Murwara Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly in India
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Murwara Assembly constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[1]
| Murwara | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 93 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Murwara |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Khajuraho |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 235,857[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Giriraj Kishor Poddar |
Overview
Murwara (constituency number 93) is one of the 4 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Katni district. This constituency covers the entire Katni tehsil of the district.
Murwara is part of Khajuraho Lok Sabha constituency along with 2 other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Vijayraghavgarh, Bahoriband and Barwara is also in Katni district but part of Shahdol (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | MLA | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Govindprasad Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957[2] | Ramdas | Independent | |
| 1962[3] | Socialist Party | ||
| 1967 | G. Gupta D | Indian National Congress | |
| 1970 by-election | Lakhan Singh Solanki | ||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Vibhash Chandra | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Chandra Darshan Gour | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1985 | Sunil Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Ram Rani Johar | ||
| 1993 | Sukerti Jain | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1998 | Dr. Awadesh Pratap Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2003 | Alka Jain | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2008 | Giriraj Kishor Poddar | ||
| 2013 | Sandeep Jaiswal | ||
| 2018[4] | |||
| 2023 | |||
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sandeep Jaiswal | 89,652 | 50.85 | +2.1 | |
| INC | Mithlesh Jain | 64,749 | 36.73 | −2.17 | |
| Independent | Jyoti Vinay Dixit | 8,297 | 4.71 | ||
| AAP | Sunil Mishra | 2,240 | 1.27 | −0.5 | |
| Independent | Santosh Shukla | 2,226 | 1.26 | ||
| BSP | Manoj Bajhal Advocate | 2,178 | 1.24 | −1.37 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 969 | 0.55 | −0.74 | |
| Majority | 24,903 | 14.12 | +4.27 | ||
| Turnout | 176,302 | 70.55 | +1.37 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sandeep Jaiswal | 79,553 | 48.75 | ||
| INC | Mithlesh Jain | 63,473 | 38.9 | ||
| BSP | Promod Gupta | 4,252 | 2.61 | ||
| AAP | Sunil Mishra | 2,895 | 1.77 | ||
| Sapaks Party | Shashi Kant Shekhar Bhardwaj | 1,797 | 1.1 | ||
| Independent | Sandeep Jaiswal | 1,704 | 1.04 | ||
| Independent | Sandeep Nayak Advocate | 1,568 | 0.96 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,099 | 1.29 | ||
| Majority | 16,080 | 9.85 | |||
| Turnout | 163,177 | 69.18 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||