Kolaras Assembly constituency
Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh
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Kolaras 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 Shivpuri Kolaras, one of the 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state.[2] This constituency was reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes from 1976 to 2008.
| Kolaras | |
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| Constituency No. 27 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Shivpuri |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Guna |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Virendra Raghuwanshi |
Overview
Kolaras (constituency number 27) is one of the 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Shivpuri district. This constituency covers the entire Kolaras tehsil of the district.[3]
Kolaras is part of Guna Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Pichhore and Shivpuri in this district, Bamori and Guna in Guna district and Ashok Nagar, Chanderi and Mungaoli in Ashoknagar district.[3]
Members of Legislative Assembly
Shivpuri Kolaras constituency of Madhya Bharat
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952[2] | Tula Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Narhari Prasad | |||
As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Vedehi Charan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Manorama | ||
| 1967 | Jagadish Prasad Verma | Swatantra Party | |
| 1972 | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | ||
| 1977 | Kamta Prasad | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Pooran Singh Bedia | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Om Prakash Khatik | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | |||
| 1998 | Pooran Singh Bedia | Indian National Congress | |
| 2003 | Om Prakash Khatik | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2008 | Devendra Kumar Jain | ||
| 2013[4] | Ram Singh Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018^ | Mahendra Singh Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2018 | Virendra Raghuwanshi | ||
| 2023 | Mahendra Singh Yadav | ||
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Mahendra Singh Yadav | 108,685 | 54.32 | +12.21 | |
| INC | Baijnath Singh Yadav | 57,712 | 28.85 | −12.84 | |
| BSP | Naval Dhakad | 24,886 | 12.44 | +2.86 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,805 | 0.9 | −0.07 | |
| Majority | 50,973 | 25.47 | +25.05 | ||
| Turnout | 200,069 | 79.15 | +3.17 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Virendra Raghuwanshi | 72,450 | 42.11 | ||
| INC | Mahendra Singh Yadav | 71,730 | 41.69 | ||
| BSP | Ashok Sharma | 16,483 | 9.58 | ||
| Bahujan Sangharsh Dal | Dhani Ram | 2,018 | 1.17 | ||
| Independent | Mahendra Singh Yadav | 1,688 | 0.98 | ||
| Independent | Mangal Singh | 1,577 | 0.92 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,674 | 0.97 | ||
| Majority | 720 | 0.42 | |||
| Turnout | 172,045 | 75.98 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||