2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
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The 2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election was a state-level poll in India that determined the composition of the Madhya Pradesh legislature and led to a closely contested change in government.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
legislative assembly election
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state election in India ⓘ |
| afterElectionChiefMinister | Kamal Nath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| afterElectionChiefMinisterParty | Indian National Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beforeElectionChiefMinister | Shivraj Singh Chouhan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beforeElectionChiefMinisterParty | Bharatiya Janata Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chiefElectionCommissionBody | Election Commission of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chiefMinisterAfterElectionTookOathDate | 2018-12-17 ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2018-11-28 ⓘ |
| electionType | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| electoralBody | Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | single-member constituencies ⓘ |
| governmentFormedBy | Indian National Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConstituenciesReservedFor |
Scheduled Castes
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Scheduled Tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentGovernmentBeforeElection | Bharatiya Janata Party government in Madhya Pradesh ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Madhya Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialMaterials |
English
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Hindi ⓘ |
| largestPartyBySeats | Indian National Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeTerm | 15th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Madhya Pradesh ⓘ |
| majorParty |
Bharatiya Janata Party
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Indian National Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
end of three consecutive terms of Bharatiya Janata Party rule in Madhya Pradesh
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very narrow margin between Indian National Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 230 ⓘ |
| officeContested | Member of Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh ⓘ |
| otherParty |
Bahujan Samaj Party
NERFINISHED
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Gondwana Gantantra Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Independent politicians ⓘ Samajwadi Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian state legislative elections, 2018 ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election ⓘ |
| resultDescription | hung assembly ⓘ |
| secondLargestPartyBySeats | Bharatiya Janata Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportingPartiesOfGovernment |
Bahujan Samaj Party
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Independent politicians ⓘ Samajwadi Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLengthOfAssembly | 5 years ⓘ |
| termStartOfAssembly | 2019 ⓘ |
| triggeredChangeOfGovernment | yes ⓘ |
| voteCountingDate | 2018-12-11 ⓘ |
| votingEligibility | citizens of India registered as voters in Madhya Pradesh ⓘ |
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