Alirajpur Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly in India
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Alirajpur 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 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes since its inception.[2]
| Alirajpur | |
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| Constituency No. 191 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Alirajpur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ratlam |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Mukesh Rawat |
Overview
Alirajpur (constituency number 191) is one of the two Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Alirajpur district. This constituency covers the Alirajpur municipality and part of Alirajpur tehsil of this district.[3]
Alirajpur is part of Ratlam Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Jobat in this district, Jhabua, Thandla and Petlawad in Jhabua district and Ratlam Rural, Ratlam City and Sailana in Ratlam district.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
As a constituency of Madhya Bharat:
- 1951: Bhima, Socialist Party[2]
As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh:
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Chatrarsingh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Bhagirath Bhanwar | Socialist Party | |
| 1967 | Chatrarsingh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Magan Singh Patel | ||
| 1977 | Bhagwan Singh Chauhan | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Magan Singh Patel | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | |||
| 1993 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| 1999* | Vesta Singh Patel (Rawat)[4] | ||
| 2003 | Nagar Singh Chouhan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2008 | |||
| 2013[5] | |||
| 2018 | Mukesh Rawat[6] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023 | Nagar Singh Chouhan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
*By-election
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nagar Singh Chouhan | 83,764 | 44.63 | +6.12 | |
| INC | Mukesh Patel | 80,041 | 42.65 | −9.95 | |
| Independent | Surendra Thakrala | 11,361 | 6.05 | ||
| BSP | Patel Antar Singh | 3,705 | 1.97 | +0.25 | |
| Independent | Nawal Singh Mandloi | 2,706 | 1.44 | ||
| Independent | Hirla Chouhan | 2,275 | 1.21 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,814 | 2.03 | −1.08 | |
| Majority | 3,723 | 1.98 | −12.11 | ||
| Turnout | 187,666 | 70.85 | +0.83 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mukesh Rawat | 82,017 | 52.6 | ||
| BJP | Nagar Singh Chouhan | 60,055 | 38.51 | ||
| Independent | Jalm Singh Patel | 4,680 | 3.0 | ||
| BSP | Bhadiya Dawar | 2,687 | 1.72 | ||
| Independent | Shamsher Singh Chouhan | 1,654 | 1.06 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,843 | 3.11 | ||
| Majority | 21,962 | 14.09 | |||
| Turnout | 155,936 | 70.02 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also
- Alirajpur
- Niranjan Singh Patel