Jobat Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 1951, as one of the 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes since its inception.
Overview
Jobat (constituency number 192) is one of the two Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Alirajpur district. This constituency covers the entire Bhavra tehsil, Jobat nagar panchayat and parts of Jobat and Alirajpur tehsils of this district.
Jobat is part of Ratlam Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Alirajpur in this district, Jhabua, Thandla and Petlawad in Jhabua district and Ratlam Rural, Ratlam City and Sailana in Ratlam district.
Members of Legislative Assembly
As a constituency of Madhya Bharat:
- 1951: Premsingh, Socialist Party
As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh:
- 1957: Ganga, Indian National Congress
- 1962: Raysinha, Socialist Party
- 1967: Ajmer Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1972: Ajmer Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1977: Ajmer Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1980: Amar Singh, Indian National Congress (I)
- 1985: Ajmer Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1990: Ajmer Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1993: Ajmer Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1998: Sulochana Rawat, Indian National Congress
- 2003: Madho Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2008: Sulochana Rawat, Indian National Congress
- 2013: Madhosingh Dawar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2018: Kalawati Bhuria, Indian National Congress
- 2021 (By-Election): Sulochana Rawat, Bharatiya Janata Party
Election results
2021 Bypoll
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sulochana Rawat | 68,949 | 46.92 | +14.92 | |
| INC | Mahesh Rawat | 62,845 | 42.77 | +8.77 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 5,611 | 3.82 | ||
| BTP | Sardar Harmal Parmar | 3,071 | 2.09 | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,104 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||