Barwara Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly in India
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Barwara is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[1][2][3]
| Barwara | |
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| Constituency No. 91 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Katni |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Shahdol |
| Established | 2008 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Vijayraghvendra Singh |
It is part of Katni District and is reserved for members of the Scheduled Tribes. As of 2023, its representative is Dhirendra Bahadur Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Moti Kashyap | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2018[2] | Vijayraghvendra Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023 | Dhirendra Bahadur Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dhirendra Bahadur Singh | 112,916 | 56.92 | +20.36 | |
| INC | Vijayraghvendra Singh | 61,923 | 31.21 | −17.77 | |
| GGP | Arvind Singh Tekam | 10,060 | 5.07 | +2.2 | |
| Independent | Geeta Singh | 4,273 | 2.15 | ||
| CPI | Suresh Kol | 3,316 | 1.67 | +0.66 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,386 | 1.71 | −0.49 | |
| Majority | 50,993 | 25.71 | +13.29 | ||
| Turnout | 198,380 | 78.23 | +3.33 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vijayraghvendra Singh | 84,236 | 48.98 | ||
| BJP | Moti Kashyap | 62,876 | 36.56 | ||
| BSP | Ajay Gotiya | 5,942 | 3.46 | ||
| GGP | Arvind Singh Tekam | 4,938 | 2.87 | ||
| Independent | Ratan Lal Bhattar | 2,024 | 1.18 | ||
| Independent | Baniya Prasad | 1,877 | 1.09 | ||
| CPI | Anjan Kol | 1,745 | 1.01 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,783 | 2.2 | ||
| Majority | 21,360 | 12.42 | |||
| Turnout | 171,977 | 74.9 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||