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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2020 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-elections
| country = India
| type = legislative
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 2018
| next_election = 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 2023
| election_date = 3 November 2020<ref name=":2" />
| seats_for_election = 28 vacant seats in the [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| turnout = '''70.86%'''
| image1 = [[File : Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Cropped 3).jpg |100px]]
| leader1 = [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]]
| leaders_seat1 = [[Budhni (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Budhni]]
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| alliance1 = [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
| seats_before1 = 1
| seats1 = 19
| seat_change1 = {{Increase}}18
| percentage1 =
| swing1 =
| image2 = [[File : Kamal Nath 2012.jpg |100px]]
| leader2 = [[Kamal Nath]]
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| alliance2 = [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
| leaders_seat2 = [[Chhindwara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chhindwara]]
| seats_before2 = 27
| seats2 = 9
| seat_change2 = {{Decrease}}18
| percentage2 =
| swing2 =
| map_image = File:2020 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election results.png
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = Election results (by Constituencies)
| title = [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh|Chief Minister]]
| posttitle = [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh|Chief Minister]]
| before_election = [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]]
| before_party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| after_election = [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]]
| after_party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
}}

By-elections for twenty eight state assembly constituencies were held in [[Madhya Pradesh]] on 3 November 2020.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/may/21/triangular-contest-expected-as-bsp-to-contest-in-all-24-seats-in-madhya-pradesh-bypolls-2146345.html|title=Triangular contest expected as BSP to contest in all 24 seats in Madhya Pradesh bypolls|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/latest/962476/madhya-pradesh-bjp-may-give-congress-rebels-bye-poll-tickets-says-state-party-chief|title=Madhya Pradesh BJP may give Congress rebels bye-poll tickets, says state party chief|website=Scroll.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Election Commission of India|url=https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/show-profile/NDA0Mg==/MTM=/OQ==/Mw==/QUM=|access-date=2020-11-09|website=affidavit.eci.gov.in}}</ref>

== Background ==
{{Main|2020 Madhya Pradesh political crisis}}
In March 2020, Congress leader [[Jyotiraditya Scindia]], along with 22 Congress MLAs, defected to the BJP. This resulted in the toppling of the [[Kamal Nath ministry]] and the ascendancy of [[Fourth Shivraj Singh Chouhan ministry|Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led BJP government]]. By 23 July 2020, another 3 [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] MLAs ([[Pradyuman Singh Lodhi]] (of [[Malhara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Malhara]]), [[Sumitra Devi Kasdekar]] (of [[Nepanagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nepanagar]]) and [[Narayan Patel (Madhya Pradesh politician)|Narayan Patel]] (of [[Mandhata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mandhata]])) had resigned to join the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]].<ref name="MyUser_The_Times_of_India_November_16_2020c"/>

In addition, 3 seats ([[Joura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Joura]],<ref name="MyUser_Https:_November_16_2020c">{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/madhya-pradesh-morena-congress-mla-banwari-lal-sharma-dies-battle-cancer-1630275-2019-12-21 |title=Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Banwari Lal Sharma dies after battle with cancer |date= |author= |accessdate= November 16, 2020}}</ref> [[Agar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Agar]]<ref name="MyUser_The_Times_of_India_November_16_2020c">{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/madhya-pradesh-bjp-mla-manohar-untwal-dies-at-delhi-hospital/articleshow/73758710.cms |title=Manohar Untwal: Madhya Pradesh BJP MLA Manohar Untwal dies aged 53 |newspaper=The Times of India |date= |author= |accessdate= November 16, 2020}}</ref> and [[Biaora (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Biaora]]<ref name="MyUser_The_Times_of_India_November_16_2020d">{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/cong-mla-dies-of-covid-first-in-mp/articleshow/78135951.cms |title=Congress MLA Govardhan Dangi dies of Covid, first in MP |newspaper=The Times of India |date= |author= |accessdate= November 16, 2020}}</ref>) became vacant due to the deaths of their respective sitting MLAs. The elections were scheduled to be held on or before September 2020,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=MP: उपचुनाव को लेकर चुनाव आयोग ने शुरू की तैयारियां, 5 महीने में 13 लाख आए इस तरह के आवेदन |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/madhya-pradesh/bhopal-election-commission-started-preparations-for-madhya-pradesh-by-election-13-lakh-such-applications-came-in-5-months-nodbk-3138780.html |access-date=2020-09-29 |website=News18 India |language=hi |trans-title=MP: Election Commission has started preparations for the by-election, 13 lakh applications [for adding names to the voter list] came in 5 months}}</ref> but got delayed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=":2" />

