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Assembly constituency 142 · Madhya Pradesh · SC

Sanchi is assembly constituency number 142 in Madhya Pradesh, in Raisen district, and one of the segments of the Vidisha Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Dr. Prabhuram Choudhary of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 59.5% of the vote, 44,273 votes ahead of Dr. G. C. Gautam (INC).

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Sanchi · 2023AC 142
  1. 01
    Dr. Prabhuram Choudhary
    BJP
    1,22,960
    59.45%
  2. 02
    Dr. G. C. Gautam
    INC
    78,687
    38.05%
  3. 03
    Suraj Pal Singh (retired Teacher)
    BSP
    1,763
    0.85%
  4. 04
    Manoj Ahirwar
    Independent
    573
    0.28%
  5. 05
    Bheekam Singh
    Independent
    239
    0.12%
  6. 7 other candidates · 987 votesNOTA · 1,616 (0.78%)

Margin 44,273 votes · 21.41% of valid votes

2,64,257
Registered electors
2023 election
78.3%
Turnout
+2.9 pts vs 2018
44,273
Victory margin
21.4% of valid votes
Nov 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 12 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,06,825 valid votes, NOTA included.

Sanchi 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr. Prabhuram ChoudharyMale · 65 yrs · SCBJP1,22,960
59.45%
2Dr. G. C. GautamMale · 55 yrs · SCINC78,687
38.05%
3Suraj Pal Singh (retired Teacher)Male · 62 yrs · SCBSP1,763
0.85%
—NOTANOTA1,616
0.78%
4Manoj AhirwarMale · 30 yrs · SCIndependent573
0.28%
5Bheekam SinghMale · 54 yrs · SCIndependent239
0.12%
6Udaybhan SinghMale · 48 yrs · SCBGVP217
0.10%
7Amrat Babu Narware AdvocateMale · 62 yrs · SCGNASURKP178
0.09%
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8Jagat SinghMale · 36 yrs · SCIndependent133
0.06%
9Charan SinghMale · 33 yrs · SCIndependent126
0.06%
10Bhai Munshilal SilawatMale · 39 yrs · SCPuPP120
0.06%
11Govardhan JatavMale · 50 yrs · SCIndependent115
0.06%
12RajanMale · 40 yrs · SCJAC98
0.05%
Past results

The seat changed hands: INC won in 2018, BJP in 2023.

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023BJP 59.5%INC 38.0%BSP 0.8%BJSH 10.0%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Dr. Prabhuram ChoudharyBJP · 59.5% · margin 44,273Turnout78.3%
2020 byeDr. Prabhuram ChoudharyBJP · 66.0% · margin 63,809Turnout73.1%
2018Dr. Prabhuram ChoudharyINC · 50.7% · margin 10,813Turnout75.4%
2013Dr. Gourishankar ShejwarBJP · 54.1% · margin 20,936Turnout71.4%
2008Dr. Prabhuram ChoudhryINC · 44.8% · margin 9,197Turnout69.3%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Sanchi bye-election, 3 Nov 2020

Turnout 73.1% · 1,76,956 of 2,42,042 electors voted

Sanchi bye-election 2020-11-03 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr. Prabhuram ChoudharyBJP1,16,577
65.98%
2Madanlal ChoudharyINC52,768
29.87%
3Engineer Pooran Singh AhirwarBSP1,587
0.90%
4Bhuri Bai (vidhya)Independent1,271
0.72%
—NOTANOTA966
0.55%
5Madanlal ChoudharyIndependent827
0.47%
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6Kanchchedi Lal AhirwarSaVP775
0.44%
7Prabhu Ram ChoudharyIndependent384
0.22%
8Pooran LalRTJAWP260
0.15%
9Ramesh Kumar PasiShiv Sena259
0.15%
10Kamal BhaiyaIndependent232
0.13%
11Dr. Dharmendra AhirwarSP200
0.11%
12Harinarayan Bedi (bedia)SPAKP164
0.09%
13Dinesh BhaiyaABASP147
0.08%
14MalkhanGGP134
0.08%
15Munshilal SilavatVBA126
0.07%

