Gohad Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Gohad | type= SLA | constituency_no = 13 | state = [[Madhya Pradesh]] | map_image = 13-Gohad.svg | district = [[Bhind district|Bhind]] | loksabha_cons = [[Bhind Lok Sabha constituency|Bhind]] | established = 1951 | reservation = SC | mla = [[Keshav Desai]] | party = [[Indian National Congress]] | latest_election_year = [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]] | preceded_by = [[Mevaram Jatav]] }} '''Gohad''' 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=4 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151201083311/http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/(S(4ftawu55w1soru45gswzuz55))/DACList.aspx|archive-date=1 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> It came into existence in 1951, as Gohad Mehgaon, 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=6|publisher=Election Commission of India website|access-date=2011-02-04|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>

==Overview== Gohad (constituency number 13) is one of the 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in [[Bhind district]]. This constituency covers the entire Mau Tehsil and Gohad [[tehsil]] of the district.<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=227, 250}}</ref>

Gohad is part of [[Bhind (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhind Lok Sabha constituency]] along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, [[Ater Assembly constituency|Ater]], [[Bhind Assembly constituency|Bhind]], [[Lahar Assembly constituency|Lahar]] and [[Mehgaon Assembly constituency|Mehgaon]] in this district and [[Sewda Assembly constituency|Sewda]], [[Bhander Assembly constituency|Bhander]] and [[Datia Assembly constituency|Datia]] in [[Datia district]].<ref name="ceo"/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly == {| class="wikitable sortable" |+[[Madhya Bharat]]: Gohad Mehgaon !Year !MLA !colspan=2|Party |- |1951 |Ram Dhan |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<ref name="eci2" /> |} {{Pie chart | caption = [[Indian National Congress]] is the most successful political party in [[Gohad Assembly constituency]] (Madhya Pradesh) elections. | value1 = 41.18 | label1 = [[Indian National Congress|'''INC''']] (7 terms) | color1 = {{party color|Indian National Congress}} | value2 = 41.18 | label2 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|'''BJP''']] / [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]] (7 terms) | color2 = {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} | value3 = 5.88 | label3 = [[Bahujan Samaj Party|'''BSP''']] (1 term) | color3 = {{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}} | value4 = 5.88 | label4 = [[Praja Socialist Party|'''PSP''']] (1 term) | color4 = #ff69b4 | value5 = 5.88 | label5 = [[Janata Party|'''Janata Party''']] (1 term) | color5 = {{party color|Janata Party}} }} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+[[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] !Year !MLA ! colspan="2" |Party |- | [[1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1957]] | Sushila Devi Bhadoriya |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | [[1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]] | Ramcharanlal Thapak |{{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}} |- | [[1967 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]] | Kanhaiyalal Mahor |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh|rowspan=2}} |- | [[1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]] | Rowspan="2" | Bhurelal Firojiya |- |[[1977 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]] |{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |- |[[1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1980]] |Shriram Jatav |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- |[[1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]] |Chaturbhuj Bhadkariya |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |- |1988^ |Sopat Jatav |- |[[1990 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1990]] |Shriram Jatav |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- |[[1993 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993]] | Chaturilal Barahadiya |{{Full party name with color|Bahujan Samaj Party}} |- |[[1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1998]] | rowspan="2" |[[Lal Singh Arya]] |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}} |- |[[2003 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2003]] |- |[[2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2008]] |Makhan Lal Jatav |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<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|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website|access-date=10 February 2011}}</ref> |- |2009^ |[[Ranvir Jatav]]<ref name="election2009">{{cite news|title=BJP increases its tally in MP assembly|url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/sep/140909-BJP-increases-its-tally-in-MP-assembly.htm|access-date=4 February 2011|newspaper=[[Mid-Day]]|date=14 September 2009}}</ref> |- |[[2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2013]] |[[Lal Singh Arya]] |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- |[[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2018]] |[[Ranvir Jatav]] |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}} |- |[[2020 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-elections|2020]]^ |[[Mevaram Jatav]] |- |[[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]] |[[Keshav Desai|Keshav Desai Jatav]] |} ^ byelection