==Election schedule==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!'''Event'''
!'''Date'''<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2020-09-29|title=Voting on 28 assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh bypolls on November 3: EC|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/voting-on-28-assembly-seats-in-madhya-pradesh-bypolls-on-november-3-ec/story-WtncDBtAHGejD4NYOCsP8O.html|access-date=2020-09-29|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
!'''Day'''
|-
| Date for Nominations
| 9 October 2020
| Friday
|-
| Last Date for filing Nominations
| 16 October 2020
| Friday
|-
| Date for scrutiny of nominations
| 17 October 2020
| Saturday
|-
| Last date for withdrawal of candidatures
| 19 October 2020
| Monday
|-
| Date of poll
| '''3 November 2020'''
| '''Tuesday'''
|-
| Date of counting
| 10 November 2020
| Tuesday
|-
| Date before which the election shall be completed
| 12 November 2020
| Thursday

|}

== Results ==
===Summary===
Source <ref name="MyUser_Https:_November_11_2020b">{{cite web |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ACBYETRENDS2020/partywiseresult-S12.htm?st=S12 |title=Election Commission of India |newspaper=results.eci.gov.in |date= |author= |accessdate= November 11, 2020}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Party
! colspan="2" |Popular vote
! colspan="3" |Seats
|-
!Votes
!%
!Contested
!Won
!'''+/−'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|22,29,584
|49.5
|28
|19
|{{Increase}}18
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|18,25,488
|40.5
|28
|9
|{{Decrease}}18
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}"|
|[[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
|2,59,155
|5.75
|28
|0
|{{Steady}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India}}"|
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|
|0.08
|
|0
|{{Steady}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"|
|[[Shiv Sena]]
|
|0.13
|
|0
|{{Steady}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Party}}"|
|[[Samajwadi Party]]
|
|0.25
|
|0
|{{Steady}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|All India Forward Bloc}}"|
|[[All India Forward Bloc]]
|
|0.00
|
|0
|{{Steady}}
|-
||
|Others (Not including [[None of the above|NOTA]])
|
|2.95
|
|0
|{{Steady}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|None of the Above}}"|
|[[None of the Above]]
|
|0.88
|
|
|
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|None of the Above}}"|
|Total/Turnout
|'''45,12,231'''
|'''70.86'''
|
|
|
|-
|}

