# 2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

The 2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election was declared by the Election Commission of India on 14 October 2008. Elections for 230 seats took place on 27 November 2008, and counting started on 8 December. The Bharatiya Janata Party won a majority of seats and Shivraj Singh Chouhan was sworn in as the Chief Minister for the second time.

## Parties

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

## Result

Source: ECI
% Votes :
| 1 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 228 | 143 | - 30 | 9493641 | 37.64 |
| 2 | Indian National Congress | 228 | 71 | + 33 | 8170318 | 32.39 |
| 3 | Bahujan Samaj Party | 228 | 7 | + 5 | 2262119 | 8.97 |
| 4 | Bharatiya Jan Shakti Party | 201 | 5 | + 5 | 1189151 | 4.71 |
| 5 | Independents | | 3 | + 1 | 2076453 | 8.23 |
| 6 | Samajwadi Party | 187 | 1 | - 6 | 501324 | 1.90 |
| | Total | | 230 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,52,23,101 | 99.91 | | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 24875 | 0.09 | | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 2,52,50,951 | 69.63 | | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 1,10,16,018 | 30.37 | | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 3,62,66,969 | | | | |

### Region-wise break up

| Region | Total seats | BJP | INC | BSP | BJSP | IND | SP |
| Bagelkhand | 22 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhopal | 25 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bundelkhand | 26 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Gird | 34 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahakoshal | 46 | 29 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malwa | 50 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Narmadapuram | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nimar | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 230 | 143 | 71 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 |

