Sanchi Assembly constituency explained

Sanchi
Type:	SLA
Constituency No:	142
Mla:	Prabhuram Chaudhary
Party:	Bhartiya Janta Party
State:	Madhya Pradesh
District:	Raisen
Loksabha Cons:	Vidisha
Established:	1957
Reservation:	SC

Sanchi is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. It is a segment of Vidisha Lok Sabha constituency.^{[1] [2] [3]} Sanchi is known for its Buddhist monuments, called Sanchi Stupas.

The assembly seat lies in Raisen district.

Members of Vidhan Sabha

Election	Name	Party
1957	Khuman Singh^[4]
1962	Gulab Chand (SOC)			Socialist
1967
2003
2008	Dr. Prabhuram Choudhary
2013	Gauri Shankar Shejwar
2018	Dr. Prabhuram Choudhary
2020
2023

Election results

1962 Vidhan Sabha Elections

• Gulab Chand (SOC) : 7,979 votes ^[5]
• Vijai Singh (INC) : 7,400

2013

• Dr Gourishankar Shejwar (BJP) : 85,599 votes ^[6]
• Dr Prabhuram Choudhary (INC) : 64,663

2018

See also

• Sanchi

References

23.48°N 77.74°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Madhya Pradesh 2013. myneta.info. National Election Watch. 18 May 2018.
2. Web site: List of Assembly Constituencies. eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India. 18 May 2018.
3. Web site: Vidhansabha Seats. electionsininda.com. Election In India. 18 May 2018.
4. Web site: General Elections of MP 1957. Election Commission Of India. 2004.
5. Web site: Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1962. www.elections.in.
6. Web site: Sanchi Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency. resultuniversity.com.