While counting of votes in 28 assembly constituencies in Madhya Pradesh is going on, about 68 percent turnout was recorded in 28 seats in Madhya Pradesh. The ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh is leading in 20 of the 28 Assembly constituencies for which by-elections were held while the Congress is ahead in seven seats, as per the trends of counting on Tuesday. Notably, BJP candidate Dr Prabhu Ram Chaudhary has registered victory from Sanchi Assembly.
Sanchi is a Nagar Panchayat city in Raisen that constitutes 15 wards. As per Census 2011, the village has a populace of 8,401 with 4,384 males and 4,017 females. The town has a generous populace of Schedule Caste with 27.77 percent of the total population while Schedule Tribe (ST) with 2.26 pc. The region’s literacy rate stands at 82.07 pc with 90.14 pc male literacy and 73.21 pc female literacy.
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is leading in Morena constituency. However, three ministers in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government including Aidal Singh Kansana (Sumaoli), Girraj Dandotia (Dimani) and OPS Bhadoria (Mehgaon) are tracking behind their Congress rivals.
Bhadoria is trailing by only 175 votes. Elsewhere, BJP candidates are leading in 20 seats by margins ranging from 181 votes (Agar) to 22,456 votes (Sanchi), while Congress contestants are ahead in Sumaoli, Dimni, Ambah, Mehgaon, Gohad, Karera and Biora constituencies.
Tulsiram Silawat of the BJP is leading by a margin of 9,554 votes from Sanver against his Congress rival. BJP candidates are ahead in Gwalior, Gwalior East, Dabra, Bhander, Pohari, Bamori, Ashok Nagar, Mugaoli, Surkhi, Bada Malhera, Anuppur, Sanchi, Agar, Hatpiplya, Mandhata, Nepanagar, Badnawar, Saver, Suwasara and Jaura seats. A total of 355 candidates, including 12 ministers, had contested the by-elections held on November 3 for which a voter turnout of 70.27 percent was recorded.
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