Kukshi 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 = Kukshi | type = SLA | constituency_no = 198 | map_image = 198-Kukshi.svg | state = [[Madhya Pradesh]] | district = [[Dhar district|Dhar]] | loksabha_cons = [[Dhar Lok Sabha constituency|Dhar]] | established = 1951 | reservation = ST | mla = [[Surendra Singh Baghel]] | party = [[Indian National Congress]] | latest_election_year = [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]] | preceded_by = Mukam Singh Kirade }} '''Kukshi''' is one of the 230 [[Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha]] (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of [[Madhya Pradesh]] state in central [[India]].<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 = 19 February 2011 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151201083311/http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/(S(4ftawu55w1soru45gswzuz55))/DACList.aspx |archive-date = 1 December 2015 }}</ref> It was founded in 1951 as one of the 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile [[Madhya Bharat]] state. It is reserved for candidates of the [[Adivasi|Scheduled tribes]].<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 = 4 |publisher = Election Commission of India website |access-date = 2011-02-19 |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== Kukshi (constituency number 198) is one of the 7 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in [[Dhar district]]. This constituency covers the Kukshi [[nagar panchayat]] and part of Kukshi [[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 = 246, 250}}</ref>

Kukshi is part of [[Dhar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhar Lok Sabha constituency]] along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, [[Sardarpur Assembly constituency|Sardarpur]], [[Gandhwani Assembly constituency|Gandhwani]], [[Manawar Assembly constituency|Manawar]], [[Dharampuri Assembly constituency|Dharampuri]], [[Dhar Assembly constituency|Dhar]] and [[Badnawar Assembly constituency|Badnawar]] in this district and [[Dr. Ambedkar Nagar-Mhow Assembly constituency|Dr. Ambedkar Nagar-Mhow]] in [[Indore district]].<ref name="ceo"/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly == ===Madhya Bharat Legislative Assembly===

{| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Member !colspan="2"|Party |- | [[1952 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1952]] | Ratu Singh Choungad |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |}

=== Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly === {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Member !colspan="2"|Party |- | [[1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1957]] | Ratu Singh Choungad |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | [[1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]] | Babu |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}} |- | [[1967 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]] | Chhitusingh |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}} |- | [[1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]] | rowspan="3" | [[Pratap Singh Bhagel|Pratap Singh Baghel]] |- | [[1977 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]] |- | [[1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1980]] | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)|dab=y}} |- | [[1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]] | [[Jamuna Devi]] | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | [[1990 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1990]] | [[Ranjana Baghel]] |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- | [[1993 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993]] | rowspan="4" | [[Jamuna Devi]] | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}} |- | [[1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1998]] |- | [[2003 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2003]] |- |[[2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2008]] |- | 2011^ | Mukam Singh Kirade | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- | [[2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2013]] | rowspan="3" |[[Surendra Singh Baghel]] | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}} |- | [[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2018]] |- | [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]] |}

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==Election results== === 2023 === {{Election box begin | title= [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Kukshi<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 = [[Surendra Singh Baghel]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = {{formatnum:114464}} |percentage = 61.32 |change = -4.31 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Jaydeep Patel |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = {{formatnum:64576}} |percentage = 34.59 |change = +7.06 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate = Ajay Rawat |votes = {{formatnum:2098}} |percentage = 1.12 |change = -0.47 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |votes = {{formatnum:1885}} |percentage = 1.01 |change = -0.82 }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:49888}} |percentage = 26.73 |change = -11.37 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:186680}} |percentage = 75.71 |change = +0.39 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bhartiya Janata Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

=== 2018 === {{Election box begin |title = [[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Kukshi<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 |party = Indian National Congress |candidate = [[Surendra Singh Baghel]] |votes = {{formatnum:108391}} |percentage = 65.63 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = Virendra Singh Baghel |votes = {{formatnum:45461}} |percentage = 27.53 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Aam Aadmi Party |candidate = Samoti Bondar Singh Muzalda |votes = {{formatnum:4140}} |percentage = 2.51 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate = Ajay Rawat |votes = {{formatnum:2634}} |percentage = 1.59 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bahujan Mukti Party |candidate = Sunil Ajrawat |votes = {{formatnum:1517}} |percentage = 0.92 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |votes = {{formatnum:3016}} |percentage = 1.83 |change = }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:62930}} |percentage = 38.1 |change = }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:165159}} |percentage = 75.32 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

===2013=== {{Election box begin | title=[[2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Kukshi<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 = [[Surendra Singh Baghel]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 89111 |percentage = 61.03 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Mukamsingh Kirade |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 46343 |percentage = 31.74 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Bherusingh Mandloi |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 2309 |percentage = 1.58 |change = N/A }}

{{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Ramlal Solanki |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 1582 |percentage = 1.08 }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Rajendrasingh Chouhan |party = Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 1453 |percentage = 1.00 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Amarsingh Chouhan |party = Independent (politician) |votes = 1253 |percentage = 0.86 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = [[None of the above|None of the Above]] |party = None of the above |votes = 3964 |percentage = 2.71 |change = }} {{Election box majority | |votes = |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box turnout | |votes = 146015 |percentage = 71.81 |change = }} {{Election box swing with party link| |winner = Indian National Congress | loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}} ==References== {{reflist}}

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