## Elected Members

| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Member | Party |
| Sheopur District |||||
| Sheopur | None | Brijraj Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Vijaypur | None | Ramniwas Rawat | Indian National Congress |
| Morena District |||||
| Sabalgarh | None | Suresh Chowdhary | Indian National Congress |
| Joura | None | Maniram Dhakad | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| Sumawali | None | Adal Singh Kansana | Indian National Congress |
| Morena | None | Paras Ram Mudgal | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| Dimani | None | Shiv Mangal Singh Tomar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Ambah | SC | Kamalesh Jatav | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Bhind District |||||
| Ater | None | Arvind Singh Bhadouria | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Bhind | None | Chaudhary Rakesh Singh Chaturvedi | Indian National Congress |
| Lahar | None | Govind Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Mehgaon | None | Rakesh Shukla | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Gohad | SC | Makhan Lal Jatav | Indian National Congress |
| Gwalior District |||||
| Gwalior Rural | None | Madan Kushwah | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| Gwalior | None | Pradyumn Singh Tomar | Indian National Congress |
| Gwalior East | None | Anup Mishra | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Gwalior South | None | Narayan Singh Kushwah | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Bhitarwar | None | Lakhan Singh Yadav | Indian National Congress |
| Dabra | SC | Imarti Devi | Indian National Congress |
| Datia District |||||
| Sewda | None | Radhelal Baghel | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| Bhander | SC | Asha Ram Ahirwar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Datia | None | Narottam Mishra | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Shivpuri District |||||
| Karera | SC | Khatik Ramesh Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Pohari | None | Prahlad Bharti | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Shivpuri | None | Makhan Lal Rathore | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Pichhore | None | K. P. Singh Kakkajoo | Indian National Congress |
| Kolaras | None | Devendra Kumar Jain M | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Guna District |||||
| Bamori | None | Kanhaiyalal Rameswar Agrawal M | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Guna | SC | Rajendra Singh Saluja | Bharatiya Janshakti Party |
| Chachoura | None | Shivnarayan Meena | Indian National Congress |
| Raghogarh | None | Mool Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Ashoknagar District |||||
| Ashok Nagar | SC | Ladduram Kori | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Chanderi | None | Rao Rajkumar Singh Mahuan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Mungaoli | None | Rao Deshraj Singh Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Sagar District |||||
| Bina | SC | Vinod Panthi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Khurai | None | Arunodaya Choubey | Indian National Congress |
| Surkhi | None | Govindsingh Rajput | Indian National Congress |
| Deori | None | Dr. Bhanu Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Rehli | None | Gopal Bhargav | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Naryoli | SC | Eng Pradeep Laria | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Sagar | None | Shailendra Kumar Jain | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Banda | None | Naryan Prajapati | Indian National Congress |
| Tikamgarh District |||||
| Tikamgarh | None | Yadvendra Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Jatara | SC | Khatik Harishankar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Prithvipur | None | Brajendra Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Niwari | None | Meera Deepak Yadav | Samajwadi Party |
| Khargapur | None | Ajay Yadav | Bharatiya Janshakti Party |
| Chhatarpur District |||||
| Maharajpur | None | Bhanwar Raja Manavendra Singh M | Independent |
| Chandla | SC | Ahirwar Ramdayal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Rajnagar | None | Kunwar Vikram Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Chhatarpur | None | Lalita Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Bijawar | None | Asha Rani | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Malhara | None | Rekha | Bharatiya Janshakti Party |
| Damoh District |||||
| Pathariya | None | Dr. Ramkrishna Kusmariya Babaji M | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Damoh | None | Jayant Malaiya | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Jabera | None | Ratnesh Saloman | Indian National Congress |
| Hatta | SC | Umadevi Khateek | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Panna District |||||
| Pawai | None | Brijendra Pratap Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Gunnaor | SC | Rajesh Kumar Verma | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Panna | None | Shrikant Dubey | Indian National Congress |
| Satna District |||||
| Chitrakoot | None | Surendra Singh Gaharwar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Raigaon | SC | Jugul Kishor | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Satna | None | Shankar Lal Tiwari | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Nagod | None | Nagendra Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Maihar | None | Moti Lal Tiwari | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Amarpatan | None | Ramkhelawan Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Rampur-Baghelan | None | Ram Lakhan Singh | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| Rewa District |||||
| Sirmour | None | Rajkumar Urmaliya | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| Semariya | None | Abhay Kumar Mishra | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Teonthar | None | Ram Garib Kol | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| Mauganj | None | Laxman Tiwari | Bharatiya Janshakti Party |
| Deotalab | None | Girish Gautam | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Mangawan | SC | Panna Bai Prajapati | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Rewa | None | Rajendra Shukla | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Gurh | None | Nagendra Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Sidhi District |||||
