| Dharampuri | |
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| Constituency No. 200 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Dhar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dhar |
| Established | 1972 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Panchilal Meda |
Dharampuri is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. [1] [2] [3]
It is part of Dhar district and is reserved for members of the Scheduled Tribes.
| Election | Member [4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Fatebhansingh Ramsingh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Kirat Singh Thakur | ||
| 1980 | Indian National Congress (Indira) | ||
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Jhinga Lal Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Pratapsingh Baghel | Indian National Congress | |
| 1998 | Jagdish Muvel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2003 | |||
| 2008 | Panchilal Meda | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 [5] | Kalu Singh Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2018 [2] | Panchilal Meda | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023 | Kalu Singh Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kalu Singh Thakur | 84,207 | 47.76 | +6.12 | |
| INC | Panchilal Meda | 83,851 | 47.56 | −3.09 | |
| Independent | Chouhan Raju Ben | 3,964 | 2.25 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,455 | 1.39 | −1.08 | |
| Majority | 356 | 0.2 | −8.81 | ||
| Turnout | 176,309 | 80.52 | +1.05 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Panchilal Meda | 78,504 | 50.65 | ||
| BJP | Gopal Kannoj | 64,532 | 41.64 | ||
| Independent | Shriram Dawar | 2,456 | 1.58 | ||
| Independent | Rupendra Singh Thakur (Chintu Bhaiya) | 1,917 | 1.24 | ||
| BSP | Punja Bundela | 1,811 | 1.17 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,832 | 2.47 | ||
| Majority | 13,972 | 9.01 | |||
| Turnout | 154,985 | 79.47 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||