Berasia assembly seat is a stronghold of the BJP. But the news of change of face from BJP has raised the concern of Congress. Please tell that since the last 4 assembly elections, BJP has been winning here continuously.
Assembly elections are to be held in Madhya Pradesh this year. In such a situation, political parties have started their preparations in the capital Bhopal as well. Today we are going to tell you about such an assembly seat in the capital, which is considered a stronghold of the BJP. Since independence, winning this seat for the Congress has been no less than a challenge. This seat is Berasia assembly. From where BJP’s Vishnu Khatri is the MLA. Vishnu Khatri is MLA for last 10 years. In the assembly elections held in the year 2018, Vishnu Khatri defeated Congress candidate Jayshree Harikaran by about 13 thousand votes. This time a close fight is being expected from the Berasia assembly constituency. This time the news of change of face from BJP is also coming out. On the other hand, there has been a flurry of names from the Congress side. Which names are being discussed with the BJP and who is staking claim from the Congress? Know the news in detail below.
interesting facts of berasia assembly
Located in the capital Bhopal, Berasia is the most rural area in the assembly constituency. After the delimitation in 2008, this seat is reserved for the Scheduled Caste ie SC category. Please tell here that the Congress has been able to register victory only twice in the assembly elections. Congress had won this seat in the year 1998 and earlier in 1957, Congress had won here. There are about 2 lakh 35 thousand voters in Berasia assembly. In which there are 1 lakh 22 thousand 873 male voters, 1 lakh 12 thousand 151 female voters and 5 other third gender voters.
Congress was defeated in the 2018 assembly elections by a margin of 11%.
In the 2018 assembly elections, the Congress went on to win this seat. In the last election, BJP MLA Vishnu Khatri got 77,814 (48%) votes while Congress candidate Jayshree Harikaran got 64,035 (39%). And the margin of defeat was 13,779. While former MLA Brahmanand Ratnakar, who contested as an independent, got 11,815 votes and BSP candidate Anita Ahirwar got 3199 votes. These figures show that had the opposition vote not been split, Congress candidate Jayashree Harikaran would have been the MLA from here.
What are the issues of Berasia assembly constituency
By the way, Berasia assembly constituency is a rural area of Bhopal, so most of the issues are related to farmers. In which the main issue is of irrigation. Still, there is no adequate system of irrigation in this area. Local people say that Hathikheda Dam was built in Berasia assembly constituency only, but people from other areas are taking advantage of it. Apart from this, illegal liquor sold in strips is the biggest problem here. Although the BJP government has made a lot of improvement in this area. MLA Khatri is also working continuously.
This time the names of many contenders for the ticket from the Congress
Berasia Assembly has always been a difficult situation for the Congress. The last time Jodharam Gurjar won from Congress was in 1998. This time, the main three faces are coming forward from the Congress side while trying for the ticket. In which former candidate Jayshree Harikaran, she got a chance last time, but she lost the election. Another name is Rambhai Mehar. It is continuously active in Berasia assembly constituency. He is also the MP representative of Rajya Sabha MP Digvijay Singh. But till now he has not contested any election, so Congress can think of betting on him. The same third name is of District Panchayat member Vinay Mehar. Tell that there is a lot of enthusiasm among the local Congress workers about Vinay Mehar. Vinay Mehar won with a huge margin in the recently held district panchayat member election. He is a local resident of Berasia, so Vinay Mehar’s hold is strong from village to city. In such a situation, if the Congress makes him its candidate, then he can give a tough fight to the BJP.
Discussion on these names in BJP
By the way, Berasia assembly constituency is considered a strong pillar of BJP. For the last 4 assembly elections, where BJP is winning continuously. But at present the news of change of face from BJP is coming out here. The name of Municipal Corporation President of Bhopal, Kishan Suryavanshi, is also appearing again and again from Berasia assembly constituency. Because there is a large number of Ahirwar community votes in the area and Suryavanshis come from this community. Suryavanshi is considered special of BJP state president VD Sharma. Apart from this, discussion is also going on in the name of former MLA Brahmanand Ratnakar. Although the current MLA Vishnu Khatri is considered special to CM Shivraj, in such a situation his claim is looking stronger.