<p>In the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 2023, the Sanchi (SC) constituency in the Raisen district voted on November 17. A total of 5.6 crore registered voters were eligible to exercise their franchise in the Madhya Pradesh polls this year.</p><p>The term of the 230-member Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh is scheduled to end on January 6, 2024. The last time Assembly elections were held in the state was on November 28, 2018.</p><p>Madhya Pradesh is one of the five states that went to polls this November, in what is being seen as a semi-final to the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha polls.</p><p><h3>What happened in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 2018?</h3></p><p>In the last polls, which many believed was a direct contest between the Congress and the BJP, the Sheopur constituency drew eyeballs where Congress heavyweight Arun Yadav went up against then-CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led government was attempting to win for their fourth consecutive term while the Congress was eyeing a victory after their last win in 2003. The election ultimately resulted in a hung assembly, and though the Congress emerged as the single largest party, the BJP gained the edge by popular vote. Congress managed to get 40.89% of votes polled and BJP clinched the polls after getting 41.02%.</p><p>Sanchi (SC) is a reserved assembly constituency situated in the Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh.</p><p>a) Total electors and voter turnout<br>For the 2018 Madhya Pradesh elections, Sanchi (SC) had 234,531 registered electors. Out of these, 176,654 came out to vote, resulting in a voter turnout of 75.32%.</p><p>b) Winning candidate and party<br>Dr. Prabhuram Choudhary from the INC emerged as the winner of the 2018 elections in this constituency, securing 89,567 votes.</p><p>c) Runner-up candidate and party<br>Mudit Shejwar from the BJP was the runner-up, trailing by a margin of 10,813 votes.</p><p>d) Margin details<br>The margin between the winning candidate and the runner-up in this electoral contest was 6.20%.</p><p>The Sanchi (SC) Assembly Constituency data provided above offers a concise snapshot of the electoral outcomes during the 2018 state elections in this part of Madhya Pradesh.</p><p><i>(Disclaimer: This article has been written by a generative AI tool and has been edited and reviewed by the DH Web Desk.)</i></p>
<p>In the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 2023, the Sanchi (SC) constituency in the Raisen district voted on November 17. A total of 5.6 crore registered voters were eligible to exercise their franchise in the Madhya Pradesh polls this year.</p><p>The term of the 230-member Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh is scheduled to end on January 6, 2024. The last time Assembly elections were held in the state was on November 28, 2018.</p><p>Madhya Pradesh is one of the five states that went to polls this November, in what is being seen as a semi-final to the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha polls.</p><p><h3>What happened in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 2018?</h3></p><p>In the last polls, which many believed was a direct contest between the Congress and the BJP, the Sheopur constituency drew eyeballs where Congress heavyweight Arun Yadav went up against then-CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led government was attempting to win for their fourth consecutive term while the Congress was eyeing a victory after their last win in 2003. The election ultimately resulted in a hung assembly, and though the Congress emerged as the single largest party, the BJP gained the edge by popular vote. Congress managed to get 40.89% of votes polled and BJP clinched the polls after getting 41.02%.</p><p>Sanchi (SC) is a reserved assembly constituency situated in the Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh.</p><p>a) Total electors and voter turnout<br>For the 2018 Madhya Pradesh elections, Sanchi (SC) had 234,531 registered electors. Out of these, 176,654 came out to vote, resulting in a voter turnout of 75.32%.</p><p>b) Winning candidate and party<br>Dr. Prabhuram Choudhary from the INC emerged as the winner of the 2018 elections in this constituency, securing 89,567 votes.</p><p>c) Runner-up candidate and party<br>Mudit Shejwar from the BJP was the runner-up, trailing by a margin of 10,813 votes.</p><p>d) Margin details<br>The margin between the winning candidate and the runner-up in this electoral contest was 6.20%.</p><p>The Sanchi (SC) Assembly Constituency data provided above offers a concise snapshot of the electoral outcomes during the 2018 state elections in this part of Madhya Pradesh.</p><p><i>(Disclaimer: This article has been written by a generative AI tool and has been edited and reviewed by the DH Web Desk.)</i></p>
