Malhara Assembly constituency

Malhara Assembly constituency (formerly, Malehra) 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 48 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Vindhya Pradesh state,[2] but it was abolished in 1956. It again came into existence in 1961, following delimitation of the legislative assembly constituencies.

Malhara
Constituency for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictChhatarpur
LS constituencyDamoh
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party

Overview

Malhara (constituency number 53) is one of the 6 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Chhatarpur district. This constituency covers the entire Bada Malhara tehsil, Bakswaha nagar panchayat and part of Bijawar tehsil of the district.[3]

Malhara is part of Damoh Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Deori, Rehli and Banda in Sagar district and Pathariya, Damoh, Jabera and Hatta in Damoh district.[3]

Members of Legislative Assembly

As from a constituency of Vindhya Pradesh:

As from a constituency of Madhya Pradesh:

Election Name Party
2018[4] Pradyuman Singh Lodhi Indian National Congress
2020[lower-alpha 1] Bharatiya Janata Party
  1. by-poll

Election results

2018
2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Malhara[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Pradyuman Singh Lodhi
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
INC gain from Swing

See also

References
  1. "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  2. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Vindhya Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 5.
  3. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 231, 250.
  4. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

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