Chandla Assembly constituency
Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh
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Chandla 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 1951 as one of the 48 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Vindhya Pradesh state,[2] but it was abolished in 1956. It came into existence again in 1976. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes since 2008, following delimitation of the legislative assembly constituencies.
| Chandla | |
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| Constituency No. 49 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Chhatarpur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Khajuraho |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Rajesh Kumar Prajapati |
Overview
Chandla (constituency number 49) is one of the 6 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Chhatarpur district. This constituency covers the entire Gaurihar tehsil, Chandla nagar panchayat and part of Laundi tehsil of the district.[3]
Chandla is part of Khajuraho Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Rajnagar in this district, Pawai, Gunnaor and Panna in Panna district and Vijayraghavgarh, Murwara and Bahoriband in Katni district.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952[2] | Kamta Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Raghunath Singh Kalyan Singh | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Satyavrat Chaturvedi | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1985 | Shyam Bihari Pathak | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Ansari Muhammad Gani | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Satyavrat Chaturvedi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1998[4] | Vijay Bahadur Singh Bundela | Samajwadi Party | |
| 2003 | |||
| 2008[5] | Ramdayal Ahirwar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | R. D. Prajapati | ||
| 2018[6] | Rajesh Kumar Prajapati | ||
| 2023 | Dileep Ahirwar | ||
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dileep Ahirwar | 69,668 | 43.14 | +11.98 | |
| INC | Anuragi Harprasad | 54,177 | 33.55 | +3.28 | |
| SP | Pushpendra Kumar Ahirwar | 24,977 | 15.47 | +3.38 | |
| BSP | Deendayal Ahirwar | 7,124 | 4.41 | −15.04 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,135 | 1.32 | −0.72 | |
| Majority | 15,491 | 9.59 | +8.7 | ||
| Turnout | 161,494 | 68.19 | +5.81 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rajesh Kumar Prajapati | 41,227 | 31.16 | ||
| INC | Anuragi Harprasad | 40,050 | 30.27 | ||
| BSP | Pushpendra Kumar Ahirwar | 25,739 | 19.45 | ||
| SP | Anitya Singh | 15,994 | 12.09 | ||
| Independent | Bhavaneedeen | 1,447 | 1.09 | ||
| Independent | Ahirwar Rajkumar | 1,293 | 0.98 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,695 | 2.04 | ||
| Majority | 1,177 | 0.89 | |||
| Turnout | 132,307 | 62.38 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||