Prithvipur Assembly constituency
Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh
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Prithvipur Assembly constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[1] Initially, it 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. This constituency again came into existence in 2008, following the delimitation of the legislative assembly constituencies. Prithvipur is small town of Bundelkhand.
| Prithvipur | |
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| Constituency No. 45 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Niwari |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Tikamgarh |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Shishupal Yadav |
Overview
Prithvipur (constituency number 45) is one of the 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Niwari District. This constituency covers the Prithvipur and Jeron Khalsa nagar panchayats and parts of Jatara and Prithvipur tehsils of the district.[3]
Prithivpur is part of Tikamgarh Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Tikamgarh, Jatara, Niwari and Khargapur in this district and Maharajpur, Chhatarpur and Bijawar in Chhatarpur district.[3]
Members of Legislative Assembly
Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952[2] | Shyam Lal | Indian National Congress | |
Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Brajendra Singh Rathore | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 | Aneeta Suneel Nayak | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2018[4] | Brijendra Singh Rathore | Indian National Congress | |
| 2021[a] | Shishupal Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023 | Nitendra Singh Rathore | Indian National Congress | |
- by-poll
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Nitendra Singh Rathore | 85,739 | 48.35 |  5.31 | |
| BJP | Shishupal Yadav | 83,908 | 47.32 |  12.81 | |
| BSP | Ashish Kumar Raikwar | 1,614 | 0.91 | 19.35 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 823 | 0.46 | 0.22 | |
| Majority | 1,831 | 1.03 | 4.11 | ||
| Turnout | 177,335 | 83.2 | 3.79 | ||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2021 bypolls
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Shishupal Yadav | 82,673 | 53.12 | +46.11 | |
| INC | Nitendra Singh Rathore | 66,986 | 43.04 | +8.04 | |
| SP | Moti Lal Kushwaha | 1,181 | 0.76 | −29.00 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,741 | 1.12 | ||
| Margin of victory | 15,687 | 10.08 | |||
| Turnout | 1,55,796 | 78.47 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Brajendra Singh Rathore | 52,436 | 35.36 | ||
| SP | Shishupal Yadav | 44,816 | 30.22 | ||
| BSP | Kushwaha Nandram | 30,043 | 20.26 | ||
| BJP | Abhay Akhand Pratap Singh Yadav | 10,391 | 7.01 | ||
| Independent | Mukesh Bhadoriya | 1,418 | 0.96 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 359 | 0.24 | ||
| Majority | 7,620 | 5.14 | |||
| Turnout | 148,310 | 79.41 | |||