Kurwai Assembly constituency

Kurwai
Constituency No. 146 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictVidisha
LS constituencySagar
Established1957
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party

Kurwai is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[1] This constituency came into existence in 1957, as one of the Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes since 1977, following the delimitation of the Legislative Assembly constituencies.[1]

Overview

Kurwai (constituency number 146) is one of the 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Vidisha district. This constituency presently covers the entire Kurwai tehsil of the district with 224 villages, Sironj tehsil's 116 villages and Basoda tehsil's 94 villages. It has total 264 polling booths. Total Voters in the constituency are 1,98,965.

Kurwai is part of Sagar Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments namely Sironj and Shamshabad in Vidisha district and Bina, Khurai, Surkhi, Naryoli and Sagar in Sagar district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Member Party
2018 Hari Singh Sapre[2] Bharatiya Janata Party
2023

Election results

2018

2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kurwai[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Hari Singh Sapre
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
BJP gain from Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Hari Singh Sapre(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KURWAI (SC)(VIDISHA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info.
  3. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

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