Badwah, Maheshwar, Kasrawad, Khargone, Bhagwanpura, Sendhawa Elections Results Live News Updates: Who Won These MLA Seats in MP Assembly Polls 2018?

Bhopal, December 11: The counting of votes for Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 2018 is taking place today and the results are expected to be out by afternoon. We are bringing you updates on the results for six MP Vidhan Sabha constituencies - Badwah, Maheshwar, Kasrawad, Khargone, Bhagwanpura, Sendhawa. It looks like a fierce battle between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress as the exit polls have not been able to predict as to which party will clearly win MP. While some exit polls have given the BJP an upper hand, others have indicated at a Congress victory. Voting for the MP Assembly polls was held on November 28 in a single phase. Stay with us for Live updates on who's winning these six Vidhan Sabha seats in the state.

Badwah Assembly Seat

The Badwah seat has been with Hitendrasingh Solanki of the BJP since 2008. While Singh won the previous two elections on this seat, the party has fielded him this election too. Solanki is up against Sachin Birla of the Congress and Keshrilal Piplode of the BSP.

Maheshwar (SC) Assembly Seat

The Maheshwar (SC) seat was won by the BJP in 2013. While the party has fielded Bhupendra Arya, the Congress has kept Dr. Vijayalaxmi Sadho as its candidate on this seat. Sadho has won elections four times on this seat - 1985, 1993, 1998, 2008. The BSP has fielded Raju Pipalde.

Kasrawad Assembly Seat

The Kasrawad seat has mostly been Congress dominated. Sachin Subhashchandra Yadav of the Congress won the seat in 2013 and is the party's candidate this election as well. Yadav is up against Atmaram Patel of the BJP, who also won the 2008 poll on this seat. The BSP has fielded Gajanand Sawner.

Khargone Assembly Seat

The Khargone seat has been with the BJP over the past three Vidhan Sabha polls. Balkrishan Patidar of the BJP won the previous two polls in this seat in 2008 and 2013. The party has fielded him once again this year against Ravi Rameshchandra Joshi of the Congress and Suresh Tanwar of the BSP.

Bhagwanpura (ST) Assembly Seat

The Bhagwanpura (ST) seat was won by Vijay Singh Solanki of the Congress. The party has fielded him this election as well against BJP's Jamna Singh Solanki, who also won the 2008 poll on this seat. Rakesh S/O Tukaram Chouhan is the BSP candidate here.

Sendhawa (ST) Assembly Seat

The Sendhawa (ST) seat has been with Antarsingh Arya of the BJP since 2003. The BJP has fielded him again this election against Congress' 2-time MLA (1993 and 1998) Gyarsilal Rawat and BSP's Kamalesh Thakur.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Dec 11, 2018 08:05 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).