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Gohad Assembly constituency

Gohad
Constituency No. 13 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictBhind
Lok Sabha constituencyBhind
Established1951
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2023
Preceded byMevaram Jatav

Gohad is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes.[1] It came into existence in 1951, as Gohad Mehgaon, one of the 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state.[2]

Overview

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Gohad (constituency number 13) is one of the 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Bhind district. This constituency covers the entire Mau Tehsil and Gohad tehsil of the district.[3]

Gohad is part of Bhind Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Ater, Bhind, Lahar and Mehgaon in this district and Sewda, Bhander and Datia in Datia district.[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Madhya Bharat: Gohad Mehgaon
Year MLA Party
1951 Ram Dhan Indian National Congress[2]
Indian National Congress is the most successful political party in Gohad Assembly constituency (Madhya Pradesh) elections.
  1. INC (7 terms) (41.2%)
  2. BJP / Bharatiya Jana Sangh (7 terms) (41.2%)
  3. BSP (1 term) (5.88%)
  4. PSP (1 term) (5.88%)
  5. Janata Party (1 term) (5.88%)
Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Year MLA Party
1957 Sushila Devi Bhadoriya Indian National Congress
1962 Ramcharanlal Thapak Praja Socialist Party
1967 Kanhaiyalal Mahor Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1972 Bhurelal Firojiya
1977 Janata Party
1980 Shriram Jatav Bharatiya Janata Party
1985 Chaturbhuj Bhadkariya Indian National Congress
1988^ Sopat Jatav
1990 Shriram Jatav Bharatiya Janata Party
1993 Chaturilal Barahadiya Bahujan Samaj Party
1998 Lal Singh Arya Bharatiya Janata Party
2003
2008 Makhan Lal Jatav Indian National Congress[4]
2009^ Ranvir Jatav[5]
2013 Lal Singh Arya Bharatiya Janata Party
2018 Ranvir Jatav Indian National Congress
2020^ Mevaram Jatav
2023 Keshav Desai Jatav

^ byelection

Election results

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2023

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2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Gohad[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Keshav Desai (Jatav) 69,941 47.32 Decrease4.25
BJP Lal Singh Arya 69,334 46.91 Increase4.98
BSP Suresh Singh Solanki 2,919 1.98 Decrease0.95
AAP Yashwant Patwari 1,366 0.92 −
ASP(KR) Anita Kamal Nagar 1245 0.8 New
NOTA None of the above 790 0.53 Decrease0.27
Majority 607 0.41 Decrease9.23
Turnout 147,796 61.65 Increase6.99
INC hold Swing

2020 bypolls

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2020 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-elections: Gohad[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mevaram Jatav 63,643 51.57 +2.99
BJP Ranvir Jatav 51,744 41.93 +11.86
BSP Yashwant Patwari 3,614 2.93 −9.01
NOTA None of the above 991 0.8 +0.04
Majority 11,899 9.64 −8.87
Turnout 123,408 54.66 −4.60
INC hold Swing

2018

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2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Gohad[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ranvir Jatav 62,981 48.58
BJP Lal Singh Arya 38,992 30.07
BSP Jagdish Sagar 15,477 11.94
Bahujan Sangharsh Dal Gulab Singh Jatav 4,386 3.38
CPI(M) Prem Narayan Mahore 1,734 1.34
AAP Guddu Valmik 1,173 0.9
NOTA None of the above 982 0.76
Majority 23,989 18.51
Turnout 129,656 59.26
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 4 February 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Bharat" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  3. ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 227, 250.
  4. ^ "Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha General Elections - 2008 (in Hindi)" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
  5. ^ "BJP increases its tally in MP assembly". Mid-Day. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  6. ^ "BJP releases first list of candidates for 39 seats in MP". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Bye Elections 2020 (Parliamentary and Assemblies)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Madhya Pradesh General Legislative Election 2018 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.

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