Sailana Assembly constituency

Sailana Assembly constituency 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]

Sailana
Constituency for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictRatlam
LS constituencyRatlam
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Harshvijay Gehlot
PartyIndian national congress

Overview

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 Legislative Assembly

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

Election results

2023
2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Sailana[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC
BJP Sangeeta Charel
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
Swing

2018
2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Sailana[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Harsh Vijay Gehlot
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
INC gain from Swing

See also

References
  1. "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  2. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Bharat" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 4.
  3. "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. "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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