Madhya Pradesh assembly election, Dec 2008
The 13th Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
230
116 needed for a majority
Largest party
BJP
143 seats · majority
Candidates
3,179
226 women, 25 elected
Turnout
69.55%
2.52 cr of 3.63 cr
The house
230 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- BJP143
- INC71
- BSP7
- BJSH5
- IND3
- SP1
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Madhya Pradesh assembly election (2003)
INC
+33
BJP
-30
SP
-6
BSP
+5
GGP
-3
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 143 | -30 | 228 | 37.9% | 94,93,641 | 37.64% | -4.86 | 7 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 71 | +33 | 228 | 32.7% | 81,70,318 | 32.39% | +0.79 | 20 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 7 | +5 | 228 | 9.0% | 22,62,119 | 8.97% | +1.70 | 182 |
| BJSHBJSH | 5 | — | 201 | 5.4% | 11,89,151 | 4.71% | — | 184 |
| INDIndependent | 3 | +1 | 1398 | 1.4% | 20,76,453 | 8.23% | +0.53 | 1384 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 1 | -6 | 187 | 2.5% | 5,01,324 | 1.99% | -1.73 | 183 |
| GGPGGP | 0 | -3 | 88 | 4.3% | 4,27,313 | 1.69% | -0.33 | 83 |
| RSMDRSMD | 0 | -2 | 71 | 3.2% | 2,43,154 | 0.96% | -0.35 | 70 |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | — | 119 | 1.4% | 1,84,370 | 0.73% | — | 117 |
| GMSGMS | 0 | — | 95 | 1.6% | 1,69,603 | 0.67% | — | 94 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2.4% | 79,172 | 0.31% | +0.05 | 26 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | -1 | 49 | 1.3% | 71,609 | 0.28% | -0.27 | 48 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | -1 | 3 | 16.5% | 63,176 | 0.25% | -1.02 | 2 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1.8% | 40,311 | 0.16% | -0.15 | 21 |
| RGOPRGOP | 0 | — | 4 | 7.6% | 39,798 | 0.16% | — | 3 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | -1 | 12 | 2.9% | 37,285 | 0.15% | -0.10 | 12 |
| PRSPPRSP | 0 | — | 7 | 2.8% | 22,868 | 0.09% | — | 7 |
| RPIARPIA | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0.4% | 20,676 | 0.08% | +0.04 | 43 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.0% | 19,858 | 0.08% | -0.03 | 4 |
| IJPIJP | 0 | — | 25 | 0.5% | 13,725 | 0.05% | — | 25 |
| ADAD | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.7% | 11,489 | 0.05% | -0.13 | 17 |
| SWJPSWJP | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.0% | 11,155 | 0.04% | -0.02 | 5 |
| SAPSAP | 0 | — | 15 | 0.7% | 11,006 | 0.04% | — | 15 |
| AIFBAIFB | 0 | — | 12 | 0.7% | 9,488 | 0.04% | — | 12 |
| LSWPLSWP | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.5% | 5,951 | 0.02% | 0.00 | 12 |
| RSDRSD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.1% | 5,100 | 0.02% | +0.01 | 1 |
| AMSAMS | 0 | — | 2 | 1.7% | 3,840 | 0.01% | — | 2 |
| PRBPPRBP | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.6% | 3,835 | 0.01% | +0.01 | 6 |
| BHBPBHBP | 0 | — | 9 | 0.4% | 3,445 | 0.01% | — | 9 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 0 | — | 3 | 0.8% | 2,892 | 0.01% | — | 3 |
| BJNKPBJNKP | 0 | — | 3 | 0.9% | 2,886 | 0.01% | — | 3 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.4% | 2,775 | 0.01% | -0.07 | 2 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.6% | 2,661 | 0.01% | 0.00 | 4 |
| RLDRashtriya Lok Dal | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.4% | 2,423 | 0.01% | -0.08 | 5 |
| IVDIVD | 0 | — | 6 | 0.4% | 2,208 | 0.01% | — | 6 |
| SVSPSVSP | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.3% | 1,806 | 0.01% | -0.12 | 5 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.8% | 1,746 | 0.01% | 0.00 | 2 |
| KKJHSKranti Kari Jai Hind Sena | 0 | — | 3 | 0.6% | 1,707 | 0.01% | — | 3 |
| AICAIC | 0 | — | 3 | 0.5% | 1,642 | 0.01% | — | 3 |
| NLPNLP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.3% | 1,213 | 0.01% | -0.01 | 4 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Madhya Pradesh at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one. Showing the 40 largest parties. The full list is at /api/elections/madhya-pradesh-2008/parties?limit=500.
