Sailana (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Sailana 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. It was abolished in 1956 but again came into existence in 1961. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes since its inception.
Overview
Sailana (constituency number 221) is one of the 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Ratlam district. This constituency covers the entire Bajna and Sailana tehsils of this district.
Sailana is part of Ratlam Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Ratlam Rural and Ratlam City in this district, Alirajpur and Jobat in Alirajpur district and Jhabua, Thandla and Petlawad in Jhabua district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
As a constituency of Madhya Bharat:
- 1951: Jeta Bhagga, Indian National Congress
As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh:
- 1962: Laxmansingh Jhitra, Socialist Party
- 1967: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Indian National Congress
- 1972: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Indian National Congress
- 1977: Kamji Gamira, Janata Party
- 1980: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Indian National Congress (Indira)
- 1985: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Indian National Congress
- 1990: Kamji Gamira, Janata Dal
- 1993: Lahling Devra, Indian National Congress
- 1998: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Independent
- 2003: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Indian National Congress
- 2008: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Indian National Congress
- 2013: Smt Sangeeta Charel, Bharatiya Janata Party
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Harsh Vijay Gehlot | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023 | Kamleshwar Dodiyar | Bharat Adivasi Party | |
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAP | Kamleshwar Dodiyar | 71,219 | 37.4 | New | |
| INC | Harsh Vijay Gehlot "guddu" | 66,601 | 34.9 |  10.8
| |
| BJP | Sangeeta Charel | 41,584 | 21.8 | 6.2
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,580 | 0.6 | 1.3
| |
| Majority | 4,618 | 2.5 | 15.2
| ||
| Turnout | 1,88,070 | ||||
| BAP gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Harsh Vijay Gehlot "Guddu" | 73,597 | 45.7 | ||
| BJP | Narayan Maida | 45,099 | 28.0 | ||
| Independent | Kamleshwar Dodiyar | 18,726 | 11.6 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,477 | 1.9 | ||
| Majority | 28,498 | 17.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,61,043 | 90.2 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||