Lahar Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly in India
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Lahar 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 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state.[2]
| Lahar | |
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| Constituency No. 11 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Bhind |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bhind |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Govind Singh |
Overview
Lahar (constituency number 11) is one of the 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Bhind district. This constituency covers the entire Mihona and Lahar tehsils and part of Raun tehsil.[3]
Lahar is part of Bhind Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Ater, Bhind, Mehgaon and Gohad in this district and Sewda, Bhander and Datia in Datia district.[3]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Har Sevak Gokul Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Premkumari Ranvijay Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Prabhudayal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Saryu Prasad Tripathi | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1972 | Raghavram Chaudhary | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Rama Shankar Singh | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Rama Shankar Chowdhary | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Mathura Prasad Mahant | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1990 | Govind Singh | Janata Dal | |
| 1993 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1998 | |||
| 2003 | |||
| 2008 | |||
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2023[4][5] | Ambrish Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ambrish Sharma | 75,347 | 42.87 | +8.62 | |
| INC | Govind Singh | 62,950 | 35.82 | −4.29 | |
| BSP | Rasal Singh | 31,348 | 17.84 | −2.42 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,556 | 0.89 | +0.67 | |
| Majority | 12,397 | 7.05 | +1.19 | ||
| Turnout | 175,747 | 67.58 | +4.15 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Govind Singh | 62,113 | 40.11 | ||
| BJP | Rasal Singh | 53,040 | 34.25 | ||
| BSP | Ambrish Sharma | 31,367 | 20.26 | ||
| Independent | Ramkumar | 1,565 | 1.01 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 345 | 0.22 | ||
| Majority | 9,073 | 5.86 | |||
| Turnout | 154,845 | 63.43 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||