| Churhat | None | Ajay Arjun Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Sidhi | None | Kedar Nath Shukla | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Sihawal | None | Viswamitra Pathak | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Dhauhani | ST | Kunwar Singh Tekam | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Singrauli District |||||
| Chitrangi | ST | Jagannath Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Singrauli | None | Ram Lallu Bais | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Devsar | SC | Ramcharitra S/o Rampyare | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Shahdol District |||||
| Beohari | ST | Bali Singh Maravi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Jaisingnagar | ST | Sundar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Jaitpur | ST | Jai Singh Maravi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Kotma | None | Dilip Jaisawal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Anuppur District |||||
| Anuppur | ST | Bisahulal Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Pushprajgarh | ST | Sudama Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Umaria District |||||
| Bandhavgarh | ST | Gyan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Manpur | ST | Meena Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Katni District |||||
| Barwara | ST | Moti Kashyap | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Vijayraghavgarh | None | Sanjay Pathak | Indian National Congress |
| Murwara | None | Giriraj Poddar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Bahoriband | None | Dr. Nishith Patel | Indian National Congress |
| Jabalpur District |||||
| Patan | None | Ajay Vishnoi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Bargi | None | Suraj Tiwari | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Jabalpur East | SC | Lakhan Ghanghoria | Indian National Congress |
| Jabalpur North | None | Sharad Jain Advocate | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Jabalpur Cantonment | None | Ishwardas Rohani | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Jabalpur West | None | Harendra Jeet Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Panagar | None | Narendra Tripathi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Sihora | ST | Nandini Maravi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Dindori District |||||
| Shahpura | ST | Ganga Bai Ureti | Indian National Congress |
| Dindori | ST | Omkar Singh Markam | Indian National Congress |
| Mandla District |||||
| Bichhiya | ST | Narayan Singh Patta | Indian National Congress |
| Niwas | ST | Rampyare Kulaste | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Mandla | ST | Dev Singh Saiyam | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Balaghat District |||||
| Baihar | ST | Bhagat Singh Netam | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Lanji | None | Ramesh Dileep Bhatere | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Paraswada | None | Ramkishor Kawre | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Balaghat | None | Gourishankar Chaturbhuj Bisen M | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Waraseoni | None | Pradeep Amritlal Jaiswal M | Indian National Congress |
| Katangi | None | Vishweshwar Bhagat | Indian National Congress |
| Seoni District |||||
| Barghat | ST | Kamal Marskole | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Seoni | None | Neeta Pateriya | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Keolari | None | Harvansh Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Lakhnadon | ST | Shashi Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Narsinghpur District |||||
| Gotegaon | SC | Narmada Prasad Prajapati | Indian National Congress |
| Narsingpur | None | Sunil Jaiswal | Indian National Congress |
| Tendukheda | None | Rao-uday.pratap.singh | Indian National Congress |
| Gadarwara | None | Sadhana Sthapak | Indian National Congress |
| Chhindwara District |||||
| Junnardeo | ST | Tejilal Saryam | Indian National Congress |
| Amarwara | ST | Premnarayan Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Chourai | None | Choudhary Mersingh | Indian National Congress |
| Saunsar | None | Nana Mohod | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Chhindwara | None | Deepak Saxena | Indian National Congress |
| Parasia | SC | Tarachand Bawaria | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Pandhurna | ST | Ramrao Kavdeti | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Betul District |||||
| Multai | None | Sukhdeo Panse | Indian National Congress |
| Amla | SC | Chaitram Manekar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Betul | None | Alkesh Arya | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Ghoradongri | ST | Gita Ramgilal Uikey | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Bhainsdehi | ST | Dharmu Sing Sirsam | Indian National Congress |
| Harda District |||||
| Timarni | ST | Sanjay Shah Makdai | Independent |
| Harda | None | Kamal Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Hoshangabad District |||||
| Seoni-Malwa | None | Sartaj Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Hoshangabad | None | Girja Shanker Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Sohagpur | None | Vijaypal Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Pipariya | SC | Thakur Das | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Raisen District |||||
| Udaipura | None | Bhagwan Singh Rajpoot | Indian National Congress |
| Bhojpur | None | Surendra Patwa | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Sanchi | SC | Dr. Prabhuram Choudhry | Indian National Congress |
| Silwani | None | Devendra Patel | Bharatiya Janshakti Party |
| Vidisha District |||||
| Vidisha | None | Raghavji | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Basoda | None | Hari Singh Raghuvanshi M | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Kurwai | SC | Hari Singh Sapre | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Sironj | None | Laxmikant Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Shamshabad | None | Surya Prakash Meena | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Bhopal District |||||
| Berasia | SC | Brahmanand Ratnakar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Bhopal Uttar | None | Arif Aqueel | Indian National Congress |
