# Damoh Assembly constituency > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Damoh_Assembly_constituency > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Damoh_Assembly_constituency.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damoh_Assembly_constituency > Source revision: 1349879575 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Constituency of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly in India Damoh Constituency for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Constituency details Country India Region Central India State Madhya Pradesh District Damoh Lok Sabha constituency Damoh Established 1951 Reservation None Member of Legislative Assembly 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Incumbent Jayant Kumar Malaiya Party Bharatiya Janata Party Elected year 2023 Preceded by Ajay Tandon **Damoh Assembly constituency** is one of the 230 [Vidhan Sabha](/source/Madhya_Pradesh_Vidhan_Sabha) (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of [Madhya Pradesh](/source/Madhya_Pradesh) state in central [India](/source/India).[1] This constituency came into existence in 1951, as one of the Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state.[2] ## Overview Damoh (constituency number 55) is one of the 4 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in [Damoh district](/source/Damoh_district). This constituency covers the Damoh municipality and part of Damoh [tehsil](/source/Tehsil) of the district.[3] Damoh is part of [Damoh Lok Sabha constituency](/source/Damoh_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)) along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, [Pathariya](/source/Pathariya_Assembly_constituency), [Jabera](/source/Jabera_Assembly_constituency) and [Hatta](/source/Hatta_Assembly_constituency) in this district, [Deori](/source/Deori_Assembly_constituency), [Rehli](/source/Rehli_Assembly_constituency) and [Banda](/source/Banda%2C_Madhya_Pradesh_Assembly_constituency) in [Sagar district](/source/Sagar_district) and [Malhara](/source/Malhara_Assembly_constituency) in [Chhatarpur district](/source/Chhatarpur_district).[3] ## Members of Legislative Assembly Year Member Party 1951 Harichandra Laxmichandra Marothi Indian National Congress 1957 1962 Anand Kumar Shrivastava Independent 1967 Prabhu Narain Tandon Indian National Congress 1972 Anand Kumar Independent 1977 Prabhu Narain Tandon Indian National Congress 1980 Chandranarayan Ramdhan Indian National Congress (Indira) 1985 Mukesh Nayak Indian National Congress 1990 Jayant Malaiya Bharatiya Janata Party 1993 1998 2003 2008[4] 2013 2018 Rahul Lodhi Indian National Congress 2021 ^ Ajay Tandon 2023 Jayant Malaiya Bharatiya Janata Party **[^](#ref_2021)** By-election due to Rahul Lodhi resigning from the Congress party, to join the BJP[5] ## Election results ### 2023 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Damoh[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BJP Jayant Kumar Malaiya 112,278 59.79 +19.45 INC Ajay Tandon 60,927 32.44 −19.84 BSP Pratap Rohit (Ahirwar) 3,178 1.69 Bharatiya Shakti Chetna Party Dolat Singh Lodhi 2,493 1.33 −1.31 AAP Chahat Pandey 2,292 1.22 NOTA None of the above 528 0.28 −0.22 Majority 51,351 27.35 +15.41 Turnout 187,801 76.4 +16.75 BJP gain from INC Swing ### 2021 By-election, 2021: Damoh Party Candidate Votes % ±% INC Ajay Tandon 74,832 52.28 BJP Rahul Singh Lodhi 57,735 40.34 Bhartiya Shakti Chetna Party Uma Singh Lodhi 3775 2.64 NOTA None of the above 720 0.5 −0.24 Majority 17,097 11.94 +11.48 Turnout 143,124 59.65 −15.46 INC hold Swing ### 2018 2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Damoh[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% INC Rahul Singh Lodhi 78,997 45.05 BJP Jayant Kumar Malaiya 78,199 44.59 BSP Komal Ahirwar 5,460 3.11 Bhartiya Shakti Chetna Party Aarti Singh 3,443 1.96 Independent Rahul Singh 1,755 1.0 Independent Rahul Yadav 1,570 0.9 NOTA None of the above 1,299 0.74 Majority 798 0.46 Turnout 175,372 75.11 ## External links - Election Commission of India Partywise Comparison Since 197753 - Damoh Assembly Constituency [http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S12/partycomp53.htm](http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S12/partycomp53.htm) - Damoh Constituency [https://web.archive.org/web/20131216215741/http://www.madhyabharat.in/politics/constituencies/damoh.htm](https://web.archive.org/web/20131216215741/http://www.madhyabharat.in/politics/constituencies/damoh.htm) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-eci1_1-0)** ["District/Assembly List"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151201083311/http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/(S(4ftawu55w1soru45gswzuz55))/DACList.aspx). Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from [the original](http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/DACList.aspx) on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-eci2_2-0)** ["Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh"](http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatisticalReports_51_MP.pdf) (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 6. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ceo_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ceo_3-1) ["Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008"](http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf) (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 230, 250. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ceom_4-0)** ["Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha General Elections - 2008 (in Hindi)"](http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/OtherLinks/Election_Result_2008.pdf) (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Retrieved 27 February 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-rahulLodhi_5-0)** ["Former Congress MLA Rahul Lodhi joins BJP in Madhya Pradesh"](https://www.newsx.com/national/former-congress-mla-rahul-lodhi-joins-bjp-in-madhya-pradesh.html). ANI. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-election2023_6-0)** ["Madhya Pradesh General Legislative Election 2020"](https://www.eci.gov.in/mp-legislative-election-2023-statistical-report). *[Election Commission of India](/source/Election_Commission_of_India)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-election2018_7-0)** ["Madhya Pradesh General Legislative Election 2018"](https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/9685-madhya-pradesh-legislative-election-2018-statistical-report/). *[Election Commission of India](/source/Election_Commission_of_India)*. v t e Legislative Assembly constituencies of Madhya Pradesh Current Agar Alirajpur Alot Amarpatan Amarwara Ambah Amla Anuppur Ashok Nagar Ashta Ater Badnagar Badnawar Badwaha Bagli Bahoriband Baihar Balaghat Bamori Banda Bandhavgarh Barghat Bargi Barwani Barwara Basoda Beohari Berasia Betul Bhagwanpura Bhainsdehi Bhander Bhikangaon Bhind Bhitarwar Bhojpur Bhopal Dakshin-Paschim Bhopal Madhya Bhopal Uttar Biaora Bichhiya Bijawar Bina Budhni Burhanpur Chachoura Chanderi Chandla Chhatarpur Chhindwara Chitrakoot Chitrangi Chourai Churhat Dabra Damoh Datia Deori Deotalab Depalpur Devsar Dewas Dhar Dharampuri Dhauhani Dimani Dindori Dr. Ambedkar Nagar-Mhow Gadarwara Gandhwani Garoth Ghatiya Ghoradongri Gohad Gotegaon Govindpura Guna Gunnaor Gurh Gwalior Gwalior East Gwalior Rural Gwalior South Harda Harsud Hatpipliya Hatta Huzur Ichhawar Indore-1 Indore-2 Indore-3 Indore-4 Indore-5 Jabalpur Cantonment Jabalpur West Jabalpur East Jabalpur North Jabera Jaisingnagar Jaitpur Jaora Jatara Jawad Jhabua Jobat Joura Junnardeo Kalapipal Karera Kasrawad Katangi Keolari Khandwa Khargapur Khargone Khategaon Khilchipur Khurai Kolaras Kotma Kukshi Kurwai Lahar Lakhnadon Lanji Maharajpur Maheshwar Mahidpur Maihar Malhara Malhargarh Manasa Manawar Mandhata Mandla Mandsaur Mangawan Manpur Mauganj Mehgaon Morena Multai Mungaoli Murwara Nagda-Khachrod Nagod Narela Narsinghgarh Narmadapuram Narsingpur Naryoli Neemuch Nepanagar Niwari Niwas Panagar Pandhana Pandhurna Panna Pansemal Parasia Paraswada Patan Pathariya Pawai Petlawad Pichhore Pipariya Pohari Prithvipur Pushprajgarh Raghogarh Raigaon Rajgarh Rajnagar Rajpur Rampur-Baghelan Ratlam City Ratlam Rural Rau Rehli Rewa Sabalgarh Sagar Sailana Sanchi Sanwer Sarangpur Sardarpur Satna Saunsar Sehore Semariya Sendhawa Seoni Seoni-Malwa Sewda Shahpura Shajapur Shamshabad Sheopur Shivpuri Shujalpur Sidhi Sihawal Sihora Silwani Singrauli Sirmour Sironj Sohagpur Sonkatch Sumawali Surkhi Susner Suwasra Tarana Tendukheda Teonthar Thandla Tikamgarh Timarni Udaipura Ujjain North Ujjain South Vidisha Vijaypur Vijayraghavgarh Waraseoni Defunct Chandrapur Birra Gadchiroli Sironcha Kirnapur Laundi Raipur, Madhya Pradesh Related topics List of constituencies of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections in Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly [23°50′N 79°26′E / 23.83°N 79.44°E / 23.83; 79.44](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Damoh_Assembly_constituency¶ms=23.83_N_79.44_E_) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Damoh Assembly constituency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damoh_Assembly_constituency) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damoh_Assembly_constituency?action=history)). 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