Madhya Pradesh elections: Will the BJP maintain its iron grip or can the Congress pull off a surprise in Datia?

Datia was a BJP stronghold with sitting MLA Dr. Narottam Mishra who completed a hat-trick of wins from the constituency in 2018

The Datia Assembly constituency is considered a stronghold of the ruling BJP.

Madhya Pradesh Parliament Elections: Datia is one of the three Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies in Datia district of Madhya Pradesh. The Datia Assembly constituency (constituency number 22), which comprises the entire Datia municipality and part of Datia tehsil of the district, came into existence in 1951 as one of the 48 Assembly constituencies of the erstwhile state of Vindhya Pradesh.

In recent history, Datia was a BJP stronghold with sitting MLA Dr. Narottam Mishra who completed a hat-trick of constituency wins in the 2018 Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls as he defeated his nearest rival, Rajendra Bharti of Congress, by a narrow margin of 2,656 votes. .

Datia Assembly Constituency: Main candidates

This time, Rajendra Bharti will try to avenge his 2018 defeat and secure the seat for Congress by defeating the sitting BJP MLA Dr. Narottam Mishra, who has won the seat thrice in three consecutive elections since 2008.

Madhya Pradesh is all set for a close battle between the incumbent BJP and the opposition Congress as the state goes to the polls on November 17.

Madhya Pradesh Parliament Elections: Important Dates

Date of appointment: October 21, 2023
Nomination ends: October 30, 2023
Last date of withdrawal: November 2, 2023
Voting date: November 17, 2023
Date of census: December 3, 2023

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