Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 2023: Key Highlights

The Assembly Elections in Madhya Pradesh are scheduled for November 17, 2023 in single phase and the results will be declared on December 3, 2023.

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The tenure of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly will come to an end on January 6, 2024, which was formed in 2018. After the election, Indian National Congress formed the state government, with Kamal Nath becoming the Chief Minister. 
However, in March 2020, the Congress government collapsed after 22 of its MLAs resigned from the party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), after which Shivraj Singh Chouhan was sworn in as the Chief Minister of the state for the fourth time.

Key Contenders of Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 2023

The key contenders in the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections are the BJP and the Congress. The BJP is the incumbent party and is hoping to retain power. The Congress is the main opposition party and is aiming to make a comeback. 

Other parties in the fray include the Samajwadi Party (SP), the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), and the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

The Assembly Elections on Madhya Pradesh are scheduled for November 17, 2023 in single phase and the results will be declared on December 3, 2023.

From the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Shivraj Singh Chouhan: Incumbent Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and the BJP's candidate for the Budhni assembly seat.

Narottam Mishra: Home Minister of Madhya Pradesh and candidate for the Churhata assembly seat. 

Govind Singh Rajput: Former Speaker of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly and the BJP's candidate for the Champawat assembly seat.

From the Indian National Congress (INC)

Kamal Nath: Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and the INC's candidate for the Chhindwara assembly seat.

Digvijaya Singh: Senior Congress leader and the INC's candidate for the Raghogarh assembly seat.

Arvind Singh Bhadoria: Former Minister of Higher Education and the INC's candidate for the Gwalior Rural assembly seat.
Other Parties

JP Dhania: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate for the Gwalior assembly seat.

Ram Mohan Singh: Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate for the Govindpura assembly seat.

Ramdev Agrawal: Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (JCC) candidate for the Badnawar assembly seat. 

These are just a few of the key contestants in the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections. The elections are expected to be a close contest between the BJP and the Congress. The outcome of the elections will have a significant impact on the national political landscape.

Key Issues

The key issues in the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections are expected to be employment, agriculture, education, healthcare, and infrastructure development.

Expectations

The Madhya Pradesh assembly elections are expected to be a close contest. The outcome of the elections will have a significant impact on the national political landscape.

Additional Information

Number of Seats: 230
Number of Voters: Over 5.6 crore
Number of Polling Stations: Over 50,000

Over 2 lakh security personnel will be deployed for the smooth transaction of the elections.