Chandla (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Chandla Assembly constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 1951 as one of the 48 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Vindhya Pradesh state, but it was abolished in 1956. It came into existence again in 1976. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes since 2008, following delimitation of the legislative assembly constituencies.
Overview
Chandla (constituency number 49) is one of the 6 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Chhatarpur district. This constituency covers the entire Gaurihar tehsil, Chandla nagar panchayat and part of Laundi tehsil of the district.
Chandla is part of Khajuraho Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Rajnagar in this district, Pawai, Gunnaor and Panna in Panna district and Vijayraghavgarh, Murwara and Bahoriband in Katni district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
As from a constituency of Vindhya Pradesh:
As from a constituency of Madhya Pradesh:
- 1977: Raghunath Singh Kalyan Singh, Janata Party
- 1980: Satyavrat Chaturvedi, Indian National Congress (I)
- 1985: Shyam Behari Pathak, Indian National Congress
- 1990: Ansari Mohammed Gani, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1993: Satyavrat Chaturvedi, Indian National Congress
- 1998: Vijay Bahadur Singh Bundela, Samajwadi Party
- 2003: Vijay Bahadur Singh Bundela, Samajwadi Party
- 2008: Ramdayal Ahirwar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2013 : R.D. Prajapati, BJP
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Rajesh Kumar Prajapati | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023 | Dileep Ahirwar | ||
Election results
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rajesh Kumar Prajapati | ||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| BJP gain from | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Vindhya Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 4.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 230, 250.
- ^ Madhya Pradesh State Assembly 1998 - List of Elected Members
- ^ "Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha General Elections - 2008 (in Hindi)" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 September 2021.