Sailana 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 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.[2]
| Sailana | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 221 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Ratlam |
| LS constituency | Ratlam |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Kamleshwar Dodiyar | |
| Party | Bharat Adivasi Party |
Overview
editSailana (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.[3]
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.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
editAs a constituency of Madhya Bharat:
- 1951: Jeta Bhagga, Indian National Congress[2]
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[4]
- 2013: Smt Sangeeta Charel, Bharatiya Janata Party
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Harsh Vijay Gehlot[5] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023 | Kamleshwar Dodiyar | Bharat Adivasi Party | |
Election results
edit2023
edit| 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
edit| 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 | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Bharat" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 4.
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 248, 252.
- ^ "Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha General Elections - 2008 (in Hindi)" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "3 Union ministers feature in BJP's second list for Madhya Pradesh polls". India Today. Retrieved 25 September 2023.