==Election results== === 2023 === {{Election box begin | title= [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Gohad<ref name="BJP Candidates MP 2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bjp-announces-candidates-for-39-assembly-seats-in-madhya-pradesh-3-months-ahead-of-state-election-101692298341918.html|title=BJP releases first list of candidates for 39 seats in MP|work=Hindustan Times|accessdate=18 August 2023}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Keshav Desai| Keshav Desai (Jatav)]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = {{formatnum:69941}} |percentage = 47.32 |change = {{decrease}}4.25 }} {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Lal Singh Arya]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes={{formatnum:69334}}|percentage=46.91|change={{increase}}4.98}} {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Suresh Singh Solanki|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|votes={{formatnum:2919}}|percentage=1.98|change={{decrease}}0.95}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Aam Aadmi Party|candidate=Yashwant Patwari|votes={{formatnum:1366}}|percentage=0.92|change=''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate= Anita Kamal Nagar |party=Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) |votes=1245 |percentage=0.8 |change=''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]|votes={{formatnum:790}}|percentage=0.53|change={{decrease}}0.27}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate= Mohan Lal Mahor |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=444 |percentage=0.3 |change=''New'' }} {{Election box majority|votes={{formatnum:607}}|percentage=0.41|change={{decrease}}9.23}} {{Election box turnout|votes={{formatnum:147796}}|percentage=61.65|change={{increase}}6.99}} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

=== 2020 By-polls === {{Election box begin | title= [[2020 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-elections]]: Gohad<ref name=byelection2020>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/12753-bye-elections-2020-parliamentary-and-assemblies/ |title=Bye Elections 2020 (Parliamentary and Assemblies) |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=25 January 2022 |url-access=limited}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Mevaram Jatav]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 63,643 |percentage = 51.57 |change = +2.99 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Ranvir Jatav]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 51,744 |percentage = 41.93 |change = +11.86 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Yashwant Patwari |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 3,614 |percentage = 2.93 |change = -9.01 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |party = None of the above |votes = 991 |percentage = 0.8 |change = +0.04 }} {{Election box majority |votes = 11,899 |percentage = 9.64 |change = -8.87 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 123,408 |percentage = 54.66 |change = -4.60 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

=== 2018 === {{Election box begin | title= [[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Gohad<ref name="election2018">{{cite web |title=Madhya Pradesh General Legislative Election 2018 Statistical Report|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/9685-madhya-pradesh-legislative-election-2018-statistical-report/ |website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Ranvir Jatav]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = {{formatnum:62981}} |percentage = 48.58 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Lal Singh Arya]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes={{formatnum:38992}}|percentage=30.07|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Dr. Jagdish Sagar|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|votes={{formatnum:15477}}|percentage=11.94|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Gulab Singh Jatav|party=Bahujan Sangharsh Dal|votes={{formatnum:4386}}|percentage=3.38|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Prem Narayan Mahor|votes={{formatnum:1734}}|percentage=1.34|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Aam Aadmi Party|candidate=Guddu Valmik|votes={{formatnum:1173}}|percentage=0.9|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]|votes={{formatnum:982}}|percentage=0.76|change=}} {{Election box majority|votes={{formatnum:23989}}|percentage=18.51|change=}} {{Election box turnout|votes={{formatnum:129656}}|percentage=59.26|change=}} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}} === 2013 === {{Election box begin|title=[[2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Gohad<ref name="election2013">{{cite web|title=State Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh - Detailed Results|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2013/MPAE_2013_stat_report.pdf|website=eci.nic.in|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=22 May 2018}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[Lal Singh Arya]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=51711|percentage=45.65|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Mevaram Jatav|votes=31897|percentage=28.16|change=|}} {{Election box candidate||candidate=[[Phool Singh Baraiya]]|party=BSD|votes=14633|percentage=12.92|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Krishnagopal Chaurasiya (Jatav)|votes=5890|percentage=5.20|change=|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Premnarayan Mahor|votes=4748|percentage=4.19|change=|}} {{Election box majority|votes=19814|percentage=|change=|}} {{Election box turnout|votes=108879|percentage=|change=|}} {{Election box swing with party link||winner=Bharatiya Janata Party|loser=Indian National Congress|swing=}} {{Election box end}}

