Sonkatch
Assembly seat no. 170 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Winner, 2008
SAJJANSINGH VERMA
INC
Elections held
14
1962–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 14
Margin, 2008
191
0.15% of valid votes
Result, 2008
Runner-up
BJPPHOOL CHAND VERMA
- Votes
- 54,596
- Vote share
- 43.02%
- Behind by
- 191
Electors
1,63,211
Total votes polled
1,26,901
Valid votes
1,26,901
NOTA votes
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Turnout
77.8%
Full result, 2008
10 candidates · 1,26,901 valid votes
SAJJANSINGH VERMAINCwon
54,787
43.2%
PHOOL CHAND VERMABJP
54,596
43.0%
SATISH CHANDRA JATAVBSP
8,839
7.0%
SAPNA VERMAIND
3,352
2.6%
PHOOLCHAND VERMAIND
1,318
1.0%
VIKRAMLAL JOGCHNDSP
1,171
0.9%
RAJENDRA KUMAR MALVIYA (ADVOCATE)IND
1,159
0.9%
MALVIYA VIKRAM SINGHBJSH
867
0.7%
BHAGIRATH MALIVELJP
408
0.3%
DEEPAK VERMAIND
404
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Dr. Rajesh Sonkar | BJP | 1,08,869 | 54.21% | Sajjan Singh Verma | 25,437 |
| 2018 | SAJJAN SINGH VERMA | INC | 86,396 | 48.92% | RAJENDRA PHULCHAND VERMA | 9,818 |
| 2013 | RAJENDRA PHULCHAND VERMA | BJP | 72,644 | 45.54% | ARJUN VERMA | 1,880 |
| 2008 | SAJJANSINGH VERMA | INC | 54,787 | 43.17% | PHOOL CHAND VERMA | 191 |
| 2003 | SAJJAN SINGH VERMA | INC | 53,706 | 49.47% | PANNALAL | 5,389 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the Sonkatch assembly constituency in 2023?
Dr. Rajesh Sonkar (BJP) won Sonkatch in 2023, by a margin of 25,437 votes.
Which party has won Sonkatch the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 14 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has Sonkatch gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1962 to 2023.
Who has won Sonkatch the most times?
SAJJAN SINGH VERMA, with 3 wins between 1985 and 2018.
