Pawai Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly in India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Pawai | type = SLA | constituency_no = 58 | map_image = 58-Pawai.svg | mla = [[Prahlad Lodhi]] | party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] | latest_election_year = [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]] | preceded_by = [[Mukesh Nayak]] | established = 1951 | state = [[Madhya Pradesh]] | district = [[Panna district|Panna]] | loksabha_cons = [[Khajuraho (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khajuraho]] | reservation = None }}

'''Pawai 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=28 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> 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=4|publisher=Election Commission of India website}}</ref>

==Overview== Pawai (constituency number 58) is one of the 3 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in [[Panna district]]. This constituency covers the entire Pawai and Shahnagar [[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=231, 250}}</ref>

Pawai is part of [[Khajuraho (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khajuraho Lok Sabha constituency]] along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, [[Gunnaor Assembly constituency|Gunnaor]] and [[Panna Assembly constituency|Panna]] in this district, [[Chandla Assembly constituency|Chandla]] and [[Rajnagar, Madhya Pradesh Assembly constituency|Rajnagar]] in [[Chhatarpur district]] and [[Vijayraghavgarh Assembly constituency|Vijayraghavgarh]], [[Murwara Assembly constituency|Murwara]] and [[Bahoriband Assembly constituency|Bahoriband]] in [[Katni district]].<ref name="ceo"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col" | Electors ! scope="col" | No. |- | Male | 1,35,041 |- | Female | 1,21,886 |- | '''Total''' | '''2,56,929''' |}

==Members of Legislative Assembly== ===As a constituency of Madhya Bharat=== * 1951: Bhura, [[Indian National Congress]] / Narendra Singh, Indian National Congress<ref name=eci2/>

===As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Election !Name !colspan=2|Party |- | [[1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1957]] |[[Narendra Singh Judeo]] |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |- | [[1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]] | Jagsuriya |- | [[1967 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]] | Ram Sewak Patel |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}} |- | [[1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]] |Jagdish Singh |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | [[1977 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]] |Uma Shankar | {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |- | [[1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1980]] | rowspan="2" | Jaipal Singh | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}} |- | [[1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]] | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | [[1990 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1990]] | [[Ashok Veer Vikram Singh]] | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} |- | [[1993 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993]] | [[Mukesh Nayak]] | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | [[1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1998]] | [[Ashok Veer Vikram Singh]] | {{Full party name with color|Samajwadi Party}} |- | [[2003 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2003]] | rowspan="2" | Brijendra Pratap Singh | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- | [[2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2008]] | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janshakti Party}} |- | [[2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2013]] |[[Mukesh Nayak]] | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | [[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2018]] | rowspan="2" | [[Prahlad Lodhi]] | {{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]]: Pawai<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 = [[Prahlad Lodhi]] |votes = {{formatnum:106411}} |percentage = 49.76 |change = +9.93 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Indian National Congress |candidate = [[Mukesh Nayak]] |votes = {{formatnum:84368}} |percentage = 39.45 |change = +11.46 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bhartiya Ganrajya Party |candidate = Rampal Singh Gondela |votes = {{formatnum:4109}} |percentage = 1.92 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Hari Lal Choudhary Retired T.I. |votes = {{formatnum:3387}} |percentage = 1.58 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate = Hemant Rishiraj Singh |votes = {{formatnum:3314}} |percentage = 1.55 |change = -5.64 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Samajwadi Party |candidate = Rajani Yadav |votes = {{formatnum:2896}} |percentage = 1.35 |change = -9.84 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |votes = {{formatnum:2498}} |percentage = 1.17 |change = -0.72 }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:22043}} |percentage = 10.31 |change = -1.53 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:213842}} |percentage = 75.81 |change = -2.02 }} {{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]]: Pawai<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 |candidate = [[Prahlad Lodhi]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = {{formatnum:79647}} |percentage = 39.83 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Mukesh Nayak]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = {{formatnum:55967}} |percentage = 27.99 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Bhuwan Vikram Singh (Keshu Bhaiya Raja) |party = Samajwadi Party |votes = {{formatnum:22384}} |percentage = 11.19 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Advocate Sita Ram Patel |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = {{formatnum:14381}} |percentage = 7.19 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Gondwana Ganatantra Party |candidate = Mahipal Singh |votes = {{formatnum:9913}} |percentage = 4.96 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Aam Aadmi Party |candidate = Anil Tiwari |votes = {{formatnum:3846}} |percentage = 1.92 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Mansukh Lal |votes = {{formatnum:2275}} |percentage = 1.14 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = P. Mukesh |votes = {{formatnum:1863}} |percentage = 0.93 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |votes = {{formatnum:3789}} |percentage = 1.89 |change = }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:23680}} |percentage = 11.84 |change = }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:199956}} |percentage = 77.83 |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]]: Pawai<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 = [[Mukesh Nayak]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 78949 |percentage = 45.15 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Brijendra Pratap Singh |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 67254 |percentage = 38.46 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Feran Singh |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 11691 |percentage = 6.69 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Ghasoti Adiwasi |party = Gondwana Ganatantra Party |votes = 3977 |percentage = 2.27 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Chhatrapal Singh |party = Independent (politician) |votes = 2172 |percentage = 1.24 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Narendra Kumar Sharma |party = Independent (politician) |votes = 1648 |percentage = 0.94 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Jeevan Prasad |party = Independent (politician) |votes = 1413 |percentage = 0.81 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Mukesh |party = Independent (politician) |votes = 1357 |percentage = 0.78 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Kalpna Singh |party = Independent (politician) |votes = 1272 |percentage = 0.73 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Jawahar Lal |party = Independent (politician) |votes = 1200 |percentage = 0.69 |change = }} {{Election box candidate | |candidate = Roshan Lal |party = BSCP |votes = 805 |percentage = 0.46 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = [[None of the above|None of the Above]] |party = None of the above |votes = 3135 |percentage = 1.79 |change = }} {{Election box majority | |votes = |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box turnout | |votes = 174873 |percentage = 72.42 |change = }} {{Election box swing with party link | winner = Indian National Congress | loser = Bharatiya Janata Party | swing = }} {{Election box end}}

==See also== * [[Pawai]]

==References== {{reflist}}

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