Sailana Assembly constituency

Sailana
Constituency No. 221 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictRatlam
LS constituencyRatlam
Established1951
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Kamleshwar Dodiyar
PartyBharat Adivasi Party

Sailana is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[1] This constituency came into existence in 1951 as one of the 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state. It was abolished in 1956 but again came into existence in 1961. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes since its inception.[2]

Overview

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Sailana (constituency number 221) is one of the 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Ratlam district. This constituency covers the entire Bajna and Sailana tehsils of this district.[3]

Sailana is part of Ratlam Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Ratlam Rural and Ratlam City in this district, Alirajpur and Jobat in Alirajpur district and Jhabua, Thandla and Petlawad in Jhabua district.[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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As a constituency of Madhya Bharat:

As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh:

  • 1962: Laxmansingh Jhitra, Socialist Party
  • 1967: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Indian National Congress
  • 1972: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Indian National Congress
  • 1977: Kamji Gamira, Janata Party
  • 1980: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Indian National Congress (Indira)
  • 1985: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Indian National Congress
  • 1990: Kamji Gamira, Janata Dal
  • 1993: Lahling Devra, Indian National Congress
  • 1998: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Independent
  • 2003: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Indian National Congress
  • 2008: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Indian National Congress[4]
  • 2013: Smt Sangeeta Charel, Bharatiya Janata Party
Year Member Party
2018 Harsh Vijay Gehlot[5] Indian National Congress
2023 Kamleshwar Dodiyar Bharat Adivasi Party

Election results

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2023

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2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Sailana[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BAP Kamleshwar Dodiyar 71,219 37.4 New
INC Harsh Vijay Gehlot "guddu" 66,601 34.9 Decrease10.8
BJP Sangeeta Charel 41,584 21.8 Decrease6.2
NOTA None of the Above 2,580 0.6 Decrease1.3
Majority 4,618 2.5 Decrease15.2
Turnout 1,88,070
BAP gain from BJP Swing

2018

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2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Sailana[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Harsh Vijay Gehlot "Guddu" 73,597 45.7
BJP Narayan Maida 45,099 28.0
Independent Kamleshwar Dodiyar 18,726 11.6 N/A
NOTA None of the Above 3,477 1.9
Majority 28,498 17.7
Turnout 1,61,043 90.2
INC gain from BJP Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Bharat" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 4.
  3. ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 248, 252.
  4. ^ "Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha General Elections - 2008 (in Hindi)" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  6. ^ "3 Union ministers feature in BJP's second list for Madhya Pradesh polls". India Today. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

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