| Nerela | None | Vishwas Sarang | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Bhopal Dakshin-Paschim | None | Umashankar Gupta | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Bhopal Madhya | None | Dhruv Narayan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Govindpura | None | Babulal Gaur | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Huzur | None | Jeetendra Daga | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Sehore District |||||
| Budhni | None | Shivraj Singh Chouhan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Ashta | SC | Ranjeet-singh Gunwan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Ichhawar | None | Karan Singh Verma | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Sehore | None | Ramesh Saxena | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Rajgarh District |||||
| Narsinghgarh | None | Mohan Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Biaora | None | Purshottam Dangi | Indian National Congress |
| Rajgarh | None | Hemraj Kalponi | Indian National Congress |
| Khilchipur | None | Priyavrat Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Sarangpur | SC | Gautam Tetwal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Shajapur District |||||
| Susner | None | Santosh Joshi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Agar | SC | Laljiram Malviya | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Shajapur | None | Karada Hukumsingh | Indian National Congress |
| Shujalpur | None | Jaswant Singh Hada | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Kalapipal | None | Babulal Verma | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Dewas District |||||
| Sonkatch | SC | Sajjan Singh Verma | Indian National Congress |
| Dewas | None | Tukoji Rao Pawar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Hatpipliya | None | Deepak Joshi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Khategaon | None | Brijmohan Dhoot | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Bagli | ST | Champalal Dewda | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Khandwa District |||||
| Mandhata | None | Lokendra Singh Tomar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Harsud | ST | Kunwar Vijay Shah | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Khandwa | SC | Devendra Verma | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Pandhana | ST | Anar Bhai Waskle | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Burhanpur District |||||
| Nepanagar | ST | Rajendra Shyamlal Dadu | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Burhanpur | None | Archana Chitnis | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Khargone District |||||
| Bhikangaon | ST | Dhool Singh Dawar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Badwaha | None | Hitendra Singh Dhyan Singh Solanki | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Maheshwar | SC | Vijayalaxmi Sadho | Indian National Congress |
| Kasrawad | None | Atma Ram Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Khargone | None | Balkrishna Patidar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Bhagwanpura | ST | Jamna Singh Solanki | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Barwani District |||||
| Sendhawa | ST | Antar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Rajpur | ST | Devisingh Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Pansemal | ST | Bala Bachchan | Indian National Congress |
| Badwani | ST | Premsingh Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Alirajpur District |||||
| Alirajpur | ST | Nagarsingh Chouhan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Jobat | ST | Suluchana Rawat | Indian National Congress |
| Jhabua District |||||
| Jhabua | ST | Jewier Meda | Indian National Congress |
| Thandla | ST | Bhuriya Veersingh | Indian National Congress |
| Petlawad | ST | Walsingh Meda | Indian National Congress |
| Dhar District |||||
| Sardarpur | ST | Pratap Grewal | Indian National Congress |
| Gandhwani | ST | Umang Singhar | Indian National Congress |
| Kukshi | ST | Jamuna Devi | Indian National Congress |
| Manawar | ST | Ranjana Baghel | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Dharampuri | ST | Panchilal Meda | Indian National Congress |
| Dhar | None | Neena Vikram Verma | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Badnawar | None | Rajvardhan Singh Dattigaon | Indian National Congress |
| Indore District |||||
| Depalpur | None | Satyanarayan Patel | Indian National Congress |
| Indore-1 | None | Sudarshan Gupta | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Indore-2 | None | Ramesh Mendola | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Indore-3 | None | Ashwin Joshi | Indian National Congress |
| Indore-4 | None | Malini Laxman Singh Gaur | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Indore-5 | None | Mahendra Hardia | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Dr. Ambedkar Nagar-Mhow | None | Kailash Vijayvargiya | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Rau | None | Jitu Jirati | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Sanwer | SC | Tulsi Silawat | Indian National Congress |
| Ujjain District |||||
| Nagada-Khachrod | None | Dilip Singh Gurjar | Indian National Congress |
| Mahidpur | None | Dr. Kalpana Parulekar | Indian National Congress |
| Tarana | SC | Rodmal Rathore | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Ghatiya | SC | Ramlal Malviya | Indian National Congress |
| Ujjain North | None | Paras Jain | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Ujjain South | None | Shiv Narayan Jagirdar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Badnagar | None | Shantilal Dhabai | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Ratlam District |||||
| Ratlam Rural | ST | Laxmi Devi Kharadi | Indian National Congress |
| Ratlam City | None | Paras Dada | Independent |
| Sailana | ST | Prabhudayal Gehlot | Indian National Congress |
| Jaora | None | Mahendrasingh Kalukheda | Indian National Congress |
| Alot | SC | Manohar Untwal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Mandsaur District |||||
| Mandsaur | None | Yashpal Singh Sisodiya | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Malhargarh | SC | Jagdish Devda | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Suwasra | None | Radhe Shyam-nanalal Patidar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Garoth | None | Subhash Kumar Sojatia | Indian National Congress |
| Neemuch District |||||
| Manasa | None | Vijendrasingh Malaheda M | Indian National Congress |
| Neemuch | None | Khuman Singh Shivaji | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Jawad | None | Om Prakash Sakhlecha | Bharatiya Janata Party |