Ashta is assembly constituency number 157 in Madhya Pradesh, in Sehore district, and one of the segments of the Dewas Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Gopal Singh Engineer of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 50.4% of the vote, 7,903 votes ahead of Kamal Singh Chauhan (INC).
- 01Gopal Singh EngineerBJP1,18,75050.44%
- 02Kamal Singh ChauhanINC1,10,84747.08%
- 03Badrilal KatariaBSP1,8540.79%
- 04Ajay ParmarASPKR8870.38%
- 05Santosh Kumar DamdiyaIndependent4740.20%
- 4 other candidates · 1,146 votesNOTA · 1,467 (0.62%)
Margin 7,903 votes · 3.36% of valid votes
All 9 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,35,425 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gopal Singh EngineerMale · 57 yrs · SC | BJP | 1,18,750 | 50.44% |
| 2 | Kamal Singh ChauhanMale · 52 yrs · SC | INC | 1,10,847 | 47.08% |
| 3 | Badrilal KatariaMale · 46 yrs · SC | BSP | 1,854 | 0.79% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,467 | 0.62% |
| 4 | Ajay ParmarMale · 27 yrs · SC | ASPKR | 887 | 0.38% |
| 5 | Santosh Kumar DamdiyaMale · 41 yrs · SC | Independent | 474 | 0.20% |
| 6 | Kamalsingh JangdhaMale · 47 yrs · SC | RTJAWP | 459 | 0.19% |
| 7 | Naresh Chandra SuryavanshiMale · 35 yrs · SC | Independent | 278 | 0.12% |
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| 8 | Ambaram MalviyaMale · 42 yrs · SC | SP | 264 | 0.11% |
| 9 | Sobhal SisodiyaMale · 47 yrs · SC | SamSP | 145 | 0.06% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2018.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Ashta result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raghunath Singh Malviya | BJP | 92,292 | 44.74% |
| 2 | Gopal Singh Engineer | INC | 86,248 | 41.81% |
| 3 | Kamal Singh Chauhan | PRSP | 17,577 | 8.52% |
| 4 | Shailesh Vaidya | BSP | 4,487 | 2.18% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,108 | 1.02% |
| 5 | Jagannath Singh | Independent | 1,181 | 0.57% |
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| 6 | Urmila | Independent | 1,013 | 0.49% |
| 7 | Ram Prasad | Shiv Sena | 641 | 0.31% |
| 8 | Gajpal Singh | Independent | 431 | 0.21% |
| 9 | Sobhal Sisodiya | BYPP | 308 | 0.15% |
Ashta result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranjeet Singh Gunwan | BJP | 84,252 | 45.21% |
| 2 | Gopal Singh Engineer | INC | 78,748 | 42.26% |
| 3 | Kamal Singh Chauhan | PRSP | 13,382 | 7.18% |
| 4 | Badri Lal Kataria | BSP | 4,476 | 2.40% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,521 | 1.35% |
| 5 | Sobhal Singh Sisodiya | SAMSP | 1,134 | 0.61% |
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| 6 | Vikram Singh Malviya | LJP | 1,083 | 0.58% |
| 7 | Gajpal Singh | Independent | 743 | 0.40% |
Ashta result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranjeet-Singh Gunwan | BJP | 60,134 | 44.11% |
| 2 | Gopal Singh Engineer (vill. Mullani) | INC | 43,228 | 31.71% |
| 3 | Kamal Singh Chouhan | PRSP | 18,644 | 13.68% |
| 4 | Bapulal Malviya | BSP | 4,808 | 3.53% |
| 5 | Ramba-Banshilal Dhanwal | Independent | 2,406 | 1.77% |
| 6 | Dr. Laxman Singh Raikwal | CPI | 2,239 | 1.64% |
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| 7 | Sewa Ram | Independent | 2,189 | 1.61% |
| 8 | Chunnilal | BJSH | 1,795 | 1.32% |
| 9 | Phool Kunwar Malviya | Independent | 871 | 0.64% |
Ashta outlined in orange among the other Madhya Pradesh seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2023. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Sehore district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Ashta is one of the assembly segments of Dewas. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Dewas candidates.
- Mahendra Singh SolankyBJP1,30,994 60.4%
- Rajendra Radhakishan MalviyaINC82,364 38.0%
- Rajendrasingh ChokhutiyaBSP1,733 0.8%
- RamprasadASPKR825 0.4%
- Nitin VermaIndependent353 0.2%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 48,630 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Ashta.
Who won the Ashta assembly seat in 2023?
Gopal Singh Engineer of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Ashta in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh assembly election with 1,18,750 votes, which was 50.44% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Ashta?
The margin was 7,903 votes (3.36% of valid votes). The runner-up was Kamal Singh Chauhan of the Indian National Congress with 1,10,847 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Ashta in 2023?
Turnout was 84.92%: 2,35,654 of 2,77,494 registered electors voted, across 335 polling stations. That is 1.8 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Ashta part of?
Ashta is an assembly segment of the Dewas Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Mahendra Singh Solanky got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Ashta a reserved constituency?
Yes. Ashta is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Ashta?
The Madhya Pradesh assembly elected in 2023 completes its five-year term in 2028, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections of 2023 and 2018 and 2013 and 2008 (2023 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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