2020 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-elections

Summary

By-elections for twenty eight state assembly constituencies were held in Madhya Pradesh on 3 November 2020.[2][3][4][5]

2020 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-elections

3 November 2020[1]

28 vacant seats in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Turnout70.86%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan Kamal Nath
Party BJP INC
Alliance NDA UPA
Leader's seat Budhni Chhindwara
Seats before 1 27
Seats won 19 9
Seat change Increase18 Decrease18

Election results (by Constituencies)

Chief Minister before election

Shivraj Singh Chouhan
BJP

Chief Minister

Shivraj Singh Chouhan
BJP

Background edit

In March 2020, Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, along with 22 Congress MLAs, defected to the BJP. This resulted in the toppling of the Kamal Nath ministry and the ascendancy of Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led BJP government. By 23 July 2020, another 3 Congress MLAs (Pradyuman Singh Lodhi (of Malhara), Sumitra Devi Kasdekar (of Nepanagar) and Narayan Patel (of Mandhata)) had resigned to join the BJP.[6]

In addition, 3 seats (Joura,[7] Agar[6] and Biaora[8]) became vacant due to the deaths of their respective sitting MLAs. The elections were scheduled to be held on or before September 2020,[2] but got delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Election schedule edit

Event Date[1] Day
Date for Nominations 9 October 2020 Friday
Last Date for filing Nominations 16 October 2020 Friday
Date for scrutiny of nominations 17 October 2020 Saturday
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures 19 October 2020 Monday
Date of poll 3 November 2020 Tuesday
Date of counting 10 November 2020 Tuesday
Date before which the election shall be completed 12 November 2020 Thursday

Results edit

Summary edit

Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % Contested Won +/−
Bharatiya Janata Party 2,229,584 49.5 28 19  18
Indian National Congress 1,825,488 40.5 28 9  18
Bahujan Samaj Party 259,155 5.75 28 0  
Communist Party of India 0.08 0  
Shiv Sena 0.13 0  
Samajwadi Party 0.25 0  
All India Forward Bloc 0.00 0  
Others (Not including NOTA) 2.95 0  
None of the Above 0.88
Total/Turnout 4,512,231 70.86
Source:ECI[9][10]

Results by constituency edit

Source [11]

Serial No
Assembly Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin
AC No.
Name Candidate Party Votes Candidate Party Votes
1 4 Joura Subedar Singh Rajodha BJP 67,599 Pankaj Upadhyay INC 54,121 13,478
2 5 Sumaoli Ajab Singh Kushwah INC 86,909 Adal Singh Kansana BJP 75,962 10,947
3 6 Morena Rakesh Mavai INC 53,301 Raghuraj Singh Kansana BJP 47,550 5,751
4 7 Dimani Ravindra Singh Tomar Bhidosa INC 72,445 Girraj Dandotiya BJP 45,978 26,467
5 8 Ambah Kamlesh Jatav BJP 51,588 Satyaprakash Sakhawar INC 37,696 13,892
6 12 Mehgaon O. P. S. Bhadoria BJP 73,599 Hemant Satyadev Katare INC 61,563 12,036
7 13 Gohad Mevaram Jatav INC 63,643 Ranvir Jatav BJP 51,744 11,899
8 15 Gwalior Pradhumn Singh Tomar BJP 96,027 Sunil Sharma INC 62,904 33,123
9 16 Gwalior East Satish Sikarwar INC 75,342 Munnalal Goyal (Munna Bhaiya) BJP 66,787 8,555
10 19 Dabra Suresh Raje INC 75,689 Imarti Devi BJP 68,056 7,633
11 21 Bhander Raksha Santram Saroniya BJP 57,043 Phool Singh Baraiya INC 56,882 161
12 23 Karera Pragilal Jatav INC 95,728 Jasmant Jatav BJP 65,087 30,641
13 24 Pohari Suresh Dhakad Rathkheda BJP 66,344 Kailash Kushwah BSP 43,848 22,496
14 28 Bamori Mahendra Singh Sisodia BJP 1,01,124 Kanhaiyalal Rameshwar Agrawal INC 47,971 53,153
15 32 Ashok Nagar Jajpal Singh "Jajji" BJP 78,479 Asha Dohare INC 63,849 14,630
16 34 Mungaoli Brajendra Singh Yadav BJP 83,153 Kanhairam Lodhi INC 61,684 21,469
17 37 Surkhi Govind Singh Rajput BJP 93,294 Parul Sahu Keshri INC 52,303 40,991
18 53 Malhara Pradyuman Singh Lodhi BJP 67,532 Ram Siya Bharti INC 49,965 17,567
19 87 Anuppur Bisahu Lal Singh BJP 75,600 Vishvnath Singh INC 40,736 34,864
20 142 Sanchi Dr. Prabhuram Choudhary BJP 1,16,577 Madanlal Choudhary INC 52,768 63,809
21 161 Biaora Amlyahat-Ramchandra Dangi INC 95,397 Narayansingh Panwar BJP 83,295 12,102
22 166 Agar Vipin Wankhede INC 88,716 Manoj Manohar Utwal BJP 86,718 1,998
23 172 Hatpipliya Manoj Narayansingh Choudhari BJP 84,405 Ku. Rajvir Singh Rajendra Singh Baghel INC 70,501 13,904
24 175 Mandhata Narayan Singh Patel BJP 80,394 Uttampal Singh INC 58,265 22,129
25 179 Nepanagar Sumitra Devi Kasdekar BJP 98,881 Ramkishan Patel INC 72,425 26,340
26 202 Badnawar Rajvardhan Singh Dattigaon BJP 99,137 Kamalsing Patel INC 67,004 32,133
27 211 Sanwer Tulsi Ram Silawat BJP 1,29,676 Premchand Guddu INC 76,412 53,264
28 226 Suwasra Hardeep Singh Dang BJP 1,17,955 Bhai Rakesh Patidar INC 88,515 29,440
 
Madhya Pradesh Assembly constituency map after the 2020 by-elections

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Voting on 28 assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh bypolls on November 3: EC". Hindustan Times. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "MP: उपचुनाव को लेकर चुनाव आयोग ने शुरू की तैयारियां, 5 महीने में 13 लाख आए इस तरह के आवेदन" [MP: Election Commission has started preparations for the by-election, 13 lakh applications [for adding names to the voter list] came in 5 months]. News18 India (in Hindi). June 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Triangular contest expected as BSP to contest in all 24 seats in Madhya Pradesh bypolls". The New Indian Express.
  4. ^ "Madhya Pradesh BJP may give Congress rebels bye-poll tickets, says state party chief". Scroll.in. 20 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Election Commission of India". affidavit.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Manohar Untwal: Madhya Pradesh BJP MLA Manohar Untwal dies aged 53". The Times of India. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Banwari Lal Sharma dies after battle with cancer". Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Congress MLA Govardhan Dangi dies of Covid, first in MP". The Times of India. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Bye Elections 2020 (Parliamentary and Assemblies)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 November 2020.