Balaghat Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly in India}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Balaghat | type = SLA | reservation = None | constituency_no = 111 | map_image = 111-Balaghat.svg | mla = [[Anubha Munjare]] | party = {{party index link|Indian National Congress}} | latest_election_year = [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]] | preceded_by = [[Gaurishankar Bisen]] | state = [[Madhya Pradesh]] | district = [[Balaghat district|Balaghat]] | loksabha_cons = [[Balaghat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Balaghat]] | established = 1957 }} '''Balaghat Assembly constituency''' is one of the 230 [[Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha]] (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of [[Madhya Pradesh]] state in central [[India]].<ref name="election2013">{{cite web|title=Madhya Pradesh 2013|url=http://www.myneta.info/mp2013/index.php?action=show_candidates&constituency_id=175|website=myneta.info|publisher=National Election Watch|access-date=18 May 2018}}</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}}</ref><ref name="election2018-1">{{cite web|title=Vidhansabha Seats|url=http://www.electionsinindia.com/madhyapradesh/statepc.aspx|website=electionsininda.com|publisher=Election In India|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>

It is part of [[Balaghat District]].

== Members of the Legislative Assembly == {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Member !colspan="2"|Party |- |[[1952 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1952]] |Kanhaiya Lal |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=6}} |- |[[1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<ref name="election1957">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3728-madhya-pradesh-1957/ |title=Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election, 1957 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |website=eci.gov.in |accessdate=30 September 2021}}</ref> | rowspan="5" |[[Nandkishore Jairaj Sharma]] |- |[[1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]] |- |[[1967 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]] |- |[[1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]] |- |[[1977 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]] |- |[[1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<ref name="election1980">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3733-madhya-pradesh-1980/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |accessdate=30 September 2021}}</ref> |Surendra Nath Khare |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)|dab=y}} |- |[[1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<ref name="election1985">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3734-madhya-pradesh-1985/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |accessdate=30 September 2021}}</ref> | rowspan="3" | [[Gaurishankar Bisen]] | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}} |- |[[1990 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1990]]<ref name="election1990">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3735-madhya-pradesh-1990/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |accessdate=30 September 2021}}</ref> |- |[[1993 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993]]<ref name="election1993">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3736-madhya-pradesh-1993/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1993 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |accessdate=22 December 2021}}</ref> |- |[[1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1998]]<ref name="election1998">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3737-madhya-pradesh-1998/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |accessdate=22 December 2021}}</ref> |Ashok Singh Sarswar | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |[[2003 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2003]]<ref name="election2003">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3738-madhya-pradesh-2003/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2003 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |accessdate=22 December 2021}}</ref> | rowspan="4" | [[Gaurishankar Bisen]] | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=4}} |- || [[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]] |accessdate=22 December 2021}}</ref> |- || [[2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2013]]<ref name="election2013-1">{{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]] |accessdate=22 December 2021}}</ref> |- || [[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2018]]<ref 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> |- | [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]]<ref name="Madya Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2023 - Balaghat">{{cite news |date=3 December 2023 |title=Madya Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2023 - Balaghat |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenDecNew2023/candidateswise-S12111.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250305081801/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenDecNew2023/candidateswise-S12111.htm |archivedate=5 March 2025 |accessdate=5 March 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Balaghat Constituency Election Results 2023">{{cite news |date=3 December 2023 |title=Balaghat Constituency Election Results 2023 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/madhya-pradesh/constituency-show/balaghat |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250305081805/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/madhya-pradesh/constituency-show/balaghat |archivedate=5 March 2025 |accessdate=5 March 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> | [[Anubha Munjare]] |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |}

==Election results== === 2023 === {{Election box begin |title = [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Balaghat<ref name="Madya Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2023 - Balaghat"/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Indian National Congress |candidate = [[Anubha Munjare]] |votes = {{formatnum:108770}} |percentage = 54.83 |change = +38.46 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = [[Gaurishankar Bisen]] |votes = {{formatnum:79575}} |percentage = 40.11 |change = -1.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Ajey Vishal Bisen |votes = {{formatnum:2250}} |percentage = 1.13 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |votes = {{formatnum:534}} |percentage = 0.27 |change = -0.22 }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:29195}} |percentage = 14.72 |change = -1.05 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:198375}} |percentage = 85.04 |change = +5.34 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

=== 2018 === {{Election box begin | title=[[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Balaghat<ref name=election2018 name="election2018-3">{{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 = [[Gaurishankar Bisen]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = {{formatnum:73476}} |percentage = 41.91 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Samajwadi Party |candidate = [[Anubha Munjare]] |votes = {{formatnum:45822}} |percentage = 26.14 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Indian National Congress |candidate = Vishveshwar Bhagat |votes = {{formatnum:28701}} |percentage = 16.37 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Anurag Chaturmohta (Montu Bhaiya) |votes = {{formatnum:17113}} |percentage = 9.76 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate = Yogesh Samrite |votes = {{formatnum:2704}} |percentage = 1.54 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |votes = {{formatnum:861}} |percentage = 0.49 |change = }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:27654}} |percentage = 15.77 |change = }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:175314}} |percentage = 79.7 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

==See also== * [[Balaghat]]

==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Madhya Pradesh]] [[Category:Balaghat district]] [[Category:Politics of Madhya Pradesh]] [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]] [[Category:1957 establishments in Madhya Pradesh]]