Kukshi Assembly constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. It was founded in 1951 as one of the 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state. It is reserved for candidates of the Scheduled tribes.
Overview
Kukshi (constituency number 198) is one of the 7 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Dhar district. This constituency covers the Kukshi nagar panchayat and part of Kukshi tehsil of the district.
Kukshi is part of Dhar Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Sardarpur, Gandhwani, Manawar, Dharampuri, Dhar and Badnawar in this district and Dr. Ambedkar Nagar-Mhow in Indore district.
Members of Legislative Assembly
As a constituency of Madhya Bharat
- 1951, Ratu Singh Indian National Congress
As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Ratu Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Babu | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1967 | Chhitusingh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Pratap Singh Baghel | ||
| 1977 | Pratap Singh Baghel | ||
| 1980 | Pratap Singh Baghel | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Jamuna Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Ranjana Baghel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Jamuna Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1998 | Jamuna Devi | ||
| 2003 | Jamuna Devi | ||
| 2011 | Mukam Singh Kirade | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | Surendra Singh Baghel | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018 | Surendra Singh Baghel | ||
- Note: 2011 was a by-poll.
Election results
2013 results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Surendra Singh Baghel | 89111 | 61.03 | ||
| BJP | Mukamsingh Kirade | 46343 | 31.74 | ||
| SHS | Bherusingh Mandloi | 2309 | 1.58 | N/A | |
| BSP | Ramlal Solanki | 1582 | 1.08 | ||
| NCP | Rajendrasingh Chouhan | 1453 | 1.00 | ||
| Independent | Amarsingh Chouhan | 1253 | 0.86 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3964 | 2.71 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 146015 | 71.81 | |||
| Swing to INC from BJP | Swing | ||||
M. P. Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Kukshi
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | SURENDRA SINGH HONEY BAGHEL | 108391 | 65.62 | |
| BJP | VIRENDRA SINGH BAGHEL | 45461 | 27.52 | |
| AAP | SMT. SAMOTI BONDAR SINGH MUZALDA | 4140 | 2.50 | |
| BSP | AJAY RAWAT | 2634 | 1.59 | |
| BMP | SUNIL AJRAWAT | 1517 | 0.91 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3016 | 1.82 | |
| Turnout | 165159 |