Lahar, Bhitarwar, Dabara, Pichhore, Raghogarh, Rajnagar, Dindori, Bhopal Uttar, Gandhwani and Kukshi are the 10 constituencies in Madhya Pradesh where INC has held power since 2008.
Indore-5 boasts the highest number of female voters in the past three elections, including the 2023 polls, whereas Kotama has the lowest. Meanwhile, Bhopal Madhya has the highest number of third gender voters.
Dabara, Dhar, and Indore-4 are the only constituencies which have seen female candidates in power consistently over the past three elections.
In the 2018 elections, ten constituencies, namely Gwalior South, Suwasra, Jaora, Jabalpur North, Bina, Kolaras, Rajnagar, Damoh, Biaora, and Rajpur witnessed a margin of less than 1000 votes.
With an area of 4546 sq km, Vijaypur is the largest constituency in the state while Jabalpur East is the smallest with an area of 11 sq km.
With 150,542 eligible electors in the 2023 Assembly elections, Kotama constituency in Anuppur district is the smallest constituency in Madhya Pradesh
With 413,447 eligible electors in the 2023 Assembly elections, Indore-5 is the largest constituency in Madhya Pradesh.
Jabalpur East constituency has a history of alternating between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. Going by the pattern, a potential victory is predicted for BJP in the coming elections.
Praveen Pathak (INC) won the Gwalior South constituency in the 2018 Madhya Pradesh elections by a narrow margin of 121 votes
Ramesh Mendola (BJP) won the Indore-2 seat in the 2018 Madhya Pradesh elections by a margin of 71,011 votes
Electorally, Malwa North region is the largest in Madhya Pradesh, housing 63 of the 230 Assembly constituencies. Malwa Tribal is the smallest with 28 seats
Madhya Pradesh reserves 82 out of its 230 Assembly seats, with 47 constituencies designated for Scheduled Tribes and 35 for Scheduled Castes
In 2022, the Election Commission hiked the poll expenditure limit for contesting candidates due to the rise in the cost inflation index and the size of the electorate.
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