Alirajpur 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. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes since its inception.[2]
| Alirajpur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 191 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Alirajpur |
| LS constituency | Ratlam |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Mukesh Patel | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
Overview
editAlirajpur (constituency number 191) is one of the two Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Alirajpur district. This constituency covers the Alirajpur municipality and part of Alirajpur tehsil of this district.[3]
Alirajpur is part of Ratlam Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Jobat in this district, Jhabua, Thandla and Petlawad in Jhabua district and Ratlam Rural, Ratlam City and Sailana in Ratlam district.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
editAs a constituency of Madhya Bharat:
- 1951: Bhima, Socialist Party[2]
As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh:
- 1957: Chatrarsingh, Indian National Congress
- 1962: Bhagirath Bhanwar, Socialist Party
- 1967: Chhitusingh, Indian National Congress
- 1972: Magan Singh Patel, Indian National Congress
- 1977: Bhagwan Singh Chauhan, Janata Party
- 1980: Magan Singh Patel, Indian National Congress (I)
- 1985: Magan Singh Patel, Indian National Congress
- 1990: Magan Singh Patel, Indian National Congress
- 1993: Magan Singh Patel, Indian National Congress
- 1998-1999: Magan Singh Patel, Indian National Congress (died during his reign)
- 1999-2003: Vesta Singh Patel (Rawat), Indian National Congress
- 2003: Nagar Singh Chouhan, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2008: Nagar Singh Chouhan, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2013: Nagar Singh Chouhan, Bharatiya Janata Party[4]
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mukesh Rawat[5] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023 | Nagar Singh Chouhan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
edit2023
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mukesh Patel | ||||
| BJP | Nagar Singh Chouhan | ||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2018
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mukesh Rawat | ||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 2015-12-01. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Bharat" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 245, 252.
- ^ "Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha General Elections - 2008 (in Hindi)" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "BJP releases first list of candidates for 39 seats in MP". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 August 2023.