2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

The 2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election was declared by the Election Commission of India on 14 October 2008. Elections for 230 seats took place on 27 November 2008, and counting started on 8 December. The Bharatiya Janata Party won a majority of seats and Shivraj Singh Chouhan was sworn in as the Chief Minister for the second time.

Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election 2008
27 November 2008
All 230 assembly constituencies
116 seats needed for a majority
Registered36,266,969
Turnout69.63% 2.38%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan Suresh Pachouri Mayawati
Party BJP INC BSP
Leader's seat Budhni Did not contest Did not contest
Last election 173 38 2
Seats won 143 71 7
Seat change 30 33 5
Popular vote 9,493,641 8,170,318 2,262,119
Percentage 37.64% 32.39% 9%
Swing 4.86% 0.78% 1.71%
Chief Minister before election

Shivraj Singh Chouhan
BJP

 Elected Chief Minister

Shivraj Singh Chouhan
BJP

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