Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Local Bypolls Deliver BJP, AAP and Deori Panchayat Victories
Several local elections were held in Madhya Pradesh.
In Susner, Pradeep Soni of the BJP won the municipal council president by-election.
He beat Congress candidate Vishnu Prasad Patidar by 960 votes.
The BJP led in nine of the town’s 15 wards, while Congress led in six.
In Jhabua, AAP candidate Kamlesh Singad won a district panchayat ward by-election by more than 500 votes.
A report also says Mamta Yadav won the Deori sarpanch by-election.
However, that report gives vote totals for other named candidates and does not say how many votes Mamta received.
Susner voters cast their ballots on September 29.
In Susner, BJP’s Pradeep Soni defeated Congress’s Vishnu Prasad Patidar by 960 votes in the municipal council president by-election.
Soni received 5,663 votes, Patidar 4,703, and 149 voters chose NOTA; BJP led in nine of Susner’s 15 wards.
AAP candidate Kamlesh Singad won the Jhabua District Panchayat Ward No. 6 by-election by more than 500 votes.
Mamta Yadav was reported elected sarpanch in the Deori by-election, but the article’s vote tally lists Ghanshyam Yadav, Sugana Bai and NOTA without giving Mamta’s votes.
Susner voted on September 29 after the council president’s post became vacant when former president Lakshmi Rahul Sisodia resigned in February.
- Who
- BJP candidate Pradeep Soni, Congress candidate Vishnu Prasad Patidar, AAP candidate Kamlesh Singad and reported Deori winner Mamta Yadav.
- What
- Local by-election results were reported in Susner, Jhabua and Deori; the Deori report contains an inconsistency between its stated winner and vote tally.
- When
- Susner voting was held on September 29; the Deori by-election was also held on September 29. The Jhabua report does not specify the date.
- Where
- Susner, Jhabua and Deori, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The Susner by-election took place after the municipal council president’s post became vacant following Lakshmi Rahul Sisodia’s resignation in February. Reasons for the other by-elections are not stated.
Congress perspective
BJP perspective
Susner election result and next steps
Congress perspective
Congress candidate Vishnu Prasad Patidar accepted the result and said he would work to rebuild public trust.
BJP perspective
BJP candidate Pradeep Soni won by 960 votes and said his priorities included cleanliness, infrastructure and civic amenities.
- Susner winner
- Pradeep Soni (BJP)
- Susner result
- Soni 5,663 votes; Vishnu Prasad Patidar 4,703; NOTA 149
- Susner winning margin
- 960 votes
- Susner ward leads
- BJP led in nine of 15 wards; Congress led in six
- Jhabua Ward No. 6
- AAP’s Kamlesh Singad won by more than 500 votes
- Deori report
- Mamta Yadav was declared elected sarpanch, but the listed tally names Ghanshyam Yadav, Sugana Bai and NOTA, without a vote total for Mamta
- Susner vacancy
- The post fell vacant after former president Lakshmi Rahul Sisodia resigned in February