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. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. 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. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 232, 250.
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