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Ashta Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Ashta? — Gopal Singh Engineer (BJP), who won the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2023 by 7,903 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2023

Gopal Singh Engineer

BJP
Margin: 7,903Comfortable win

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2023 — results

Winner

Gopal Singh Engineer

BJPComfortable win

votes

1,18,750

Margin

7,903(3.4%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Gopal Singh Engineer · BJPKamal Singh Chauhan · INC
1,18,7501,10,847
Candidate (10)votes
  1. 1Gopal Singh Engineer✓ WinnerBJP1,18,75050.44%
  2. 2Kamal Singh ChauhanINC1,10,84747.08%
  3. 3Badrilal KatariaBSPDeposit lost1,8540.79%
  4. 4NOTA1,4670.62%
  5. 5Ajay ParmarAazad Samaj Party (kanshi Ram)Deposit lost8870.38%
  6. 6Santosh Kumar DamdiyaINDDeposit lost4740.2%
See all candidates (+4)
  1. 7Kamalsingh JangdhaRashtriya Jan Awaz PartyDeposit lost4590.19%
  2. 8Naresh Chandra SuryavanshiINDDeposit lost2780.12%
  3. 9Ambaram MalviyaSPDeposit lost2640.11%
  4. 10Sobhal SisodiyaSamata Samadhan PartyDeposit lost1450.06%
Total votes2,35,425

Deposit lost: 7 of 9 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2023

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
2,77,494

incl. service voters

Votes cast
2,35,654

incl. 2,440 postal

Turnout
84.92%
Polling stations
335

Turnout of men and women

Women81.7%

1,09,387 of 1,33,963 voted on EVMs

Men86.3%

1,23,825 of 1,43,529 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 2; 2 voted.

  • Candidates9
  • Lost deposit7
  • NOTA1,467
  • Valid votes2,33,958

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Ashta?

Gopal Singh Engineer (BJP) won Ashta in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2023 with 1,18,750 votes.

What was the winning margin in Ashta?

Gopal Singh Engineer defeated Kamal Singh Chauhan (INC) by 7,903 votes.

What was the turnout in Ashta in 2023?

84.92% — 2,35,654 of 2,77,494 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 81.7%, men's 86.3%.

How many voters does Ashta have?

2,77,494 electors at the 2023 election — 1,43,529 men, 1,33,963 women, 2 third gender (service voters included), and 335 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Ashta?

The last general election was completed in December 2023. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2028; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer