Jobat 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. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes since its inception.[2]
Jobat (constituency number 192) is one of the two Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Alirajpur district. This constituency covers the entire Bhavra tehsil, Jobat nagar panchayat and parts of Jobat and Alirajpur tehsils of this district.[3]
Jobat is part of Ratlam Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Alirajpur in this district, Jhabua, Thandla and Petlawad in Jhabua district and Ratlam Rural, Ratlam City and Sailana in Ratlam district.[3]
As a constituency of Madhya Bharat:
As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh:
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 byelection | Sulochana Rawat | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023[7][8] | Sena Mahesh Patel | Indian National Congress | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sena Mahesh Patel | 80,784 | 48.71 | +15.18 | |
| BJP | Vishal Rawat | 42,027 | 25.34 | −6.7 | |
| Independent | Madhosingh Dawar | 21,312 | 12.85 | ||
| Independent | Ajnar Surpal Singh | 9,614 | 5.8 | ||
| Bhartiya Samajik Party | Mohansingh Ningwal | 3,216 | 1.94 | ||
| Independent | Dawar Rinku Bala | 2,527 | 1.52 | ||
| Independent | Dileep Singh Bhuriya | 1,737 | 1.05 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,643 | 2.8 | −0.94 | |
| Majority | 38,757 | 23.37 | +21.88 | ||
| Turnout | 165,860 | 55.02 | +2.31 | ||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sulochana Rawat | 68,949 | 46.92 | +14.92 | |
| INC | Mahesh Rawat | 62,845 | 42.77 | +8.77 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 5,611 | 3.82 | ||
| BTP | Sardar Harmal Parmar | 3,071 | 2.09 | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,104 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,47,014 | 53.42 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kalawati Bhuriya | 46,067 | 33.53 | ||
| BJP | Madhosingh Dawar | 44,011 | 32.04 | ||
| Independent | Vishal Rawat | 31,229 | 22.73 | ||
| BSP | Madhu Singh Chouhan | 2,699 | 1.96 | ||
| Independent | Chandrasingh Raiychand Bamaniya | 2,649 | 1.93 | ||
| Independent | Vikram Singh Vasuniya | 2,020 | 1.47 | ||
| Independent | Savesingh | 1,821 | 1.33 | ||
| Independent | Mohansingh Ningwal | 1,738 | 1.27 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 5,139 | 3.74 | ||
| Majority | 2,056 | 1.49 | |||
| Turnout | 137,373 | 52.71 | |||
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