Parasia Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly in India
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Parasia is one of the 230 Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[1][2][3]
| Parasia | |
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| Constituency No. 127 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Chhindwara |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chhindwara |
| Established | 1957 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Tarachand Bawaria |
It is part of Chhindwara district.
Demography
As of 2011 Census Parasia, the biggest division and tehsil of Chhindwara district in Madhya Pradesh, had a population of 37,876. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Dongar Parasia has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78% and female literacy is 64%. In Dongar Parasia, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Phulbhansa | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Shanti Swaroop Kartaram | Independent | |
| 1967 | Barikrao Amrutrao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Damu Patil | ||
| 1980 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 1985 | Ramji Mastkar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1993 | Harinarayan Dehariya | Indian National Congress | |
| 1998 | Leeladhar Puria | ||
| 2003 | Tarachand Bawaria | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2008 | |||
| 2013 | Sohanlal Valmik | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | |||
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sohanlal Valmik | 88,227 | 47.75 | −0.59 | |
| BJP | Jyoti Daheriya | 86,059 | 46.57 | +5.97 | |
| Independent | Santoshi Dehariya | 1,706 | 0.92 | −0.12 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,049 | 1.65 | −0.29 | |
| Majority | 2,168 | 1.18 | −6.56 | ||
| Turnout | 184,776 | 84.53 | +3.31 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sohanlal Valmik | 79,553 | 48.34 | ||
| BJP | Tarachand Bawaria | 66,819 | 40.6 | ||
| GGP | Satish Nagwanshi | 4,717 | 2.87 | ||
| AAP | Durga Bai Amrawanshi | 2,232 | 1.36 | ||
| Independent | Tulsidas Mahalgavaiya | 2,187 | 1.33 | ||
| BSP | Govind Prasad Barkhania | 2,135 | 1.3 | ||
| Independent | Santosh Dehariya | 1,714 | 1.04 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,186 | 1.94 | ||
| Majority | 12,734 | 7.74 | |||
| Turnout | 164,578 | 81.22 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sohanlal Valmik | 72,235 | 47.15 | ||
| BJP | Tarachand Bavariya | 50,156 | 42.14 | ||
| ABGP | Vishnu Dehariya | 4,924 | 3.21 | ||
| Independent | Devlal Dehariya | 2073 | 1.35 | ||
| BSP | Devraj Bavariya | 1600 | 1.04 | N/A | |
| Independent | Rajesh Mohabiya | 1023 | 0.67 | ||
| Independent | Dilip Kumar Gajbhiye | 742 | 0.48 | ||
| Independent | Jitendra Chouhan | 616 | 0.40 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 4627 | 3.02 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,53,213 | 81.16 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||