Kurwai Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly in India
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Kurwai is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[1] This constituency came into existence in 1957, as one of the Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes since 1977, following the delimitation of the Legislative Assembly constituencies.[1]
| Kurwai | |
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| Constituency No. 146 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Vidisha |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sagar |
| Established | 1957 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Veer Singh Panwar |
Overview
Kurwai (constituency number 146) is one of the 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Vidisha district. This constituency presently covers the entire Kurwai tehsil of the district with 224 villages, Sironj tehsil's 116 villages and Basoda tehsil's 94 villages. It has total 264 polling booths. Total Voters in the constituency are 1,98,965.
Kurwai is part of Sagar Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments namely Sironj and Shamshabad in Vidisha district and Bina, Khurai, Surkhi, Naryoli and Sagar in Sagar district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Takhtamal Lunkaram | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | K. Kumar | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1972 | Awadh Narayan | ||
| 1977 | Ram Charan Lal | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Panbai | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1985 | Shyamlal Shankarlal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1993 | Chironjilal Sonkar | ||
| 1998 | Raghuveer Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2003 | Shyamlal Panthi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2008 | Hari Singh Sapre | ||
| 2013 | Veer Singh Panwar | ||
| 2018 | Hari Singh Sapre | ||
| 2023 | |||
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Hari Singh Sapre | 102,343 | 55.69 | +3.63 | |
| INC | Rani Ahirwar | 76,274 | 41.5 | +0.26 | |
| BSP | Janki Prasad Ahirwar | 2,453 | 1.33 | −2.05 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,469 | 0.8 | −0.05 | |
| Majority | 26,069 | 14.19 | +3.37 | ||
| Turnout | 183,774 | 78.36 | +3.59 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Hari Singh Sapre | 80,264 | 52.06 | ||
| INC | Subhash Bohat | 63,569 | 41.24 | ||
| BSP | Emrat Lal Ahirwar | 5,212 | 3.38 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,308 | 0.85 | ||
| Majority | 16,695 | 10.82 | |||
| Turnout | 154,162 | 74.77 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
See also
- Vidisha district