Rau Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly in India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2017}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Rau | type = SLA | constituency_no = 210 | map_image = 210-Rau.svg | mla = [[Madhu Verma (politician)|Madhu Verma]] | party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] | latest_election_year = [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]] | preceded_by = [[Jitu Patwari]] | state = [[Madhya Pradesh]] | district = [[Indore district|Indore]] | loksabha_cons = [[Indore Lok Sabha constituency|Indore]] | established = 2008 | reservation = None | incumbent_image = Madhu (Mahadev Verma).jpg }}

'''Rau Assembly constituency''' is one of the 230 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=9 December 2015|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>

== Overview ==

Rau Assembly constituency is one of the 8 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in [[Indore district]] which comes under [[Indore (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. Constituency includes [[Rau]], Ralamandal, Piplya Patwari, [[Palda]], [[Bicholi Hapsi]] and suburb of [[Indore]] city.<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>

==Members of Legislative Assembly== {| class="wikitable" |- !Election !Name !colspan=2|Party |- | [[2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2008]] |[[Jitu Jirati]] | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- | [[2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2013]] | rowspan=2|[[Jitu Patwari]] | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |- | [[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2018]] |- | [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2023]] |[[Madhu Verma (Politician)|Madhu Verma]] | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |}

==Election results== === 2023 === {{Election box begin | title= [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Rau<ref name="BJP Candidates MP 2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bjp-announces-candidates-for-39-assembly-seats-in-madhya-pradesh-3-months-ahead-of-state-election-101692298341918.html|title=BJP releases first list of candidates for 39 seats in MP|work=Hindustan Times|accessdate=18 August 2023}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Madhu Verma (politician)|Madhu Verma]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = {{formatnum:151672}} |percentage = 55.42 |change = +8.11 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Jitu Patwari]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = {{formatnum:116150}} |percentage = 42.44 |change = -7.51 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |votes = {{formatnum:2104}} |percentage = 0.77 |change = -0.38 }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:35522}} |percentage = 12.98 |change = +10.34 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:273657}} |percentage = 76.71 |change = +2.18 }} {{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]]: Rau<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 = Indian National Congress |candidate = [[Jitu Patwari]] |votes = {{formatnum:107740}} |percentage = 49.95 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = [[Madhu Verma (Politician)|Madhu Verma]] |votes = {{formatnum:102037}} |percentage = 47.31 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |votes = {{formatnum:2475}} |percentage = 1.15 |change = }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:5703}} |percentage = 2.64 |change = }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:215687}} |percentage = 74.53 |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]]: Rau<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 = [[Jitu Patwari]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 91885 |percentage = 54.10 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Madhu Verma (Politician)|Madhu Verma]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 73,326 |percentage = 43.17 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Prem Singh Gurjar (Captain) |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 1908 |percentage = 1.20 |change = N/A }}

{{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Anand Omprakash Bhatia |party = Independent (politician) |votes = 486 |percentage = 0.29 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Anil Jitu Jiratee |party = Independent (politician) |votes = 431 |percentage = 0.25 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Sanny |party = Samajwadi Party |votes = 247 |percentage = 0.15 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = [[None of the above|None of the Above]] |party = None of the above |votes = 2697 |percentage = 1.59 |change = }} {{Election box majority | |votes = |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box turnout | |votes = 169848 |percentage = 73.25 |change = }} {{Election box swing with party link| |winner = Indian National Congress | loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

==See also==

* [[Indore]] * [[Indore (Lok Sabha constituency)]]

==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Madhya Pradesh]] [[Category:Politics of Indore]] [[Category:Indore district]] [[Category:2008 establishments in Madhya Pradesh]] [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2008]]