===Results by constituency===
Source <ref name="MyUser_Https:_November_11_2020c">{{cite web |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ACBYETRENDS2020/statewiseS122.htm |title=Election Commission of India |newspaper=results.eci.gov.in |date= |author= |accessdate= November 11, 2020}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan ="2" {{verth|stp=1|Serial No}}
! colspan="2" |Assembly Constituency
! colspan="4" |Winner
! colspan="4" |Runner-up
! rowspan="2" |Margin
|-
! {{verth|stp=1|AC No.}}
! Name
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
!Votes
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
!Votes
|-
!1
|4
|[[Joura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Joura]]
|[[Subedar Singh Rajodha]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| BJP
|67,599
|Pankaj Upadhyay
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|INC
|54,121
|13,478
|-
!2
|5
|[[Sumawali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sumaoli]]
|[[Ajab Singh Kushwah]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|INC
|86,909
|[[Adal Singh Kansana]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| BJP
|75,962
|10,947
|-
!3
|6
|[[Morena (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Morena]]
|[[Rakesh Mavai]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|INC
|53,301
|[[Raghuraj Singh Kansana]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| BJP
|47,550
|5,751
|-
!4
|7
|[[Dimani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dimani]]
|Ravindra Singh Tomar Bhidosa
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|INC
|72,445
|[[Girraj Dandotiya]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| BJP
|45,978
|26,467
|-
!5
|8
|[[Ambah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ambah]]
|[[Kamlesh Jatav]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|BJP
|51,588
|Satyaprakash Sakhawar
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|INC
|37,696
|13,892
|-
!6
|12
|[[Mehgaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mehgaon]]
|[[O. P. S. Bhadoria]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| BJP
|73,599
|Hemant Satyadev Katare
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|INC
|61,563
|12,036
|-
!7
|13
|[[Gohad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gohad]]
|Mevaram Jatav
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|INC
|63,643
|[[Ranvir Jatav]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| BJP
|51,744
|11,899
|-
!8
|15
|[[Gwalior (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gwalior]]
|[[Pradhumn Singh Tomar]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| BJP
|96,027
|Sunil Sharma
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|INC
|62,904
|33,123
|-
!9
|16
|[[Gwalior East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gwalior East]]
|Satish Sikarwar
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|INC
|75,342
|[[Munnalal Goyal|Munnalal Goyal (Munna Bhaiya)]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| BJP
|66,787
|8,555
|-
!10
|19
|[[Dabra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dabra]]
|Suresh Raje
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|INC
|75,689
|[[Imarti Devi]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| BJP
|68,056
|7,633
|-
!11
|21
|[[Bhander (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhander]]
|[[Raksha Santram Saroniya]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| BJP
|57,043
|Phool Singh Baraiya
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|INC
|56,882
|161
|-
!12
|23
|[[Karera (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Karera]]
|Pragilal Jatav
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|INC
|95,728
|[[Jasmant Jatav]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| BJP
|65,087
|30,641
|-
!13
|24
|[[Pohari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Pohari]]
|Suresh Dhakad Rathkheda
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| BJP
|66,344
|Kailash Kushwah
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}" |
|BSP
|43,848
|22,496
|-
!14
|28
|[[Bamori (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bamori]]
|[[Mahendra Singh Sisodia]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| BJP
|1,01,124
|Kanhaiyalal Rameshwar Agrawal
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|INC
|47,971
|53,153
|-
!15
|32
|[[Ashok Nagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ashok Nagar]]
| [[Jaipal Singh Jajji|Jajpal Singh "Jajji"]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| BJP
|78,479
|Asha Dohare
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|INC
|63,849
|14,630
|-
!16
|34
|[[Mungaoli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mungaoli]]
|[[Brajendra Singh Yadav]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| BJP
|83,153
|Kanhairam Lodhi
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|INC
|61,684
|21,469
|-
!17
|37
|[[Surkhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Surkhi]]
|[[Govind Singh Rajput]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| BJP
|93,294
|Parul Sahu Keshri
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| INC
|52,303
|40,991
|-
!18
|53
|[[Malhara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Malhara]]
|[[Pradyuman Singh Lodhi]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| BJP
|67,532
|Ram Siya Bharti
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|INC
|49,965
|17,567
|-
!19
|87
|[[Anuppur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Anuppur]]
|Bisahu Lal Singh
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| BJP
|75,600
|Vishvnath Singh
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|INC
|40,736
|34,864
|-
!20
|142
|[[Sanchi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sanchi]]
|[[Prabhuram Choudhary|Dr. Prabhuram Choudhary]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| BJP
|1,16,577
|Madanlal Choudhary
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|INC
|52,768
|63,809
|-
!21
|161
|[[Biaora (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Biaora]]
|Amlyahat-Ramchandra Dangi
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|INC
|
|Narayansingh Panwar
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| BJP
|
|12,102
|-
!22
|166
|[[Agar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Agar]]
|Vipin Wankhede
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|INC
|88,716
|Manoj Manohar Utwal
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| BJP
|86,718
|1,998
|-
!23
|172
|[[Hatpipliya (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hatpipliya]]
|[[Manoj Choudhary|Manoj Narayansingh Choudhari]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| BJP
| 84,405
| Ku. Rajvir Singh Rajendra Singh Baghel
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| INC
| 70,501
|13,904
|-
!24
|175
|[[Mandhata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mandhata]]
|[[Narayan Patel (Madhya Pradesh politician)|Narayan Singh Patel]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| BJP
|
|Uttampal Singh
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|INC
|
|22,129
|-
!25
|179
|[[Nepanagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nepanagar]]
|[[Sumitra Devi Kasdekar]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| BJP
|
|Ramkishan Patel
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|INC
|
|26,340
|-
!26
|202
|[[Badnawar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Badnawar]]
|[[Rajvardhan Singh Dattigaon]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| BJP
|
|Kamalsing Patel
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|INC
|
|32,133
|-
!27
|211
|[[Sanwer (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sanwer]]
|[[Tulsi Silawat|Tulsi Ram Silawat]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| BJP
|
|Premchand Guddu
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|INC
|
|53,264
|-
!28
|226
|[[Suwasra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Suwasra]]
|[[Hardeep Singh Dang]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| BJP
|
|Bhai Rakesh Patidar
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|INC
|
|29,440
|-
|}

[[File:Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly after 2020 by-election.png|thumb|alt=|Madhya Pradesh assembly constituency map after the 2020 by-elections]]

==See also==
* [[2020 Madhya Pradesh political crisis]]

==References==
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