Jatara Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Jatara | type = SLA | constituency_no = 44 | map_image = 44-Jatara.svg | state = [[Madhya Pradesh]] | district = [[Tikamgarh district|Tikamgarh]] | loksabha_cons = [[Tikamgarh Lok Sabha constituency|Tikamgarh]] | established = 1951 | reservation = SC | mla = [[Harishankar Khatik]] | party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] | latest_election_year = [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]] | preceded_by = [[Dinesh Ahirwar|Dinesh Kumar Ahirwar]] }} '''Jatara''' is one of the 230 [[Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha]] (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of [[Madhya Pradesh]] state in central [[India]]. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the [[Dalit|Scheduled castes]] since 2008, following the delimitation of the legislative assembly constituencies.<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=18 February 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151201083311/http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/(S(4ftawu55w1soru45gswzuz55))/DACList.aspx|archive-date=1 December 2015}}</ref> It came into existence in 1951, as one of the 48 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile [[Vindhya Pradesh]] state.<ref name=eci2>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatRep_51_VP.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Vindhya Pradesh|page=5|publisher=Election Commission of India website}}</ref>

==Overview== Jatara (constituency number 44) is one of the 3 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in [[Tikamgarh district]]. This constituency covers the Jatara and Lidhorakhas [[nagar panchayat]]s and parts of Jatara and Palera [[tehsil]]s 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=230, 250}}</ref>

Jatara is part of [[Tikamgarh Lok Sabha constituency]] along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, [[Tikamgarh Assembly constituency|Tikamgarh]], [[Prithvipur Assembly constituency|Prithvipur]], [[Niwari Assembly constituency|Niwari]] and [[Khargapur Assembly constituency|Khargapur]] in this district and [[Maharajpur, Madhya Pradesh Assembly constituency|Maharajpur]], [[Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh Assembly constituency|Chhatarpur]] and [[Bijawar Assembly constituency|Bijawar]] in [[Chhatarpur district]].<ref name="ceo"/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==

=== Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly ===

{|class="wikitable sortable" !Election !Name !colspan=2|Party |- |[[1952 Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1952]]<ref name=eci2/> |Narayan Das |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |}

===Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Election !Name !colspan="2"|Party |- | [[1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1957]] | [[Kamta Prasad (politician)|Kamta Prasad]] | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | [[1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]] | rowspan="2" | Narendra Singh Dev | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} |- | [[1967 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]] | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | [[1977 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]] | Akhand Pratap Singh Yadav | {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |- | [[1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1980]] | Swami Prasad Pastor | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} |- | [[1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]] | Thakurdas Yadav | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | [[1990 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1990]] | Surendra Pratap Singh Bundela | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- | [[1993 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993]] | Akhand Pratap Singh Yadav | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | [[1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1998]] | rowspan="2" | Sunil Nayak | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}} |- | [[2003 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2003]] |- | [[2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2008]] | [[Harishankar Khatik]] |- | [[2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2013]] | [[Dinesh Kumar Ahirwar]] | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | [[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2018]] | rowspan="2" | [[Harishankar Khatik]] |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}} |- | [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]] |}

==Election results== === 2023 === {{Election box begin |title = [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Jatara<ref name="election2023">{{Cite web |title=Madhya Pradesh General Legislative Election 2023 Statistical Report |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/mp-legislative-election-2023-statistical-report |website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = [[Harishankar Khatik]] |votes = {{formatnum:75943}} |percentage = 45.7 |change = +0.14 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Indian National Congress |candidate = Kiran Ahirwar |votes = {{formatnum:64727}} |percentage = 38.95 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Samajwadi Party |candidate = R. R. Bansal |votes = {{formatnum:15060}} |percentage = 9.06 |change = -6.08 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate = Ahirwar Dharmendra |votes = {{formatnum:1878}} |percentage = 1.13 |change = -12.07 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |votes = {{formatnum:1077}} |percentage = 0.65 |change = -1.07 }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:11216}} |percentage = 6.75 |change = -19.67 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:166169}} |percentage = 75.3 |change = +3.36 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

=== 2018 === {{Election box begin |title = [[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Jatara<ref name="election2018">{{cite web |title=Madhya Pradesh General Legislative Election 2018 Statistical Report|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/9685-madhya-pradesh-legislative-election-2018-statistical-report/ |website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = [[Harishankar Khatik]] |votes = {{formatnum:63315}} |percentage = 45.56 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Mahan Dal |candidate = R.R. Bansal |votes = {{formatnum:26600}} |percentage = 19.14 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Samajwadi Party |candidate = Anita Prabhu Dayal Khatik |votes = {{formatnum:21040}} |percentage = 15.14 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate = Dwarika Prasad Ahirwar |votes = {{formatnum:18349}} |percentage = 13.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |votes = {{formatnum:2385}} |percentage = 1.72 |change = }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:36715}} |percentage = 26.42 |change = }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:138984}} |percentage = 71.94 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

===2013=== {{Election box begin | title=[[2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Jatara<ref name="election2013">{{cite web|title=State Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh - Detailed Results|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2013/MPAE_2013_stat_report.pdf|website=eci.nic.in|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=22 May 2018}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link | |candidate = [[Dinesh Kumar Ahirwar]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 51149 |percentage = 39.90 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = [[Harishankar Khatik]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 50916 |percentage = 39.72 |change = }} {{Election box candidate | |candidate = Santosh |party = MD |votes = 15516 |percentage = 12.10 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Anil Ravi |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 3310 |percentage = 2.58 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate | |candidate = Dinesh Ahirwar |party = ABGP |votes = 1289 |percentage = 1.01 |change = }}

{{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Kewra Devi Khangar |party = Samajwadi Party |votes = 1130 |percentage = 0.88 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Suresh |party = Independent (politician) |votes = 938 |percentage = 0.73 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Satish Ahirwar |party = Independent (politician) |votes = 934 |percentage = 0.73 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Duli Chandra Ahirwar |party = Independent (politician) |votes = 654 |percentage = 0.51 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Bhagchandra Ahirwar |party = Independent (politician) |votes = 611 |percentage = 0.48 |change = }}

{{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = [[None of the above|None of the Above]] |party = None of the above |votes = 1755 |percentage = 1.37 |change = }} {{Election box majority | |votes = |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box turnout | |votes = 128202 |percentage = 70.69 |change = }} {{Election box swing with party link| |winner = Indian National Congress | loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

== See also == * [[Jatara]] * [[Lidhorakhas]]

==References== {{reflist}}

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