Bhitarwar Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly in India
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Bhitarwar Assembly constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[1] This constituency came into existence in 2008, following the delimitation of the assembly constituencies. This constituency covers parts of the erstwhile Gird and Dabra constituencies.
| Bhitarwar | |
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| Constituency No. 18 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Gwalior |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Gwalior |
| Established | 2008 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Lakhan Singh Yadav |
Overview
Bhitarwar (constituency number 18) is one of the 6 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Gwalior district. This constituency covers the entire Bhitarwar tehsil and part of Gwalior tehsil of the district.[2]
Bhitarwar is part of Gwalior Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Gwalior, Gwalior East, Gwalior South, Gwalior Rural and Dabra in this district and Karera and Pohari in Shivpuri district.[2]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Established in 2008 | |||
| 2008 | Lakhan Singh Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | Mohan Singh Rathore | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Mohan Singh Rathore | 97,000 | 53.05 | +18.26 | |
| INC | Lakhan Singh Yadav | 74,646 | 40.82 | −1.75 | |
| BSP | Kalicharan (Pappu Gurjar) | 3,792 | 2.07 | −9.93 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,032 | 0.56 | −0.29 | |
| Majority | 22,354 | 12.23 | +4.45 | ||
| Turnout | 182,852 | 75.26 | +3.8 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Lakhan Singh Yadav | 66,439 | 42.57 | ||
| BJP | Anoop Mishra | 54,309 | 34.79 | ||
| BSP | Vishvjit Beenu Patel | 18,728 | 12.0 | ||
| Independent | Raghvendra Singh Tomar | 9,154 | 5.86 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,325 | 0.85 | ||
| Majority | 12,130 | 7.78 | |||
| Turnout | 156,087 | 71.46 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Lakhan Singh Yadav | 40,578 | 28.89 | ||
| BJP | Anoop Mishra | 34030 | 24.23 | ||
| BSP | Ram Niwas Singh Gurjar | 24556 | 17.48 | ||
| BA S D | Jawahar Singh Rawat | 17000 | 12.10 | ||
| RSMD | Brijendra Tiwari | 14578 | 10.38 | ||
| Independent | Sitav Kha | 1272 | 0.91 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 983 | 0.70 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 140470 | 70.02 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||