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    Sonkatch Assembly constituency

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    Sonkatch
    Constituency No. 170 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
    Constituency details
    CountryIndia
    RegionCentral India
    StateMadhya Pradesh
    DistrictDewas
    LS constituencyDewas
    Established1957
    ReservationSC
    Member of Legislative Assembly
    16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
    Incumbent
    Rajesh Sonkar
    PartyBharatiya Janta Party

    Sonkatch is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[1][2]

    It is in Dewas district, and is a segment of the Dewas Lok Sabha constituency.[1]

    Members of the Legislative Assembly

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    • 1957: Bhagirathsingh Puransingh: BJS
    • 1962: Bhagirath Singh: JS
    • 1964 (bypoll): V. Singh: JS[3]
    • 1967: Khoobchand: BJS
    • 1972: Bapulal Kishanlal, INC
    • 1977: Devilal Raikwal Bulchand: JNP
    • 1980: Bapulal Kishan Lal Malviya, INC(I)
    • 1985: Sajjan Singh Verma, INC
    • 1990: Kailash: BJP
    • 1993: Surender Verma,: BJP
    • 1998: Sajjan Singh Verma, INC
    • 2003: Sajjan Singh Verma, INC
    • 2008: Sajjan Singh Verma, INC
    • 2013: Rajendra Phulchand Verma : BJP
    Election Name Party
    2018 Sajjan Singh Verma[4] Indian National Congress
    2023 Rajesh Sonkar Bharatiya Janata Party

    Election results

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    2023

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    2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Sonkatch[5]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    INC
    BJP Rajesh Sonkar
    NOTA None of the Above
    Majority
    Turnout
    Swing

    2018

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    2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Sonkatch[4]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    INC Sajjan Singh Verma
    NOTA None of the Above
    Majority
    Turnout
    INC gain from Swing

    References

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    1. ^ a b "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
    2. ^ MP Info
    3. ^ "Details of Assembly By- Elections since 1952 (Year-Wise)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
    4. ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
    5. ^ "BJP releases first list of candidates for 39 seats in MP". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

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