Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2008

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Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election 2008
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  2003 November 27, 2008 (2008-11-27) – November 27, 2008 (2008-11-27) 2013  

All 230 assembly constituencies
Turnout 69.28%Increase2.svg2.03

 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan Suresh Pachouri
Party BJP INC
Last election17338
Seats won14371
Seat changeDecrease2.svg30Increase2.svg33
Popular vote9,493,6418,170,318
Percentage37.64%32.39%

Chief Minister before election

Shivraj Singh Chouhan
BJP

Elected Chief Minister

Shivraj Singh Chouhan
BJP

Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election 2008 has been declared by Election Commission of India on 14 October 2008. Elections were scheduled for 230 seats on 27 November 2008. Counting started on 8 December 2008.

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Parties

Election was mainly contested between two national parties, Bharatiya Janata Party and Indian National Congress. Other parties include Bahujan Samaj Party, Bharatiya Jan Shakti Party and Samajwadi Party

Bharatiya Janata Party Major right-wing political party in India

The Bharatiya Janata Party is one of the two major political parties in India, along with the Indian National Congress. As of 2018, it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in the national parliament and state assemblies, and it is the world's largest party in terms of primary membership. BJP is a right-wing party, and its policy has historically reflected Hindu nationalist positions. It has close ideological and organisational links to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

Indian National Congress Major political party in India

The Indian National Congress(pronunciation ) is a broadly based political party in India. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa. From the late 19th century, and especially after 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, Congress became the principal leader of the Indian independence movement. Congress led India to independence from Great Britain, and powerfully influenced other anti-colonial nationalist movements in the British Empire.

Bahujan Samaj Party Political party of India

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is a national political party in India. By vote share in the 2014 general election, it is India's third-largest national party, though it did not win any seats in the Lok Sabha. It was formed to represent Bahujans, referring to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes (OBC), along with religious minorities. According to Kanshi Ram, when he founded the party in 1984, the Bahujans comprised 85 percent of India's population, but were divided into 6,000 different castes. The party claims to be inspired by the philosophy of Gautama Buddha, B. R. Ambedkar, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, Narayana Guru, Periyar E. V. Ramasamy and Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj. Kanshi Ram named his protégée Mayawati as his successor in 2001.

Madhya Pradesh Result

SNPartySeats
Contested
Seats
won
Seats
Changed
%
Votes
1 Bharatiya Janata Party 228143- 3037.64
2 Indian National Congress 22871+ 3332.39
3 Bahujan Samaj Party 2287+ 58.97
4 Bharatiya Jan Shakti Party 2015+ 54.71
5 Independents 3+ 18.23
6 Samajwadi Party 1871- 61.90
Total230

Winning Candidates

List of winning candidates of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) [1]

Candidate's Name Constituencies

Dr. Narottam Mishra is an Indian politician who was cabinet minister in Government of Madhya Pradesh.

Ladduram Kori is an Indian politician from Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh state of Republic of India. He is member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly during 2008-20013 and elected from Ashoknagar constituency. He is member of Bhartiya Janata Party. He is residence of Village Belsara Post Rahatha, District Umaria MP.

Lalita Yadav is a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. She was elected from Chhatarpur seat in the 2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections. She belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

List of winning candidates of Indian National Congress (INC) [1]

Candidate's Name Constituencies

Lakhan Singh Yadav is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress. He is the current Cabinet Minister of Animal Husbandry and Pisciculture in the Government of Madhya Pradesh.

Imarti Devi is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress party.

Yadvendra Singh is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress party.

List of winning candidates of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) [1]

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References

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