Sironj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Sironj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi:सिरोंज विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 1957, as one of the Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state.
| Sironj | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Vidhan Sabha | |
.png.webp) Location of Sironj within Madhya Pradesh | |
| District | Vidisha |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Electorate | 187,421 |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Sagar |
| Current constituency | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| MLA | Umakant Sharma |
| Reservation | None |
| Ex MLA | Govardhan Upadhyay |
Overview
Sironj (constituency number 147) is one of the 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Vidisha district. This constituency presently covers some of the villages from Sironj tehsil with 190, and Lateri tehsil's 233 villages. It has total 228 polling booths.
Sironj is part of Sagar (Lok Sabha constituency) along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments namely Sironj and Shamshabad in Vidisha district and Bina, Khurai, Surkhi, Naryoli and Sagar in Sagar district.
Members of Legislative Assembly
As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh
| Election | Member [1] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Madan Lal | Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | |
| 1962 | Madan Lal | Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | |
| 1967 | M. Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1972 | I. Khan Tarzi Mashriqul | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Sharif Master | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Radharaman Bhargava | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1985 | Govardhan Upadhyay | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Bhavani Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Laxmikant Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1998 | Laxmikant Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2003 | Laxmikant Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2008 | Laxmikant Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | Govardhan Upadhyay | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018 | Umakant Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election Results
2013 results [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Govardhan Upadhyay | 65297 | 45.94 % | ||
| BJP | Laxmikant | 63713 | 44.82 | ||
| BSP | Mubarak Ali | 2477 | 1.74 | N/A | |
| SP | Shobhna Yadav | 2447 | 1.72 | ||
| Independent | Udham Singh Kushvah | 1614 | 1.14 | ||
| HJP | Mohd. Najeer Khan | 1244 | 0.88 | ||
| Independent | Mahendra Pratap Singh | 1024 | 0.72 | ||
| Independent | Lekhraj Ahirwar | 737 | 0.52 | ||
| BA S D | Shameena Bee | 423 | 0.30 | ||
| Independent | Preetam Singh | 372 | 0.26 | ||
| Independent | Khumaan Singh Ahirwar | 287 | 0.20 | ||
| Independent | Naeem Khan | 279 | 0.20 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2224 | 1.56 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 142138 | 77.05 | |||
| Swing to INC from BJP | Swing | ||||
References
- "(Madhya Pradesh) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- "State Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh - Detailed Results" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2018.