{{Short description|Constituency of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly in India}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Parasia | type = SLA | constituency_no = 127 | map_image = 127-Parasia.svg | state = [[Madhya Pradesh]] | district = [[Chhindwara district|Chhindwara]] | loksabha_cons = [[Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency|Chhindwara]] | established = 1957 | reservation = SC | mla = [[Sohanlal Valmik]] | party = [[Indian National Congress]] | latest_election_year = [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]] | preceded_by = Tarachand Bawaria }} '''Parasia''' is one of the 230 [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] (Vidhan Sabha) 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 district]].
== Demography == As of 2011 [[Census]] Parasia, the biggest division and tehsil of Chhindwara district in Madhya Pradesh, had a population of 37,876. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Dongar Parasia has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78% and female literacy is 64%. In Dongar Parasia, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
== Members of the Legislative Assembly == {| class="wikitable" |- !Election !Name !colspan=2|Party |- | [[1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1957]] | Phulbhansa |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | [[1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]] | Shanti Swaroop Kartaram |{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} |- | [[1967 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]] | rowspan=2|Barikrao Amrutrao |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}} |- | [[1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]] |- | [[1977 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]] | rowspan=2|Damu Patil |- | [[1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1980]] | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}} |- | [[1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]] | rowspan=2|Ramji Mastkar | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}} |- | [[1990 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1990]] |- | [[1993 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993]] | Harinarayan Dehariya | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |- | [[1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1998]] | Leeladhar Puria |- | [[2003 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2003]] | rowspan=2|Tarachand Bawaria | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}} |- | [[2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2008]] |- | [[2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2013]] | rowspan=3|[[Sohanlal Valmik]] | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}} |- | [[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2018]] |- | [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]] |}
==Election results== === 2023 === {{Election box begin | title= [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Parasia (SC)<ref name="election2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/madhya-pradesh-assembly-polls-2023/story/madhya-pradesh-election-bjp-second-candidate-list-shivraj-singh-chouhan-2440421-2023-09-25|title=3 Union ministers feature in BJP's second list for Madhya Pradesh polls|work=India Today|accessdate=25 September 2023}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Sohanlal Valmik]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = {{formatnum:88227}} |percentage = 47.75 |change = -0.59 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Jyoti Daheriya |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = {{formatnum:86059}} |percentage = 46.57 |change = +5.97 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Santoshi Dehariya |votes = {{formatnum:1706}} |percentage = 0.92 |change = -0.12 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |votes = {{formatnum:3049}} |percentage = 1.65 |change = -0.29 }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:2168}} |percentage = 1.18 |change = -6.56 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:184776}} |percentage = 84.53 |change = +3.31 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
=== 2018 === {{Election box begin |title = [[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Parasia<ref name="election2018"/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Indian National Congress |candidate = [[Sohanlal Valmik]] |votes = {{formatnum:79553}} |percentage = 48.34 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = Tarachand Bawaria |votes = {{formatnum:66819}} |percentage = 40.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Gondwana Ganatantra Party |candidate = Satish Nagwanshi |votes = {{formatnum:4717}} |percentage = 2.87 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Aam Aadmi Party |candidate = Durga Bai Amrawanshi |votes = {{formatnum:2232}} |percentage = 1.36 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Tulsidas Mahalgavaiya |votes = {{formatnum:2187}} |percentage = 1.33 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate = Govind Prasad Barkhania |votes = {{formatnum:2135}} |percentage = 1.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Santosh Dehariya |votes = {{formatnum:1714}} |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:3186}} |percentage = 1.94 |change = }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:12734}} |percentage = 7.74 |change = }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:164578}} |percentage = 81.22 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
===2013=== {{Election box begin | title=[[2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Parasia (SC)<ref name="election2013"/>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link | |candidate = [[Sohanlal Valmik]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 72,235 |percentage = 47.15 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Tarachand Bavariya |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 50,156 |percentage = 42.14 |change = }} {{Election box candidate | |candidate = Vishnu Dehariya |party = ABGP |votes = 4,924 |percentage = 3.21 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Devlal Dehariya |party = Independent (politician) |votes = 2073 |percentage = 1.35 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Devraj Bavariya |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 1600 |percentage = 1.04 |change = N/A }}
{{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Rajesh Mohabiya |party = Independent (politician) |votes = 1023 |percentage = 0.67 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Dilip Kumar Gajbhiye |party = Independent (politician) |votes = 742 |percentage = 0.48 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Jitendra Chouhan |party = Independent (politician) |votes = 616 |percentage = 0.40 |change = }}
{{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = [[None of the above|None of the Above]] |party = None of the above |votes = 4627 |percentage = 3.02 |change = }} {{Election box majority | |votes = |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box turnout | |votes = 1,53,213 |percentage = 81.16 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link | |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}} ==See also== * [[Parasia]]
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Madhya Pradesh}} {{coords|22.19|78.76|display=title}}
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Madhya Pradesh]] [[Category:Politics of Madhya Pradesh]] [[Category:Chhindwara district]] [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]] [[Category:1957 establishments in Madhya Pradesh]]