Ashta Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituencies of Madhya Pradesh}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Ashta | type = SLA | constituency_no = 157 | map_image = 157-Ashta.svg | state = [[Madhya Pradesh]] | district = [[Sehore district|Sehore]] | loksabha_cons = [[Dewas Lok Sabha constituency|Dewas]] | reservation = SC | mla = [[Gopal Singh Engineer]] | party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] | latest_election_year = [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]] | preceded_by = Raghunath Singh Malviya }} '''Ashta''' is one of the 230 constituencies of the [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]], in central India.<ref name=delimitation2008>{{cite web |url=https://upload.indiacode.nic.in/showfile?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00030_200233_1517807324510&type=order&filename=Delimitation%20Order,2008.pdf |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |date=26 November 2008 |access-date= 24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718103411/https://upload.indiacode.nic.in/showfile?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00030_200233_1517807324510&type=order&filename=Delimitation%20Order,2008.pdf |archive-date=18 July 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="election2018">{{cite web|title=List of Assembly Constituencies|url=http://eci.nic.in/archive/se98/background/S12/ListACs-MP.html|website=eci.nic.in|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=18 May 2018 |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518200210/http://eci.nic.in/archive/se98/background/S12/ListACs-MP.html |archive-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>

It is part of [[Sehore district]], and [[Dewas Lok Sabha constituency]]. As of 2023, its representative is [[Gopal Singh Engineer]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].{{update after|2029|1}}

== Members of the Legislative Assembly == === Bhopal Legislative Assembly === {| class="wikitable" !Election !Name !colspan=2|Party |- | rowspan="2" | [[1952 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1952]] | Chandan Mal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |- |Gopi Das |}

=== Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly === {| class="wikitable" !Election !Name !colspan=2|Party |- |[[1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]] |Umrao Singh |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |[[1967 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]] |G. Goyal |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}} |- |[[1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]] |Umrao Singh |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |[[1977 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]] |Narayan Singh Kesri |{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |- |[[1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1980]] |Devi Lal Rekwal |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- |[[1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]] |Ajit Singh |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |[[1990 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1990]] |Nand Kishor Khatri |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=8}} |- |[[1993 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993]] | rowspan="2" |Ranjit Singh Gunwan |- |[[1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1998]] |- |[[2003 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2003]] |Raghunath Singh Malviya |- |[[2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2008]]<ref name="election2008">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3739-madhya-pradesh-2008/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=22 December 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref> | rowspan="2" |Ranjeet Singh Gunwan |- |[[2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2013]]<ref name=election2013>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3740-madhya-pradesh-2013/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=22 December 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref> |- |[[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2018]]<ref name="election2018-1">{{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> |Raghunath Singh Malviya |- | [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]]<ref name="election2023">{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/mp-legislative-election-2023-statistical-report |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2023 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=26 January 2023 |url-access=limited}}</ref> | [[Gopal Singh Engineer]] |}

==Election results== === 2023 === {{Election box begin |title = [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Ashta<ref name="election2023"/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = [[Gopal Singh Engineer]] |votes = {{formatnum:118750}} |percentage = 50.44 |change = +5.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Indian National Congress |candidate = Kamal Singh Chauhan |votes = {{formatnum:110847}} |percentage = 47.08 |change = +5.27 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |votes = {{formatnum:1467}} |percentage = 0.62 |change = -0.4 }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:7903}} |percentage = 3.36 |change = +0.43 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:235425}} |percentage = 84.84 |change = +1.86 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

=== 2018 === {{Election box begin | title= [[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Ashta<ref name=election2018 name="election2018-2">{{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><ref name="election2018"/>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Raghunath Singh Malviya]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = {{formatnum:92292}} |percentage = 44.74 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Indian National Congress |candidate = [[Gopal Singh Engineer]] |votes = {{formatnum:86248}} |percentage = 41.81 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Prajatantrik Samadhan Party |candidate = Kamal Singh Chauhan |votes = {{formatnum:17577}} |percentage = 8.52 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate = Shailesh Vaidya |votes = {{formatnum:4487}} |percentage = 2.18 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |votes = {{formatnum:2108}} |percentage = 1.02 |change = }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:6044}} |percentage = 2.93 |change = }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:206286}} |percentage = 82.98 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

==See also== * [[List of constituencies of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] * [[Dewas district]]

==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Madhya Pradesh]] [[Category:Dewas district]] [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1977]] [[Category:1977 establishments in Madhya Pradesh]] [[Category:Politics of Madhya Pradesh]]