Sonkatch Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly in India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2017}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Sonkatch | type = SLA | constituency_no = 170 | map_image = 170-Sonkatch.svg | district = [[Dewas_district|Dewas]] | loksabha_cons = [[Dewas Lok Sabha constituency|Dewas]] | established = 1957 | reservation = SC | incumbent_image = Rajesh Sonkar.jpg | mla = [[Rajesh Sonkar]] | party = [[Bharatiya Janta Party]] | latest_election_year = [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]] | preceded_by = [[Sajjan Singh Verma]] | state = [[Madhya Pradesh]] }} '''Sonkatch''' is one of the 230 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=9 December 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151201083311/http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/(S(4ftawu55w1soru45gswzuz55))/DACList.aspx|archive-date=1 December 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="election1912">[http://mpinfo.org/MPinfoStatic/English/election_commission/191208.asp MP Info]</ref>

It is in [[Dewas district]], and is a segment of the [[Dewas Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref name=eci1/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly == === Madhya Bharat Legislative Assembly === {| class="wikitable" !Election !Name !colspan=2|Party |- | [[1952 Madhya Bharat Legislative Assembly election|1952]] | Vijaysingh Hira Singh | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |}

=== Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly === {| class="wikitable" |- !Election !Name !colspan=2|Party |- |[[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 Legislative Assembly Election -1957 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=30 September 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref> |rowspan=2|Bhagirathsingh Puransingh |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh|rowspan=4}} |- |[[1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]] |- |1964^<ref name="byelections">{{cite web |url=http://www.eci.gov.in/ByeElection/Bye-ele-results%2052-95.xls |title=Details of Assembly By- Elections since 1952 (Year-Wise) |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=22 December 2021}}</ref> |V. Singh |- |[[1967 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]] |Khoobchand |- |[[1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]] |[[Bapulal Malviya]] |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |[[1977 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]] |Devilal Raikwal Bulchand |{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |- |[[1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1980]] |[[Bapulal Malviya]] |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)|dab=y}} |- |[[1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]] |[[Sajjan Singh Verma]] | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |[[1990 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1990]] |Kailash |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}} |- |[[1993 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993]] |Surender Verma |- |[[1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1998]] | rowspan="3" |[[Sajjan Singh Verma]] | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}} |- |[[2003 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2003]] |- |[[2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2008]] |- |[[2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2013]] |Rajendra Phulchand Verma |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- |[[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2018]] |[[Sajjan Singh Verma]]<ref name=election2018/> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]] | [[Rajesh Sonkar]] |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |} ^ bypoll

==Election results== === 2023 === {{Election box begin | title= [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Sonkatch<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 = [[Rajesh Sonkar]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = {{formatnum:108869}} |percentage = 54.21 |change = +10.85 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Sajjan Singh Verma]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = {{formatnum:83432}} |percentage = 41.54 |change = -7.38 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) |candidate = Kailash Kaleshria |votes = {{formatnum:3401}} |percentage = 1.69 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate = Babulal Chouhan |votes = {{formatnum:1914}} |percentage = 0.95 |change = -1.12 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |votes = {{formatnum:1262}} |percentage = 0.63 |change = -0.49 }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:25437}} |percentage = 12.67 |change = +7.11 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:200837}} |percentage = 85.73 |change = +1.81 }} {{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]]: Sonkatch<ref name=election2018>{{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]] |access-date=30 September 2021}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Sajjan Singh Verma]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = {{formatnum:86396}} |percentage = 48.92 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = Rajendra Phulchand Verma |votes = {{formatnum:76578}} |percentage = 43.36 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate = Babulal Chouhan |votes = {{formatnum:3657}} |percentage = 2.07 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Dharmraj Pradhan |votes = {{formatnum:2263}} |percentage = 1.28 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |votes = {{formatnum:1975}} |percentage = 1.12 |change = }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:9818}} |percentage = 5.56 |change = }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:176594}} |percentage = 83.92 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

==References== {{reflist}}

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