Ambah Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly in India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Ambah | type= SLA | constituency_no = 8 | state = [[Madhya Pradesh]] | map_image = 8-Ambah.svg | district = [[Morena district|Morena]] | loksabha_cons = [[Morena Lok Sabha constituency|Morena]] | established = 1951 | reservation = SC | mla = [[Devendra Sakhwar]] | party = [[Indian National Congress ]] | latest_election_year = [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]] | preceded_by = [[Kamlesh Jatav]] }} '''Ambah''' is one of the 230 [[Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha]] (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of [[Madhya Pradesh]] state in central [[India]]. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the [[Dalit|Scheduled castes]]<ref name=eci1>{{cite web|url=http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/DACList.aspx|title=District/Assembly List|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website|access-date=20 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151201083311/http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/(S(4ftawu55w1soru45gswzuz55))/DACList.aspx|archive-date=2015-12-01|url-status=dead}}</ref> This constituency came into existence in 1951, as one of the 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile [[Madhya Bharat]] state.<ref name=eci2>{{cite web|url=http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatRep_51_MB.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Bharat|page=5|publisher=Election Commission of India website|access-date=2010-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721155640/http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatRep_51_MB.pdf|archive-date=2011-07-21|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Ambah (constituency number 8) is one of the six Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in [[Morena district]]. This constituency covers the entire Porsa [[tehsil]], part of Ambah tehsil and Ambah municipality.<ref name="ceo">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|publisher=The Election Commission of India|pages=226, 250}}</ref>

Ambah is part of [[Morena (Lok Sabha constituency)|Morena Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref name="ceo"/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly == {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ [[Madhya Bharat]] !Year !Member ! colspan="2" |Party |- | rowspan="2" |1951<ref name="eci2" /> |Jamuna Prasad Singh Tomar |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |- |Chandana |} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] !Year !Member ! colspan="2" |Party |- |[[1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1957]] |Ram Niwas Chitralal |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |[[1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]] |Jagdish Singh |{{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}} |- |[[1967 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]] |Ratiram |{{Full party name with color|Independent}} |- |[[1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]] |Raja Ram Singh |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |[[1977 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]] |Chhokhelal Jatav |{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |- |[[1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1980]] |[[Kammodilal Jatav]] |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)|dab=y}} |- |[[1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]] |Ram Narayan Sakhavar |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |[[1990 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1990]] |Kishora Jatav |{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}} |- |[[1993 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993]] | rowspan="3" |[[Bansi Lal Jatav]] |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=4}} |- |[[1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1998]] |- |[[2003 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2003]] |- |[[2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2008]]<ref name="ceom">{{cite web |title=Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha General Elections - 2008 (in Hindi) |url=http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/OtherLinks/Election_Result_2008.pdf |access-date=10 February 2011 |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website}}</ref> |[[Kamlesh Jatav]] |- |[[2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2013]]<ref name="election2013">{{cite web |title=Madhya Pradesh 2013 results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3740-madhya-pradesh-2013/ |access-date=26 August 2021 |publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref> |Satya Prakash Sakhvar | {{Full party name with color|Bahujan Samaj Party}} |- |[[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2018]] | rowspan="2" |[[Kamlesh Jatav]] | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |[[2020 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-elections|2020]]^ |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- |[[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]]<ref name="Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections Results 2023: Check full and final list of winners here">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/madhya-pradesh-assembly-election-results-2023-full-list-of-leading-candidates-from-bjp-congress/articleshow/105701279.cms|title=Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections Results 2023: Check full and final list of winners here|last1=The Times of India|date=4 December 2023|accessdate=13 December 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213082108/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/madhya-pradesh-assembly-election-results-2023-full-list-of-leading-candidates-from-bjp-congress/articleshow/105701279.cms|archivedate=13 December 2023}}</ref><ref name="Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2023: Full list of the winners constituency wise and seat wise">{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/madhya-pradesh-assembly-elections-results-2023-live-updates-winning-candidates-full-list-how-many-seats-bjp-congress-won-101701564801639.html|title=Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2023: Full list of the winners constituency wise and seat wise|last1=Hindustan Times|date=3 December 2023|accessdate=13 December 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213082157/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/madhya-pradesh-assembly-elections-results-2023-live-updates-winning-candidates-full-list-how-many-seats-bjp-congress-won-101701564801639.html|archivedate=13 December 2023|language=en}}</ref> | [[Devendra Sakhwar]] | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |} ^ bypoll

==Election results== === 2023 === {{Election box begin |title = [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Ambah<ref name="Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections Results 2023: Check full and final list of winners here"/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Indian National Congress |candidate = [[Devendra Sakhwar]] |votes = {{formatnum:80373}} |percentage = 55.38 |change = +24.56 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = [[Kamlesh Jatav]] |votes = {{formatnum:57746}} |percentage = 39.79 |change = -2.38 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate = Rambaran Sakhawar |votes = {{formatnum:4179}} |percentage = 2.88 |change = -3.68 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |votes = {{formatnum:884}} |percentage = 0.61 |change = -0.08 }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:22627}} |percentage = 15.59 |change = +4.24 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:145133}} |percentage = 60.1 |change = +6.34 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

=== 2020 bypolls === {{Election box begin | title= [[2020 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-elections]]: Ambah}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Kamlesh Jatav]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 51588 |percentage = 42.17 |change = +18.38 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Satyaprakash Sakhawar |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 37696 |percentage = 30.82 |change = +0.93 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Abhinav Chhari |party = Independent |votes = 19246 |percentage = 15.73 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Bhanupratap Singh Sakhawar |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 8029 |percentage = 6.56 |change = -11.20 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Amar |party = Independent |votes = 1725 |percentage = 1.41 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |party = None of the above |votes = 839 |percentage = 0.69 |change = -0.31 }} {{Election box majority |votes = 13892 |percentage = 11.35 |change = +5.31 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 122320 |percentage = 53.76 |change = -5.25 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

=== 2018 === {{Election box begin | title= [[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Ambah<ref name=election2018>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/9685-madhya-pradesh-legislative-election-2018-statistical-report/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |accessdate=30 September 2021}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Kamlesh Jatav]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = {{formatnum:37343}} |percentage = 29.89 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Neha Kinnar |votes = {{formatnum:29796}} |percentage = 23.85 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = Gabbar Sakhwar |votes = {{formatnum:29715}} |percentage = 23.79 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate = Satyaprakash Sakhawar [Advocate] |votes = {{formatnum:22179}} |percentage = 17.76 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |votes = {{formatnum:1255}} |percentage = 1.0 |change = }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:7547}} |percentage = 6.04 |change = }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:124916}} |percentage = 59.01 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bahujan Samaj Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

==See also== * [[Ambah]]

==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category:Morena district]] [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Madhya Pradesh]] [[Category:Politics of Madhya Pradesh]] [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]