Amarwara Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly in India}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Amarwara | type = SLA | constituency_no = 123 | map_image = 123-Amarwara.svg | state = [[Madhya Pradesh]] | district = [[Chhindwara district|Chhindwara]] | loksabha_cons = [[Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency|Chhindwara]] | established = 1951 | reservation = ST | mla = [[Kamlesh Shah]] | party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] | latest_election_year = [[2024 elections in India#Madhya Pradesh|2024]] | preceded_by = Premnarayan Thakur }}

'''Amarwara Assembly constituency''' is one of the 230 [[Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha]] (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of [[Madhya Pradesh]] state in central [[India]].<ref name="election2013">{{cite web|title=Madhya Pradesh 2013|url=http://www.myneta.info/mp2013/index.php?action=show_candidates&constituency_id=175|website=myneta.info|publisher=National Election Watch|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="election2018">{{cite web|title=List of Assembly Constituencies|url=http://eci.nic.in/archive/se98/background/S12/ListACs-MP.html|website=eci.nic.in|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="election2018-1">{{cite web|title=Vidhan Sabha Seats|url=http://www.electionsinindia.com/madhyapradesh/statepc.aspx|website=electionsininda.com|publisher=Election In India|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>

It is part of [[Chhindwara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency]]. It has been reserved for [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribe]] Candidates.{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}}

== Members of the Legislative Assembly == ===As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh (Nagpur)=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Election !Member<ref name="MPECI1951">{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatisticalReports_51_MP.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2014-10-14}}</ref> !colspan="2"|Party |- |rowspan=2|[[1952 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1952]]{{efn|2-member constituency}} | Narayan Maniramji Wadiwa | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |- |Arjunsingh Sisodia |} {{noteslist}}

===As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Election !Member<ref name=elections.in>{{cite web|title=(Madhya Pradesh) Assembly Constituency Elections|url=http://www.elections.in/madhya-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/amarwara.html|website=elections.in|access-date=23 May 2018}}</ref> !colspan="2"|Party |- | [[1967 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]] | S. J. Thakur | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}} |- | [[1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]] | Udayabhanshah | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |- | [[1977 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]] | Dakhan Shah Thakur |- | [[1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1980]] | Prem Narayan Jagdish Prasad | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}} |- | [[1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]] | Shailkumari | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | [[1990 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1990]] | Mehman Shah Uikey | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- | [[1993 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993]] |rowspan=2| Premnarayan Thakur | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |- | [[1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1998]] |- | [[2003 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2003]] | Manmohan Shah Batti | {{Full party name with color|Gondwana Ganatantra Party}} |- | [[2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2008]] | Premnarayan Thakur | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- | [[2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2013]] | rowspan="4" | [[Kamlesh Shah]] | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}} |- | [[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2018]] |- | [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]] |- | [[2024 elections in India#Madhya Pradesh|2024^]] | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |}

*^ denotes by-election

==Election results== ===2024 bypoll=== {{Election box begin | title= [[2024 elections in India#Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election 2024]]: Amarwara<ref name="Amarwara Assembly Constituency By Poll Result 2024">{{cite news |title=Amarwara Assembly Constituency By Poll Result 2024 |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultByeJuly24/candidateswise-S12123.htm |access-date=12 August 2025 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=25 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250812140013/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultByeJuly24/candidateswise-S12123.htm |archive-date=12 August 2025}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Kamlesh Shah]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 83,105 |percentage = 40.84 |change = {{increase}}3.54 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Dhiran Shah Inwati |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 80,078 |percentage = 39.35 |change = {{decrease}}9.00 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Deviram Bhalavi |party = Gondwana Ganatantra Party |votes = 28,723 |percentage = 14.12 |change = {{increase}}6.09 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[None of the Above (India)|None of the above]] |party = None of the above |votes = 3,403 |percentage = 1.67 |change = {{decrease}}0.53 }} {{Election box majority |votes = 3,027 |percentage = 1.49 |change = {{decrease}}9.56 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 2,03,491 |percentage = 78.38 |change = {{decrease}}10.73 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

=== 2023 === {{Election box begin | title= [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Amarwara<ref name="election2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/madhya-pradesh/bjp-names-monika-batti-from-amanwara-st-seat-who-is-she-2023-assembly-elections-shivraj-singh-chouhan-latest-news-2023-09-26-894786|title=Madhya Pradesh Election: BJP releases third list, fields Monika Batti from Amanwara seat|work=India Tv|accessdate=26 September 2023}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Kamlesh Shah]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = {{formatnum:109765}} |percentage = 48.35 |change = {{increase}}12.82 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Monika Batti |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = {{formatnum:84679}} |percentage = 37.30 |change = {{increase}}10.77 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Deviram Bhalavi |party = Gondwana Ganatantra Party |votes = {{formatnum:18231}} |percentage = 8.03 |change = {{decrease}}22.35 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Santlal Parteti (Advocate) |votes = {{formatnum:3681}} |percentage = 1.62 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |votes = {{formatnum:5003}} |percentage = 2.20 |change = {{decrease}}0.73 }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:25086}} |percentage = 11.05 |change = {{increase}}5.9 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:227034}} |percentage = 89.09 |change = {{increase}}1.48 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

=== 2018 === {{Election box begin | title=[[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Amarwara<ref name="election2018"/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Kamlesh Shah]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = {{formatnum:71662}} |percentage = 35.53 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Manmohan Shah Batti |party = Gondwana Ganatantra Party |votes = {{formatnum:61269}} |percentage = 30.38 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Premnarayan Thakur |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = {{formatnum:53499}} |percentage = 26.53 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Kallulal Uikey |votes = {{formatnum:3408}} |percentage = 1.69 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Vinita Amodiya |votes = {{formatnum:2294}} |percentage = 1.14 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Sumran Uikey |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = {{formatnum:2099}} |percentage = 1.04 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |votes = {{formatnum:5910}} |percentage = 2.93 |change = }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:10393}} |percentage = 5.15 |change = }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:201670}} |percentage = 87.61 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link | |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{Increase}}4.55 }} {{Election box end}}

===2013=== {{Election box begin | title=[[2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Amarwara<ref name="election2013"/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link | |candidate = [[Kamlesh Shah]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 55684 |percentage = 30.98 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Uttam Thakur |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 51621 |percentage = 28.72 |change = }} {{Election box candidate | |candidate = Manmohan Shah Batti |party = ABGP |votes = 46379 |percentage = 25.80 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Devendra Kumar Narre |party = Independent (politician) |votes = 5092 |percentage = 2.83 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Judhiya Prasad Bhalavi |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 3650 |percentage = 2.03 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Siyalal Uikey |party = Independent (politician) |votes = 3632 |percentage = 2.02 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Santi Raj |party = Gondwana Ganatantra Party |votes = 2062 |percentage = 1.15 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Madan Uikey |party = Independent (politician) |votes = 1994 |percentage = 1.11 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Sushil Ahke |party = Samajwadi Party |votes = 1387 |percentage = 0.77 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = [[None of the above|None of the Above]] |party = None of the above |votes = 8232 |percentage = 4.58 |change = }} {{Election box majority | |votes = |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box turnout | |votes = 179733 |percentage = 83.15 |change = }} {{Election box swing with party link| |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

==See also== *[[Amarwara]]

==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Madhya Pradesh]] [[Category:Chhindwara district]] [[Category:Politics of Madhya Pradesh]] [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]