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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly in India}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2017}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Sonkatch<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| constituency_no = 170<br />
| map_image = 170-Sonkatch.svg<br />
| district = [[Dewas_district|Dewas]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Dewas Lok Sabha constituency|Dewas]]<br />
| established = 1957<br />
| reservation = SC<br />
| incumbent_image = Rajesh Sonkar.jpg<br />
| mla = [[Rajesh Sonkar]]<br />
| party = [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]]<br />
| preceded_by = [[Sajjan Singh Verma]]<br />
| state = [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Sonkatch''' is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of [[Madhya Pradesh]] state in [[central India]].<ref name=eci1>{{cite web|url=http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/DACList.aspx|title=District/Assembly List|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website|access-date=9 December 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151201083311/http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/(S(4ftawu55w1soru45gswzuz55))/DACList.aspx|archive-date=1 December 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="election1912">[http://mpinfo.org/MPinfoStatic/English/election_commission/191208.asp MP Info]</ref><br />
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It is in [[Dewas district]], and is a segment of the [[Dewas Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref name=eci1/><br />
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== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br />
=== Madhya Bharat Legislative Assembly ===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Election<br />
!Name<br />
!colspan=2|Party<br />
|-<br />
| [[1952 Madhya Bharat Legislative Assembly election|1952]]<br />
| Vijaysingh Hira Singh<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly ===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Election<br />
!Name<br />
!colspan=2|Party<br />
|-<br />
|[[1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<ref name=election1957>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3728-madhya-pradesh-1957/ |title=Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election -1957 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=30 September 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref><br />
|rowspan=2|Bhagirathsingh Puransingh<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh|rowspan=4}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br />
|-<br />
|1964^<ref name="byelections">{{cite web |url=http://www.eci.gov.in/ByeElection/Bye-ele-results%2052-95.xls |title=Details of Assembly By- Elections since 1952 (Year-Wise) |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=22 December 2021}}</ref><br />
|V. Singh<br />
|-<br />
|[[1967 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
|Khoobchand<br />
|-<br />
|[[1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br />
|[[Bapulal Malviya]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1977 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
|Devilal Raikwal Bulchand<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br />
|[[Bapulal Malviya]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)|dab=y}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br />
|[[Sajjan Singh Verma]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1990 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1990]]<br />
|Kailash<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1993 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993]]<br />
|Surender Verma<br />
|-<br />
|[[1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1998]]<br />
| rowspan="3" |[[Sajjan Singh Verma]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2003 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2003]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2008]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2013]]<br />
|Rajendra Phulchand Verma<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2018]]<br />
|[[Sajjan Singh Verma]]<ref name=election2018/><br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]]<br />
| [[Rajesh Sonkar]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
|}<br />
^ bypoll<br />
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==Election results==<br />
=== 2023 ===<br />
{{Election box begin | title= [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Sonkatch<ref name="BJP Candidates MP 2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bjp-announces-candidates-for-39-assembly-seats-in-madhya-pradesh-3-months-ahead-of-state-election-101692298341918.html|title=BJP releases first list of candidates for 39 seats in MP|work=Hindustan Times|accessdate=18 August 2023}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = [[Rajesh Sonkar]]<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:108869}}<br />
|percentage = 54.21<br />
|change = +10.85<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = [[Sajjan Singh Verma]]<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:83432}}<br />
|percentage = 41.54<br />
|change = -7.38<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram)<br />
|candidate = Kailash Kaleshria<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:3401}}<br />
|percentage = 1.69<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Babulal Chouhan<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1914}}<br />
|percentage = 0.95<br />
|change = -1.12<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1262}}<br />
|percentage = 0.63<br />
|change = -0.49<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:25437}}<br />
|percentage = 12.67<br />
|change = +7.11<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:200837}}<br />
|percentage = 85.73<br />
|change = +1.81<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|loser = Indian National Congress<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
<br />
=== 2018 ===<br />
{{Election box begin | title= [[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Sonkatch<ref name=election2018>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/9685-madhya-pradesh-legislative-election-2018-statistical-report/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=30 September 2021}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = [[Sajjan Singh Verma]]<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:86396}}<br />
|percentage = 48.92<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Rajendra Phulchand Verma<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:76578}}<br />
|percentage = 43.36<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Babulal Chouhan<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:3657}}<br />
|percentage = 2.07<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Dharmraj Pradhan<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2263}}<br />
|percentage = 1.28<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1975}}<br />
|percentage = 1.12<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:9818}}<br />
|percentage = 5.56<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:176594}}<br />
|percentage = 83.92<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
|winner = Indian National Congress<br />
|loser = <br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Dewas district}}<br />
{{Assembly constituencies of Madhya Pradesh}}<br />
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Dewas district]]<br />
[[Category:Politics of Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]<br />
[[Category:1957 establishments in Madhya Pradesh]]</div>
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