Vijaypur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Vijaypur
Constituency for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictSheopur
LS constituencyMorena
ReservationNone

Vijaypur Vidhan Sabha constituency (formerly, Bijaypur and Bijeypur) 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 Bijaypur, one of the 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state.[2]

Overview[]

Vijaypur (constituency number 1) is one of the two Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Sheopur district. This constituency covers the entire Vijaypur and Karahal sub-divisions of the district.[3]

Vijaypur is part of Morena Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Sheopur in this district and Sabalgarh, Joura, Sumawali, Morena, Dimani and Ambah in Morena district.[3]

Members of Legislative Assembly[]

As a constituency of Madhya Bharat:

  • 1951: Balmukund, Indian National Congress[2]

As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh:

  • 1957: Did not exist.
  • 1962: Naval Kishore, Independent
  • 1967: Jagmohan Singh, Independent
  • 1972: Jagmohan Singh, Bharatiya Jana Sangh
  • 1977: Ajit Kumar, Janata Party
  • 1980: Jagmohan Singh, Indian National Congress (I)
  • 1985: Babulal Mewara, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 1990: Ramnivas Rawat, Indian National Congress
  • 1993: Ramnivas Rawat, Indian National Congress
  • 1998: Babulal Mewara, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2003: Ramnivas Rawat, Indian National Congress
  • 2008: Ramnivas Rawat, Indian National Congress
  • 2013 : Ramnivas Rawat, Indian National Congress

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Election results[]

2013 results[]

M. P. Legislative Assembly Election, 2013: Vijaypur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ramnivas Rawat 67358 44.12
BJP Sitaram Adiwashi 65209 42.72
BSP Satish 7192 4.71
SP Udaya Bhan Singh 4376 2.87
Independent Surendra Singh Hada 1806 1.18 N/A
NCP Ramesh 1770 1.16 N/A
Independent Rajendra Bairagi 760 0.50 N/A
Independent Ramratan Adivasi 757 0.50 N/A
Independent Paramanand Sharma 492 0.32 N/A
SAMSP Mathuro 490 0.32 N/A
Independent Pappi 424 0.28 N/A
NOTA None of the Above 2019 1.32
Majority 84,805 46.11
Turnout 152653 80.18 74.51
INC hold Swing

References[]

  1. ^ "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Bharat" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 6.
  3. ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 226, 250.
  4. ^ "Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha General Elections - 2008 (in Hindi)" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
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