Raghogarh Assembly constituency

Raghogarh Assembly constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.^[1] This constituency came into existence in 1951, as one of the 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state.^[2]

Raghogarh
Constituency No. 31 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Central India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Guna
Lok Sabha constituency	Rajgarh
Established	1951
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Jaivardhan Singh
Party	Indian National Congress

Overview

Raghogarh (constituency number 31) is one of the four Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Guna district. This constituency covers parts of Raghogarh and Aron tehsils.^[3]

Raghogarh is part of Rajgarh Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Chachoura in this district, Narsinghgarh, Biaora, Rajgarh, Khilchipur and Sarangpur in Rajgarh district and Susner in Shajapur district.^[3]

It has frequently been held by members of one family. In June 2013, Mool Singh, a cousin of Digvijay Singh, announced that he would be stepping down from the seat at the next elections, paving the way for Digvijay's son, Jaivardhan, to be elected in a form of dynastic succession that is common. Mool Singh had suffered a stroke three years previously and gave poor health as the reason for his decision.^[4] The constituency has previously been held by Digvijay, his brother Lakshman Singh and by their father, Balbhadra Singh.^[5][6] It was noted in 2003 that the seat has been held by members of the family or their anointed candidates since 1977 and that the main opposition party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, had lost its deposit on all but one occasion in the subsequent five elections up to that date. The candidates who had stood against the family candidate in the first elections from the constituency in 1952 had also lost their deposits.^[7]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

As a constituency of Madhya Bharat

• 1952: Balbhadra Singh, Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha^[2]

As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh

Election	Member	Party
1962	Dulichand		Indian National Congress
1967	P. Lalaram		Swatantra Party
1972	Harlal Shakyawar		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1977	Digvijay Singh		Indian National Congress
1980
1985	Mool Singh (Dada Bhai)
1990	Lakshman Singh
1993
1998	Digvijay Singh
2003
2008	Mool Singh (Dada Bhai)
2013	Jaivardhan Singh
2018
2023

Election results

2023

2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Raghogarh^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Jaivardhan Singh
	BJP	Hirendra Singh Banti Banna
	NOTA	None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
	INC hold		Swing

2018

2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Raghogarh^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Jaivardhan Singh	98,268	61.64
	BJP	Bhupendra Singh Raghuwanshi	51571	32.35
	BSP	Banwari Lal Ahirwar	3630	2.28
	NOTA	None of the Above	2683	1.68
	Independent	Bhupendra Singh	1029	0.65
	RLSP	Ranjana Kushwaha	957	0.60
	Independent	Bhoopendra Singh	458	0.29
	AAP	Roop Singh Dhakad	446	0.28
	Independent	Doula	386	0.24
Majority			46697	29.79%
Turnout			159469	77.14
	INC hold		Swing

2013

2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Raghogarh^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Jaivardhan Singh	98,041	66.02
	BJP	Radhe Shyam Dhakad	39,837	26.83
	BSP	Rajesh Singh Dhakad	3632	2.45
	Independent	Brahmanand Lodha	1000	0.67
	Independent	Radheshyam Dhakad	841	0.57	N/A
	Independent	Ashok Kumar Paliya	423	0.33	N/A
	SP	Jagdish Sharma	777	0.52	N/A
	Independent	Radheshyam Dhakad	590	0.40
	Independent	Rajesh Ahirwar	375	0.25
	Independent	Bablesh Prajapati	285	0.19
	Independent	Pappu Khatik	285	0.19
	LJP	Jitendra Valmeek	217	0.15	N/A
	NOTA	None of the Above	2587	1.74
Majority
Turnout			148503	76.54
	INC hold		Swing

See also

• Raghogarh-Vijaypur
• Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha