Malhara Assembly constituency
Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh, India
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Malhara Assembly constituency (formerly, Malehra) 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 again came into existence in 1961, following delimitation of the legislative assembly constituencies.
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| Constituency No. 53 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 | Damoh |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Pradyuman Singh Lodhi |
Overview
Malhara (constituency number 53) is one of the 6 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Chhatarpur district. This constituency covers the entire Bada Malhera tehsil, Buxwaha nagar panchayat and part of Bijawar tehsil of the district.[3]
Malhara is part of Damoh Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Deori, Rehli and Banda in Sagar district and Pathariya, Damoh, Jabera and Hatta in Damoh district.[3]
Members of Legislative Assembly
Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
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| 1952[2] | Basant Lal | Indian National Congress | |
Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Hans Raj | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Govind Singh Judeo | Independent politician | |
| 1972 | Dashrath | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Jang Bahadur Singh | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Kapur Chand Ghuwara | Communist Party of India | |
| 1985 | Shivraj Singh Lodhi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1990 | Ashok Kumar | ||
| 1993 | Uma Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
| 1998 | Swami Prasad Lodhi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2003 | Uma Bharti | ||
| 2006[a] | Kapur Chand Ghuwara | ||
| 2008[4] | Rekha Yadav | Bharatiya Janshakti Party | |
| 2013 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2018[5] | Pradyuman Singh Lodhi | Indian National Congress | |
| 2020[b] | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2023 | Ramsiya Bharti | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ramsiya Bharti | 89,053 | 52.04 | +18.64 | |
| BJP | Pradyuman Singh Lodhi | 67,521 | 39.46 | −5.68 | |
| Independent | Karan Singh Lodhi Sunwaha | 4,220 | 2.47 | ||
| BSP | Lakhan Ramtoriya | 1,860 | 1.09 | −12.61 | |
| AAP | Chanda | 1,751 | 1.02 | +0.14 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,118 | 0.65 | +0.30 | |
| Majority | 21,532 | 12.58 | +0.84 | ||
| Turnout | 171,115 | 73.51 | +3.55 | ||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2020 bypolls
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pradyuman Singh Lodhi | 67,532 | 45.14 | +10.59 | |
| INC | Ramsiya Bharti | 49,965 | 33.4 | −11.76 | |
| BSP | Akhanad Pratap Singh Yadav | 20,502 | 13.7 | +3.63 | |
| Independent | Rajendra Jain Ghuwara | 1,656 | 1.11 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 518 | 0.35 | −0.30 | |
| Majority | 17,567 | 11.74 | +1.13 | ||
| Turnout | 149,604 | 69.96 | −1.90 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Pradyuman Singh Lodhi | 67,184 | 45.16 | ||
| BJP | Lalita Yadav | 51,405 | 34.55 | ||
| BSP | Eng. Hari Krishna | 14,922 | 10.03 | ||
| Independent | Sunil Kapoor Chandra Ghuwara | 2,685 | 1.8 | ||
| Independent | Laxman Singh Thakur | 2,187 | 1.47 | ||
| CPI | Raja Ram Vishvakarma Sendapa | 1,902 | 1.28 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 963 | 0.65 | ||
| Majority | 15,779 | 10.61 | |||
| Turnout | 148,782 | 71.86 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||