Madhya Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2008
Shankar Lal Tiwari of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Satna Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Madhya Pradesh in the 2008 state assembly election, securing 38,682 votes (38.50% vote share). The runner-up was Sayeed Ahmad (Indian National Congress) with 27,882 votes.
A total of 25 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shankar Lal Tiwari | 38682 | 38.50% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Sayeed Ahmad | 27882 | 27.70% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Pd.Dhramesh Chaturvedi | 18954 | 18.80% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | Mansukh Singh Patel | 4043 | 4.00% | Bharatiya Jan Shakti |
| 5 | Dr.Raj Kumar Vishwakarma | 1533 | 1.50% | Rashtriya Samanta Dal |
| 6 | Dilip Samundre | 1353 | 1.30% | Independent |
| 7 | Shambhu Charan Dubey | 1202 | 1.20% | Samajwadi Party |
| 8 | Manoj Gupta | 720 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 9 | Pd.Brijesh Tripathi | 694 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 10 | Devendra Kumar | 676 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 11 | Shivbaran | 548 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 12 | Amit Kumar | 525 | 0.50% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 13 | Dr. Ram Sundar Soni | 505 | 0.50% | Samata Party |
| 14 | Kush Alias Lovkush Verma | 385 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 15 | Vinit Sahagal (CHOOTU PUNJABI) | 379 | 0.40% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 16 | Ram Niranjan Vishwatma | 354 | 0.40% | Rashtriya Lok Dal |
| 17 | Master Triveni Prasad | 322 | 0.30% | Indian Justice Party |
| 18 | Bhai Rajesh Sen | 292 | 0.30% | Republican Party Of India (A) |
| 19 | Manbharan | 270 | 0.30% | Apna Dal |
| 20 | Ramnath Kakka | 237 | 0.20% | Gondvana Gantantra Party |
| 21 | Shivcharan Prajapati | 235 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 22 | Badri Narayan Kashyap | 223 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 23 | Md.Rayees Kavval | 215 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 24 | Vijay Kumar | 201 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 25 | Ramnaresh Singh | 168 | 0.20% | Independent |
The Satna constituency is part of the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2008 Assembly election, 25 candidates contested for this seat. Shankar Lal Tiwari (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 38,682 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.