At present, after the delimitation of parliamentary and legislative assembly constituencies in 2008, there are eight Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district: Nagada-Khachrod, Mahidpur, Tarana, Ghatiya, Ujjain Dakshin, Ujjain Uttar, Badnagar including a lot from Ratlam District.

The current member of the Lok Sabha from Ujjain constituency is Anil firoziya of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

According to the 2011 census Ujjain District has a population of 1,986,864,[5] roughly equal to the nation of Slovenia[6] or the US state of New Mexico.

The Government of Madhya Pradesh has allotted 1,200 acres for the development of Knowledge City near Ujjain which will be known as Vikram Uddhyog Puri.

The city will be mainly used for the education sector and is a part of the ambitious Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor project.