Damoh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Damoh Vidhan Sabha constituency (Hindi: दमोह विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[1] This constituency came into existence in 1951, as one of the Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state.[2]

Overview

Damoh (constituency number 55) is one of the 4 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Damoh district. This constituency covers the Damoh municipality and part of Damoh tehsil of the district.[3]

Damoh is part of Damoh Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Pathariya, Jabera and Hatta in this district, Deori, Rehli and Banda in Sagar district and Malhara in Chhatarpur district.[3]

Members of Legislative Assembly
  • 1951: Harichandra Laxmichandra Marothi, Indian National Congress[2]
  • 1957: Harishchandra Marothi, Indian National Congress
  • 1962: Anand Kumar Shrivastava, Independent
  • 1967: Prabhu Narain Tandon, Indian National Congress
  • 1972: Anand Kumar, Independent
  • 1977: Prabhu Narain Tandon, Indian National Congress
  • 1980: Chandranarayan Ramdhan, Indian National Congress (I)
  • 1985: Mukesh Nayak, Indian National Congress
  • 1990: Jayant Malaiya, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 1993: Jayant Malaiya, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 1998: Jayant Malaiya, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2003: Jayant Malaiya, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2008: Jayant Malaiya, Bharatiya Janata Party[4]
  • 2013: Jayant Malaiya, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2018: Rahul Singh, INC
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References
  1. "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  2. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 6.
  3. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 230, 250.
  4. "Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha General Elections - 2008 (in Hindi)" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
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