Maharajpur, Madhya Pradesh Assembly constituency
| Maharajpur | |
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| Constituency No. 48 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 | Tikamgarh |
| Established | 1961 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Neeraj Vinod Dixit |
Maharajpur Assembly constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[1] This constituency came into existence in 1961, following the delimitation of the Legislative Assembly constituencies and it was reserved for the candidates belonging to the scheduled castes from 1961 to 2008.
Overview
[edit]Maharajpur (constituency number 48) is one of the 6 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Chhatarpur district. This constituency covers the entire Nowgaon tehsil of the district.[2]
Maharajpur is part of Tikamgarh Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Chhatarpur and Bijawar in this district and Jatara, Prithvipur, Niwari, Tikamgarh and Khargapur in Tikamgarh district.[2]
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Nathu Ram | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1967 | Laxman Das Ahirwar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Nathu Ram | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1977 | Ram Dayal Ahirwar | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Laxman Das Ahirwar | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1985 | Babu Lal Ahirwar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Ram Dayal Ahirwar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| 2003 | |||
| 2008[3] | Manavendra Singh | Independent politician | |
| 2013 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2018 | Neeraj Vinod Dixit | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023 | Kamakhya Pratap Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
[edit]2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kamakhya Pratap Singh | 76,969 | 44.84 | +18.06 | |
| INC | Neeraj Vinod Dixit | 50,352 | 29.33 | −7.2 | |
| BSP | Mahesh Chand Kushwaha | 19,812 | 11.54 | −7.89 | |
| SP | Ajay Daulat Tiwari | 11,828 | 6.89 | +3.1 | |
| AAP | K. R. Patel (Ramji Bhaiya) | 6,469 | 3.77 | +3.35 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,679 | 0.98 | +0.15 | |
| Majority | 26,617 | 15.51 | +5.76 | ||
| Turnout | 171,653 | 72.81 | +5.32 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Neeraj Vinod Dixit | 52,461 | 36.53 | ||
| BJP | Manavendra Singh | 38,456 | 26.78 | ||
| BSP | Rajesh Mahton | 27,902 | 19.43 | ||
| RSMD | Mahesh Matoul | 9,505 | 6.62 | ||
| SP | Aheer Preetam Bhumman Yadav | 5,440 | 3.79 | ||
| Independent | Eng. Pankaj Ahirwar | 1,771 | 1.23 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,191 | 0.83 | ||
| Majority | 14,005 | 9.75 | |||
| Turnout | 143,613 | 67.49 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 230, 250.
- ^ "Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha General Elections - 2008 (in Hindi)" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "BJP releases first list of candidates for 39 seats in MP". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 September 2021.