Malhara Assembly constituency (formerly, Malehra) is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[1] This constituency came into existence in 1951, as one of the 48 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Vindhya Pradesh state,[2] but it was abolished in 1956. It again came into existence in 1961, following delimitation of the legislative assembly constituencies.
Malhara | |
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Constituency No. 53 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | Central India |
State | Madhya Pradesh |
District | Chhatarpur |
LS constituency | Damoh |
Established | 1951 |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | Indian National Congress |
Overview
Malhara (constituency number 53) is one of the 6 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Chhatarpur district. This constituency covers the entire Bada Malhera tehsil, Buxwaha nagar panchayat and part of Bijawar tehsil of the district.[3]
Malhara is part of Damoh Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Deori, Rehli and Banda in Sagar district and Pathariya, Damoh, Jabera and Hatta in Damoh district.[3]
Members of Legislative Assembly
As from a constituency of Vindhya Pradesh:
- 1951: Basant Lal, Indian National Congress[2]
As from a constituency of Madhya Pradesh:
- 1962: Hans Raj, Indian National Congress
- 1967: Govind Singh Judeo, Independent
- 1972: Dashrath, Indian National Congress
- 1977: Jang Bahadur Singh, Janata Party
- 1980: Kapur Chand Ghuwara, Communist Party of India
- 1985: Shivraj Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1990: Ashok Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1993: Uma Yadav, Indian National Congress
- 1998: Swami Prasad Lodhi, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2003: Uma Bharti, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2006 (By Poll): Kapur Chand Ghuwara, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2008: Rekha Yadav, Bharatiya Janshakti Party
- 2013: Rekha Yadav, Bharatiya Janata Party
Election results
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Pradyuman Singh Lodhi | ||||
NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
INC gain from | Swing |
See also
References
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