Largest victories of Dec 2008
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devsar | Madhya Pradesh | BJPRAMCHARITRA S/O RAMPYARE | INCBANSHMANI PRASAD VERMA | 34,52334.32% |
| DHOUHANI | Madhya Pradesh | BJPKUNWAR SINGH TEKAM | INCTILAK RAJ SINGH | 38,12034.27% |
| Budhni | Madhya Pradesh | BJPSHIV RAJ SHINGH | INCMAHESH SINGH RAJPUT | 41,52534.03% |
| Indore-2 | Madhya Pradesh | BJPRAMESH MENDOLA | INCSURESH -SETH | 39,93733.47% |
| Rewa | Madhya Pradesh | BJPRAJENDRA SHUKLA | BSPDR. ABDUL MUJIB KHAN ADVOCATE | 26,11031.50% |
| Ratlam City | Madhya Pradesh | INDPARAS DADA | BJPHIMMAT KOTHARI | 31,07430.20% |
| Amla | Madhya Pradesh | BJPCHAITRAM MANEKAR | INCKISHORE BARDE | 30,54629.99% |
| Govindpura | Madhya Pradesh | BJPBABULAL GAUR | INCVIBHA PATEL | 33,75428.98% |
| MUDWARA | Madhya Pradesh | BJPGIRIRAJ KISHOR (RAJU ) PODDAR | INCPRIYADARSHAN GOUR | 30,06627.67% |
| Indore-4 | Madhya Pradesh | BJPMALINI LAXMAN SINGH GAUR | INCGOVIND MANGHANI(GOP) | 28,04327.28% |
Closest results of Dec 2008
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhar | Madhya Pradesh | BJPNEENA VIKRAM VERMA | INCBALMUKUND SINGH GOUTAM | 10.00% |
| Panna | Madhya Pradesh | INCSHRIKANT DUBEY | BJPKUSUM SINGH MAHDELE | 420.04% |
| PARASIYA | Madhya Pradesh | BJPTARACHAND BAWARIA | INCSOHANLAL VALMIK | 930.08% |
| Damoh | Madhya Pradesh | BJPJAYANT MALAIYA | INCCHANDBHAN BHAIYA | 1300.11% |
| Sonkatch | Madhya Pradesh | INCSAJJANSINGH VERMA | BJPPHOOL CHAND VERMA | 1910.15% |
| Junnardeo | Madhya Pradesh | INCTEJILAL SARYAM | BJPNATHAN SHAH KAVRETI | 1940.17% |
| Hatpipliya | Madhya Pradesh | BJPDEEPAK KAILASH JOSHI | INCBAGHEL RAJENDRA SINGH | 2200.21% |
| Kolaras | Madhya Pradesh | BJPDEVENDRA KUMAR JAIN (PATTE WALE) | INCRAM SINGH | 2380.21% |
| Silwani | Madhya Pradesh | BJSHDEVENDRA PATEL | BJPRAMPAL SINGH | 2470.24% |
| Dimani | Madhya Pradesh | BJPSHIV MANGAL SINGH TOMAR | BSPRAVINDRA SINGH TOMAR | 2560.28% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Madhya Pradesh assembly election, Dec 2008?
Bharatiya Janata Party won 143 of 230 seats, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Madhya Pradesh assembly election, Dec 2008?
Turnout was 69.55% — 2.52 cr of 3.63 cr registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Madhya Pradesh assembly election, Dec 2008?
3,179 candidates contested 230 seats.