Sanchi result 2018

Sanchi 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr. Prabhuram ChoudharyINC89,567
50.70%
2Mudit ShejwarBJP78,754
44.58%
—NOTANOTA2,519
1.43%
3Rajendra Kumar (rajju Bhaiya)Independent1,483
0.84%
4Smt. Shiv KumariBSP1,029
0.58%
5Manohar Lal MehraIndependent882
0.50%
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6Deewan Singh MalviyaShiv Sena763
0.43%
7Mr. Arun KumarIndependent436
0.25%
8Anita SwarajSPAKP420
0.24%
9Chhagan Lal RajakIndependent279
0.16%
10Pramoda Kumar BeldarAAP187
0.11%
11"munna" Arjun SinghIndependent179
0.10%
12Komal Singh DhapliwalaBYPP156
0.09%

Sanchi result 2013

Sanchi 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr. Gourishankar ShejwarBJP85,599
54.11%
2Dr. Prabhuram ChoudharyINC64,663
40.88%
—NOTANOTA2,700
1.71%
3Ramkishan JatavBSP1,268
0.80%
4ShivdayalIndependent978
0.62%
5Pappu AhirwarBA701
0.44%
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6Ratan ChoudharySP541
0.34%
7Aathya Jitendra KumarAASP386
0.24%
8Bijresh AhirwarIndependent380
0.24%
9Gendalal BanshkarIndependent302
0.19%
10GhanshyamIndependent233
0.15%
11Shrimati Meeravai RajakMPTY232
0.15%
12Gyanchand AhirwarPRBP213
0.13%

Sanchi result 2008

Sanchi 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr. Prabhuram ChoudhryINC51,887
44.80%
2Dr. Gouri Sankar ShejwarBJP42,690
36.86%
3Sukhdayal AhirwarBJSH11,633
10.04%
4ShardabaiIndependent2,115
1.83%
5Chhotelal SamarwarBSP1,212
1.05%
6Babulal PahelwanLJP1,144
0.99%
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7ChhannulalSP797
0.69%
8Bheekam SinghIndependent743
0.64%
9Pateeram AhirwarIndependent721
0.62%
10Mahesh Kumar MehraGMS699
0.60%
11Gyan Chand AhirwarPRBP693
0.60%
12Chhaganlal RajakIndependent596
0.51%
13TularamIndependent472
0.41%
14BharatIndependent415
0.36%
Map

Sanchi 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 Raisen district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

BJPINCBAPBSPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Sanchi is one of the assembly segments of Vidisha. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Vidisha candidates.

  • Shivraj Singh ChouhanBJP1,53,628 78.9%
  • Pratapbhanu SharmaINC36,628 18.8%
  • Kishan Lal LadiyaBSP1,381 0.7%
  • Kamlesh Kumar GourJPJD1,068 0.5%
  • Dhoolsingh DhammaIndependent409 0.2%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 1,17,000 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Sanchi.

Who won the Sanchi assembly seat in 2023?

Dr. Prabhuram Choudhary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Sanchi in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh assembly election with 1,22,960 votes, which was 59.45% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Sanchi?

The margin was 44,273 votes (21.41% of valid votes). The runner-up was Dr. G. C. Gautam of the Indian National Congress with 78,687 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Sanchi in 2023?

Turnout was 78.31%: 2,06,951 of 2,64,257 registered electors voted, across 332 polling stations. That is 2.9 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Sanchi part of?

Sanchi is an assembly segment of the Vidisha Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Shivraj Singh Chouhan got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Sanchi had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 3 Nov 2020, Dr. Prabhuram Choudhary (Bharatiya Janata Party) won by 63,809 votes.

Is Sanchi a reserved constituency?

Yes. Sanchi 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 Sanchi?

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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