Maihar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Maihar Vidhan Sabha 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 1956.[1][2]

Overview

Maihar (constituency number 64) is one of the 7 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Satna district, it is the most politically motivated city of satna district with elections hugely dominated and contested by Hindu Brahmins and Patel community.[3] Maihar is part of Satna Lok Sabha constituency along with six other Vidhan Sabha segments of this district, namely, Chitrakoot, Raigaon, Satna, Amarpatan, Nagod and Rampur-Baghelan[3] Narayan Tripathi is the current MLA of Maihar Vidhan Sabha.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election Results

2014

Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2016:By Elections: Maihar
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Narayan Tripathi 82658
INC Manish Patel 54377
BSP Ramlakhan Singh Patel
SP Ramnivas Urmaliya
Margin of victory
Turnout
BJP win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Vindhya Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 5.
  3. 1 2 "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 232, 250.
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