Sanchi Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly in India}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Sanchi | type = SLA | constituency_no = 142 | map_image = 142-Sanchi.svg | mla = [[Prabhuram Choudhary]] | party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] | latest_election_year = [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]] | preceded_by = [[Gauri Shankar Shejwar]] | state = [[Madhya Pradesh]] | district = [[Raisen district|Raisen]] | loksabha_cons = [[Vidisha Lok Sabha constituency|Vidisha]] | established = 1957 | reservation = SC }}

'''Sanchi''' is one of the 230 [[Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha]] (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of [[Madhya Pradesh]] state in central [[India]]. It is a segment of '''[[Vidisha (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vidisha]]''' Lok Sabha constituency.<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> Sanchi is known for its Buddhist monuments, called [[Sanchi Stupa|Sanchi Stupas]].

The assembly seat lies in [[Raisen district]].

==Members of Vidhan Sabha== {| class="wikitable" |- !Election !Name !colspan=2|Party |- | [[1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1957]] | [[Khuman Singh]]<ref name="General Elections of MP 1957">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_MP_1957.pdf|title=General Elections of MP 1957|publisher=Election Commission Of India|year=2004}}</ref> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | [[1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]] | Gulab Chand | {{Full party name with color|Socialist Party (India, 1948)}} |- | [[1967 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]] | Kumadanlal | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}} |- |[[1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]] |Dulichand | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |[[1977 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]] | rowspan="2" |[[Gauri Shankar Shejwar]] | {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |- |[[1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1980]] | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- |[[1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]] |[[Prabhuram Choudhary]] | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |[[1990 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1990]] | rowspan="4" |[[Gauri Shankar Shejwar]] | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=4}} |- |[[1993 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993]] |- |[[1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1998]] |- | [[2003 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2003]] |- | [[2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2008]] |[[Prabhuram Choudhary]] | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | [[2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2013]] | [[Gauri Shankar Shejwar]] | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- | [[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2018]] | rowspan=3|[[Prabhuram Choudhary]] | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | [[2020 Madhya Pradesh political crisis|2020]]^ | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}} |- | [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]] |} ^ bypoll

==Election results== === 2023 === {{Election box begin |title = [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Sanchi<ref name="election2023">{{Cite web |title=Madhya Pradesh General Legislative Election 2023 Statistical Report |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/mp-legislative-election-2023-statistical-report |website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = [[Prabhuram Choudhary]] |votes = {{formatnum:122960}} |percentage = 59.45 |change = -6.53 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Indian National Congress |candidate = G. C. Gautam |votes = {{formatnum:78687}} |percentage = 38.05 |change = +8.18 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |votes = {{formatnum:1616}} |percentage = 0.78 |change = +0.23 }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:44273}} |percentage = 21.4 |change = -14.71 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:206825}} |percentage = 78.27 |change = +5.29 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

=== 2020 bypoll === {{Election box begin | title= [[2020 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-elections]]: Sanchi}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Prabhuram Choudhary]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = {{formatnum:116577}} |percentage = 65.98 |change = +21.40 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Madanlal Choudhary |party = Indian National Congress |votes = {{formatnum:52768}} |percentage = 29.87 |change = -20.83 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |party = None of the above |votes = {{formatnum:966}} |percentage = 0.55 |change = -0.88 }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:63809}} |percentage = 36.11 |change = +29.99 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:176677}} |percentage = 72.99 |change = -2.33 }} {{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]]: Sanchi<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 = [[Prabhuram Choudhary]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = {{formatnum:89567}} |percentage = 50.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = Mudit Shejwar |votes = {{formatnum:78754}} |percentage = 44.58 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |votes = {{formatnum:2519}} |percentage = 1.43 |change = }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:10813}} |percentage = 6.12 |change = }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:176654}} |percentage = 75.32 |change = }}

{{Election box end}} ===2013=== * Dr Gourishankar Shejwar (BJP) : 85,599 votes <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/sanchi-madhya-pradesh-assembly-constituency|title=Sanchi Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency|website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref> * Dr Prabhuram Choudhary (INC) : 64,663

===1962=== * Gulab Chand (SOC) : 7,979 votes <ref name="election1962">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/madhya-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1962-election-results.html|title=Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1962|website=www.elections.in}}</ref> * Vijai Singh (INC) : 7,400

==See also== * [[Sanchi]]

==References== {{reflist}}

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