# Budhni Assembly constituency

Budhni Assembly constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. It is a segment of Vidisha (Lok Sabha constituency). Budhni (constituency number 156) is one of the 4 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Sehore district.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Name | Party |
| 1957 | Rajkumari Suraj Kala | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Bansi Dhar | Independent |
| 1967 | Mohan Lal Shishir | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1972 | Shaligram Vakil | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1977 | Shaligram Vakil | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1980 | K. N. Pradhan | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Chauhan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Shivraj Singh Chouhan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1992* | Mohan Lal Shishir | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1993 | Raj Kumar Patel | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Dev Kumar Patel | Indian National Congress |
| 2003 | Rajendra Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2006* | Shivraj Singh Chouhan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2008 | Shivraj Singh Chouhan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2013 | Shivraj Singh Chouhan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2018 | Shivraj Singh Chouhan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2023 | Shivraj Singh Chouhan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024* | Ramakant Bhargava | Bharatiya Janata Party |
* *By Poll

## Election results
### 2024 by-election

Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election 2024: Budhni :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ramakant Bhargava | 107,478 | 50.32 | 20.38 |
| | INC | Raj Kumar Patel | 93,577 | 43.82 | 18.11 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 463 | 0.22 | 0.51 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,901 | 6.50 | 38.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,13,568 | 77.07 | 7.79 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 20.38 | |

### 2023

2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Budhni :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Shivraj Singh Chouhan | 164,951 | 70.70 | 10.45 |
| | INC | Vikram Mastal Sharma | 59,977 | 25.71 | 5.76 |
| | ASP(KR) | Dinesh Azad | 2,363 | 1.01 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,700 | 0.73 | 0.13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,04,974 | 44.99 | 16.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,33,314 | 84.86 | 1.22 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 10.45 | |

### 2018

2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Budhni :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Shivraj Singh Chouhan | 123,492 | 60.25 | 9.74 |
| | INC | Arun Subhashchandra Yadav | 64,493 | 31.47 | 7.59 |
| | GGP | Revaram Sallam | 8,152 | 3.98 | New |
| | BSP | Sanjeev Kumar | 1,683 | 0.82 | 0.32 |
| | IND. | Hemraj Pethari | 1,386 | 0.68 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,764 | 0.86 | 0.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58,999 | 28.78 | 17.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,04,950 | 83.64 | 3.46 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 9.74 | |

### 2013

2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Budhni :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Shivraj Singh Chouhan | 128,730 | 69.99 |
| | INC | Dr. Mahendra Singh Chouhan | 43,925 | 23.88 |
| | PRSP | Brijesh Kumar | 2,393 | 1.30 |
| | BSP | Balram Yadav | 2,096 | 1.14 |
| | Independent | Sursari Prasad | 1,707 | 0.93 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,247 | 1.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84,805 | 46.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,83,939 | 80.18 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 2008

2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Budhni :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Shivraj Singh Chouhan | 75,828 | 62.15 |
| | INC | Mahesh Singh Rajput | 34,303 | 28.12 |
| | Independent | Vijay Kumar | 2,568 | 2.10 |
| | LJP | Ram Singh Choudhary | 1,729 | 1.42 |
| | BSP | Manoj Kumar Rajak | 1,416 | 1.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41,525 | 34.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,22,007 | 72.59 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 2006 bypoll

2006 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Budhni :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Shivraj Singh Chouhan | 66,689 | 59.07 |
| | INC | Raj Kumar Patel | 30,164 | 26.72 |
| | GGP | Gulzar Singh Markam | 7,900 | 7.00 |
| | Independent | Santosh Gaur | 2,085 | 1.85 |
| | Independent | Ram Neta | 1,284 | 1.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36,525 | 32.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,12,889 | 64.57 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 2003

* Rajendra Singh (BJP): 58,052 votes
* Rajkumar Patel (INC): 47,616

### 1957

* Rajkumari Surajkala (INC): 9,672 votes
* Mathura Prasad (IND): 8,967