{{Short description|Constituency of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly in India}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Gwalior Rural | type = SLA | map_image = 14-Gwalior Rural.svg | state = [[Madhya Pradesh]] | district = [[Gwalior district|Gwalior]] | reservation = None | mla = [[Sahab Singh Gurjar]] | party = [[Indian National Congress]] | latest_election_year = [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]] | constituency_no = 14 | loksabha_cons = [[Gwalior Lok Sabha constituency|Gwalior]] | established = 2008 | preceded_by = [[Bharat Singh Kushwah]] }}
'''Gwalior Rural 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=eci1>{{cite web|url=http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/DACList.aspx|title=District/Assembly List|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website|access-date=4 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151201083311/http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/(S(4ftawu55w1soru45gswzuz55))/DACList.aspx|archive-date=1 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> This constituency came into existence in 2008, following the delimitation of the legislative assembly constituencies. It covers part of the erstwhile Morar constituency, which was abolished in 2008.
==Overview== Gwalior Rural (constituency number 14) is one of the 6 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in [[Gwalior district]]. This constituency covers [[Morar Cantonment]] and part of Gwalior [[tehsil]] of the district.<ref name="ceo">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|publisher=The Election Commission of India|pages=227, 250}}</ref>
Gwalior Rural is part of [[Gwalior (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gwalior Lok Sabha constituency]] along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, [[Gwalior Assembly constituency|Gwalior]], [[Gwalior East Assembly constituency|Gwalior East]], [[Gwalior South Assembly constituency|Gwalior South]], [[Bhitarwar Assembly constituency|Bhitarwar]] and [[Dabra Assembly constituency|Dabra]] in this district and [[Karera Assembly constituency|Karera]] and [[Pohari Assembly constituency|Pohari]] in [[Shivpuri district]].<ref name="ceo"/>
==Members of Legislative Assembly== {|class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Election !Name !colspan=2|Party |- |[[2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2008]] |Madan Kushwah |{{Full party name with color|Bahujan Samaj Party}} |- |[[2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2013]]<ref name="election2018" /> |rowspan=2|[[Bharat Singh Kushwah]] |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}} |- |[[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2018]] |- |[[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]]<ref name="election2023">{{cite news |last1=India Today |date=3 December 2023 |title=Gwalior Rural Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: INC's Sahab Singh Gurjar with 79841 defeats BJP's Bharat Singh Kushwah |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/gwalior-rural-assembly-election-results-2023-live-2470380-2023-12-03 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807045152/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/gwalior-rural-assembly-election-results-2023-live-2470380-2023-12-03 |archivedate=7 August 2024 |accessdate=7 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref> |[[Sahab Singh Gurjar]] |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |}
==Election results== === 2023 === {{Election box begin | title= [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Gwalior Rural<ref name="election2023"/>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Sahab Singh Gurjar]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = {{formatnum:79841}} |percentage = 42.34 |change = +17.76 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Bharat Singh Kushwah]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = {{formatnum:76559}} |percentage = 40.6 |change = +7.76 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate = Suresh Baghel |votes = {{formatnum:26990}} |percentage = 14.31 |change = -17.55 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |votes = {{formatnum:311}} |percentage = 0.16 |change = -0.71 }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:3282}} |percentage = 1.74 |change = +0.76 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:188560}} |percentage = 74.64 |change = +5.52 }} {{Election box gain 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]]: Gwalior Rural<ref name=election2018>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/9685-madhya-pradesh-legislative-election-2018-statistical-report/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=30 September 2021}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Bharat Singh Kushwah]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = {{formatnum:51033}} |percentage = 32.84 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate = [[Sahab Singh Gurjar]] |votes = {{formatnum:49516}} |percentage = 31.86 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Indian National Congress |candidate = Madan Kushwah |votes = {{formatnum:38199}} |percentage = 24.58 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bahujan Sangharsh Dal |candidate = [[Phool Singh Baraiya]] |votes = {{formatnum:7698}} |percentage = 4.95 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Aam Aadmi Party |candidate = Balveer Singh Baghel |votes = {{formatnum:2689}} |percentage = 1.73 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |votes = {{formatnum:1349}} |percentage = 0.87 |change = }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:1517}} |percentage = 0.98 |change = }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:155404}} |percentage = 69.12 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
==See also== * [[Morar Cantonment]]
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