 | Mukam Singh Kirade | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | Surendra Singh Baghel | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018 | Surendra Singh Baghel | ||
| 2023 | Surendra Singh Baghel | ||
- Note: 2011 was a by-poll.
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Surendra Singh Baghel | 114464 | 61.32 | ||
| BJP | Jaydeep Patel | 64576 | 34.59 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1885 | 1.01 | ||
| Majority | 49888 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Surendra Singh Baghel | 89,111 | 61.03 | ||
| BJP | Mukamsingh Kirade | 46343 | 31.74 | ||
| SS | Bherusingh Mandloi | 2309 | 1.58 | N/A | |
| BSP | Ramlal Solanki | 1582 | 1.08 | ||
| NCP | Rajendrasingh Chouhan | 1453 | 1.00 | ||
| Independent | Amarsingh Chouhan | 1253 | 0.86 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3964 | 2.71 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 146015 | 71.81 | |||
| Swing to INC from BJP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Surendra Singh Baghel | 108391 | 65.62 | |
| BJP | Virendra Singh Baghel | 45461 | 27.52 | |
| AAP | Samoti Bondar Singh Muzalda | 4140 | 2.50 | |
| BSP | Ajay Rawat | 2634 | 1.59 | |
| BMP | Sunil Ajrawat | 1517 | 0.91 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3016 | 1.82 | |
| Turnout | 165159 |
References
- ^ "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Bharat" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 246, 250.
- ^ "BJP releases first list of candidates for 39 seats in MP". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "State Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh - Detailed Results" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2018.