Jatara Assembly constituency
Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh
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Jatara is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes since 2008, following the delimitation of the legislative assembly constituencies.[1] It came into existence in 1951, as one of the 48 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Vindhya Pradesh state.[2]
| Jatara | |
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| Constituency No. 44 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Tikamgarh |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Tikamgarh |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Dinesh Kumar Ahirwar |
Overview
Jatara (constituency number 44) is one of the 3 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Tikamgarh district. This constituency covers the Jatara and Lidhorakhas nagar panchayats and parts of Jatara and Palera tehsils of the district.[3]
Jatara is part of Tikamgarh Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Tikamgarh, Prithvipur, Niwari and Khargapur in this district and Maharajpur, Chhatarpur and Bijawar in Chhatarpur district.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952[2] | Narayan Das | Indian National Congress | |
Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Kamta Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Narendra Singh Dev | Independent | |
| 1967 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1977 | Akhand Pratap Singh Yadav | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Swami Prasad Pastor | Independent | |
| 1985 | Thakurdas Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Surendra Pratap Singh Bundela | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Akhand Pratap Singh Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
| 1998 | Sunil Nayak | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2003 | |||
| 2008 | Harishankar Khatik | ||
| 2013 | Dinesh Kumar Ahirwar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018 | Harishankar Khatik | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023 | |||
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Harishankar Khatik | 75,943 | 45.7 | +0.14 | |
| INC | Kiran Ahirwar | 64,727 | 38.95 | ||
| SP | R. R. Bansal | 15,060 | 9.06 | −6.08 | |
| BSP | Ahirwar Dharmendra | 1,878 | 1.13 | −12.07 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,077 | 0.65 | −1.07 | |
| Majority | 11,216 | 6.75 | −19.67 | ||
| Turnout | 166,169 | 75.3 | +3.36 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Harishankar Khatik | 63,315 | 45.56 | ||
| MD | R.R. Bansal | 26,600 | 19.14 | ||
| SP | Anita Prabhu Dayal Khatik | 21,040 | 15.14 | ||
| BSP | Dwarika Prasad Ahirwar | 18,349 | 13.2 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,385 | 1.72 | ||
| Majority | 36,715 | 26.42 | |||
| Turnout | 138,984 | 71.94 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dinesh Kumar Ahirwar | 51,149 | 39.90 | ||
| BJP | Harishankar Khatik | 50916 | 39.72 | ||
| MD | Santosh | 15516 | 12.10 | ||
| BSP | Anil Ravi | 3310 | 2.58 | N/A | |
| ABGP | Dinesh Ahirwar | 1289 | 1.01 | ||
| SP | Kewra Devi Khangar | 1130 | 0.88 | N/A | |
| Independent | Suresh | 938 | 0.73 | ||
| Independent | Satish Ahirwar | 934 | 0.73 | ||
| Independent | Duli Chandra Ahirwar | 654 | 0.51 | ||
| Independent | Bhagchandra Ahirwar | 611 | 0.48 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1755 | 1.37 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 128202 | 70.69 | |||
| Swing to INC from BJP | Swing | ||||