=== 2009 By-polls === {{Election box begin|title=2009 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Gohad}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[Ranvir Jatav]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=55442|percentage=60.47|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Master Sobaran Jatav|votes=32871|percentage=35.85|change=|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Samajwadi Party|candidate=[[Keshav Desai]]|votes=955|percentage=1.04|change=|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Hariom Jatav|votes=595|percentage=0.65|change=|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=B. S. Lodheki Pali|votes=468|percentage=0.51|change=|}} {{Election box majority|votes=22571|percentage=|change=|}} {{Election box turnout|votes=90331|percentage=|change=|}} {{Election box swing with party link||winner=Indian National Congress|loser=Bharatiya Janata Party|swing=}} {{Election box end}}

=== 2008 === {{Election box begin|title=[[2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Gohad}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Makhan Lal Jatav|party=Indian National Congress|votes=27751|percentage=30.37|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Lal Singh Arya]]|votes=26198|percentage=28.67|change=|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Mevaram Jatav|votes=18603|percentage=20.36|change=|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Prem Narayan Mahaur|votes=7541|percentage=8.25|change=|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Lok Jan Shakti Party|candidate=Chaturilal Barahdiya|votes=6429|percentage=7.04|change=|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Samajwadi Party|candidate=Oumprakash Baba|votes=866|percentage=0.95|change=|}} {{Election box majority|votes=1553|percentage=|change=|}} {{Election box turnout|votes=87388|percentage=|change=|}} {{Election box swing with party link||winner=Indian National Congress|loser=Bharatiya Janata Party|swing=}} {{Election box end}}

=== 2003 === {{Election box begin|title=[[2003 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Gohad}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[Lal Singh Arya]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=27646|percentage=32.58|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Shriram Jatav|votes=16997|percentage=20.03|change=|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Chaturilal Barahdiya|votes=9719|percentage=11.45|change=|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Yashwant (ex Patawari)|votes=8817|percentage=10.39|change=|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Prem Narayan Mahor|votes=7962|percentage=9.38|change=|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=[[Mevaram Jatav]]|votes=5426|percentage=6.39|change=|}} {{Election box majority|votes=10649|percentage=|change=|}} {{Election box turnout|votes=76567|percentage=|change=|}} {{Election box swing with party link||winner=Bharatiya Janata Party|loser=Indian National Congress|swing=}} {{Election box end}} ===1998=== {{Election box begin | title=[[1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Gohad}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link | |candidate = [[Lal Singh Arya]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 18869 |percentage = 31.28 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Chaturilal Barahdiya |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 14531 |percentage = 24.09 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Dataram Bansal |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 12737 |percentage = 21.12 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Premnarayan Mahor (Kori) |party = Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes = 11548 |percentage = 19.14 |change = }} {{Election box majority | |votes = 4338 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box turnout | |votes = 57685 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box swing with party link| |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Bahujan Samaj Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

=== 1993 === {{Election box begin|title=[[1993 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Gohad}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Chaturilal Barahdiya|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|votes=21235|percentage=35.17|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Barelal Mandeliya|votes=18013|percentage=29.83|change=|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Shriram Jatav|votes=14611|percentage=24.20|change=|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Hariram Jatav|votes=3931|percentage=6.51|change=|}} {{Election box majority|votes=3222|percentage=|change=|}} {{Election box turnout|votes=57790|percentage=|change=|}} {{Election box swing with party link||winner=Bahujan Samaj Party|loser=Indian National Congress|swing=}} {{Election box end}}

== See also == * [[Gohad]] * [[Bhind Lok Sabha constituency|Bhind Lok Sabha Constituency]] * [[Fourth Mayawati ministry]]

==References== {{reflist}}

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