2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
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All 230 seats in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
116 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout75.63% (Increase 3.56%)[1]
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Kamal Nath Shivraj Singh Chouhan Mayawati
Party INC BJP BSP
Alliance UPA NDA
Leader since 2018 2005 2003
Leader's seat Chhindwara
(By-elected)[2] 		Budhni Did Not Contest
Last election 58 165 4
Seats won 114 109 2
Seat change Increase 56 Decrease 56 Decrease 2
Popular vote 15,595,696 15,643,623 1,911,642
Percentage 40.89% 41.02% 5.01%
Swing Increase4.60% Decrease3.86% Decrease 1.2%
Seatwise Election Result Map
Structure of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly after the election
CM before election

Shivraj Singh Chouhan
BJP

Elected CM

Kamal Nath
INC

Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held on 28 November 2018 to elect members of the 230 constituencies in Madhya Pradesh. The election was a direct political battle between the BJP and the INC. One of the main centers of attraction was the contest between Congress heavy-weight Arun Yadav and the then Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. While the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government had tried to win for consecutive 4th term, the INC fought for winning the state after 2003. The election led to a hung assembly, with the INC emerging as the single largest party and the BJP winning the popular vote.[3] After the results, Congress and BSP formed the government with Kamal Nath becoming the chief minister.

Election map (by Constituencies)
  1. ^ "Madhya Pradesh: Women voted more than men in 44 constituencies". Ramendra Singh. The Times of India. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Madhya Pradesh: CM Kamal Nath takes oath as MLA". 10 June 2019 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  3. ^ "MP cliffhanger ends; Congress single-largest party with 114 , BJP gets 109". The Times of India. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.