Malhara Assembly constituency

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Malhara | type = SLA | constituency_no = 53 | map_image = 53-Malhara.svg | mla = [[Ramsiya Bharti]] | party = [[Indian National Congress]] | state = [[Madhya Pradesh]] | district = [[Chhatarpur district|Chhatarpur]] | loksabha_cons = [[Damoh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Damoh]] | established = 1951 | reservation = None | latest_election_year = [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]] | preceded_by = [[Pradyuman Singh Lodhi]] | incumbent_image = Ramsiya Bharti Portrait.jpg }}

'''Malhara Assembly constituency''' (formerly, '''Malehra''') 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=23 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|df=dmy-all}}</ref> This constituency 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> but it was abolished in 1956. It again came into existence in 1961, following delimitation of the legislative assembly constituencies.

{{Short description|Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh, India}}

==Overview== Malhara (constituency number 53) is one of the 6 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in [[Chhatarpur district]]. This constituency covers the entire [[Bada Malhera]] [[tehsil]], [[Buxwaha]] [[nagar panchayat]] and part of [[Bijawar]] [[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=231, 250}}</ref>

Malhara is part of [[Damoh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Damoh Lok Sabha constituency]] along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, [[Deori Assembly constituency|Deori]], [[Rehli Assembly constituency|Rehli]] and [[Banda, Madhya Pradesh Assembly constituency|Banda]] in [[Sagar district]] and [[Pathariya Assembly constituency|Pathariya]], [[Damoh Assembly constituency|Damoh]], [[Jabera Assembly constituency|Jabera]] and [[Hatta Assembly constituency|Hatta]] in [[Damoh district]].<ref name="ceo"/>

==Members of Legislative Assembly==

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

=== Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Election !Name ! colspan="2" |Party |- |[[1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]] |Hans Raj |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |[[1967 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]] |Govind Singh Judeo |{{Full party name with color|Independent}} |- |[[1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]] |Dashrath |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |[[1977 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]] |Jang Bahadur Singh |{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |- |[[1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1980]] |Kapur Chand Ghuwara |{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}} |- |[[1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]] |[[Shivraj Singh Lodhi]] |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}} |- |[[1990 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1990]] |Ashok Kumar |- |[[1993 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993]] |Uma Yadav |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |[[1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1998]] |Swami Prasad Lodhi |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}} |- |[[2003 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2003]] |[[Uma Bharti]] |- |2006{{efn|by-poll}} |Kapur Chand Ghuwara |- |[[2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2008]]<ref name="ceom">{{cite web |title=Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha General Elections - 2008 (in Hindi) |url=http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/OtherLinks/Election_Result_2008.pdf |access-date=14 February 2011 |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website}}</ref> | rowspan="2" |[[Rekha Yadav]] |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janshakti Party}} |- |[[2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2013]] |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- |[[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2018]]<ref name="election2018" /> | rowspan="2" |[[Pradyuman Singh Lodhi]] |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |[[2020 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-elections|2020]]{{efn|by-poll}} |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- | [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]] | [[Ramsiya Bharti]] |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |} {{noteslist}}

==Election results== === 2023 === {{Election box begin |title = [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Malhara<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 = Indian National Congress |candidate = [[Ramsiya Bharti]] |votes = {{formatnum:89053}} |percentage = 52.04 |change = +18.64 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = [[Pradyuman Singh Lodhi]] |votes = {{formatnum:67521}} |percentage = 39.46 |change = -5.68 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Karan Singh Lodhi Sunwaha |votes = {{formatnum:4220}} |percentage = 2.47 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate = Lakhan Ramtoriya |votes = {{formatnum:1860}} |percentage = 1.09 |change = -12.61 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Aam Aadmi Party |candidate = Chanda |votes = {{formatnum:1751}} |percentage = 1.02 |change = +0.14 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |votes = {{formatnum:1118}} |percentage = 0.65 |change = +0.30 }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:21532}} |percentage = 12.58 |change = +0.84 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:171115}} |percentage = 73.51 |change = +3.55 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

=== 2020 bypolls === {{Election box begin | title= [[2020 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-elections]]: Malhara<ref name=byelection2020>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/12753-bye-elections-2020-parliamentary-and-assemblies/ |title=Bye Elections 2020 (Parliamentary and Assemblies) |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=25 January 2022 |url-access=limited}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Pradyuman Singh Lodhi]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 67,532 |percentage = 45.14 |change = +10.59 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Ramsiya Bharti]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 49,965 |percentage = 33.4 |change = -11.76 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Akhanad Pratap Singh Yadav |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 20,502 |percentage = 13.7 |change = +3.63 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Rajendra Jain Ghuwara |party = Independent |votes = 1,656 |percentage = 1.11 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |party = None of the above |votes = 518 |percentage = 0.35 |change = -0.30 }} {{Election box majority |votes = 17,567 |percentage = 11.74 |change = +1.13 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 149,604 |percentage = 69.96 |change = -1.90 }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

=== 2018 === {{Election box begin | title= [[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Malhara<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 = [[Pradyuman Singh Lodhi]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = {{formatnum:67184}} |percentage = 45.16 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = Lalita Yadav |votes = {{formatnum:51405}} |percentage = 34.55 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate = Eng. Hari Krishna |votes = {{formatnum:14922}} |percentage = 10.03 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Sunil Kapoor Chandra Ghuwara |votes = {{formatnum:2685}} |percentage = 1.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Laxman Singh Thakur |votes = {{formatnum:2187}} |percentage = 1.47 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Communist Party of India |candidate = Raja Ram Vishvakarma Sendapa |votes = {{formatnum:1902}} |percentage = 1.28 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |votes = {{formatnum:963}} |percentage = 0.65 |change = }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:15779}} |percentage = 10.61 |change = }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:148782}} |percentage = 71.86 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

== See also == * [[Buxwaha|Bakswaha]] * [[Bada Malhera|Bada Malhara]]

==References== {{reflist}}

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