BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who won the just concluded Assembly polls from Vidisha and Budhni, is likely to retain the latter, which is his traditional seat.
As per the rules, a legislator winning from two seats has to relinquish one of them within 14 days of the constitution of the new Assembly.
The new State Assembly was constituted last week. Accordingly, Chouhan will have to resign from either Vidisha or Budhni by December 23. Chouhan won from Budhni is likely to resign from Vidisha and retain Budhni, his traditional seat in Sehore district, state BJP sources told.
In run up to the November 25 Assembly polls, the BJP leader had announced that he will retain the seat which gets him the highest victory margin.
The victory of the 54-year-old saffron stalwart, who was sworn-in as Chief Minister for a third time on December 14, was never in doubt from both seats.
Chouhan won from Budhni by 84,805 votes, the second highest margin in MP, by defeating Congress candidate Mahendra Singh Chouhan. However, in Vidisha he faced a tough fight from Congress’ Shashank Bhargava and won by only 16,996 vote gap.
As per the rules, a legislator winning from two seats has to relinquish one of them within 14 days of the constitution of the new Assembly.
The new State Assembly was constituted last week. Accordingly, Chouhan will have to resign from either Vidisha or Budhni by December 23. Chouhan won from Budhni is likely to resign from Vidisha and retain Budhni, his traditional seat in Sehore district, state BJP sources told.
In run up to the November 25 Assembly polls, the BJP leader had announced that he will retain the seat which gets him the highest victory margin.
The victory of the 54-year-old saffron stalwart, who was sworn-in as Chief Minister for a third time on December 14, was never in doubt from both seats.
Chouhan won from Budhni by 84,805 votes, the second highest margin in MP, by defeating Congress candidate Mahendra Singh Chouhan. However, in Vidisha he faced a tough fight from Congress’ Shashank Bhargava and won by only 16,996 vote gap.
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