Kukshi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kukshi Vidhan Sabha constituency (Hindi: कुक्षी विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[1] This constituency came into existence in 1951, as one of the 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state. It is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes from its incepbftion.[2]

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.[3]

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.[3]

Members of Legislative Assembly

As a constituency of Madhya Bharat

As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh

Key

  INC     BJS     INC(I)      BJP  

ElectionMember [4]Party
1957 Ratu Singh Indian National Congress
1962 Babu Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1967 Chhitusingh Indian National Congress
1972 Pratap Singh Baghel Indian National Congress
1977 Pratap Singh Baghel Indian National Congress
1980 Pratap Singh Baghel Indian National Congress (I)
1985 Jamuna Devi Indian National Congress
1990 Ranjana Baghel Bharatiya Janata Party
1993 Jamuna Devi Indian National Congress
1998 Jamuna Devi Indian National Congress
2003 Jamuna Devi Indian National Congress
2011 Mukam Singh Kirade Bharatiya Janata Party
2013 Surendra Singh Baghel Indian National Congress
2018 Surendra Singh Baghel Indian National Congress
  • Note: 2011 was a by-poll.

Election Results

2013 results [5]
M. P. Legislative Assembly Election, 2013: Kukshi
Party Candidate Votes % ±
INC Surendra Singh Baghel 89111 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
M.P Legislative Assembly Election,2018: Kukshi
Party Candidate Votes % +-
INC SURENDRA SINGH HONEY BAGHEL 108391 65.62
BJP VIRENDRA SINGH BAGHEL 45461 27.52
AAP SMT. 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
  1. "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  2. "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.
  3. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 246, 250.
  4. "(Madhya Pradesh) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  5. "State Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh - Detailed Results" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
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