Gwalior Rural Assembly constituency
| Gwalior Rural | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 14 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Gwalior |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Gwalior |
| Established | 2008 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Bharat Singh Kushwah |
Gwalior Rural Assembly constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[1] This constituency came into existence in 2008, following the delimitation of the legislative assembly constituencies. It covers part of the erstwhile Morar constituency, which was abolished in 2008.
Overview
[edit]Gwalior Rural (constituency number 14) is one of the 6 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Gwalior district. This constituency covers Morar Cantonment and part of Gwalior tehsil of the district.[2]
Gwalior Rural is part of Gwalior Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Gwalior, Gwalior East, Gwalior South, Bhitarwar and Dabra in this district and Karera and Pohari in Shivpuri district.[2]
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Madan Kushwah | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| 2013[3] | Bharat Singh Kushwah | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2018 | |||
| 2023[4] | Sahab Singh Gurjar | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
[edit]2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sahab Singh Gurjar | 79,841 | 42.34 | +17.76 | |
| BJP | Bharat Singh Kushwah | 76,559 | 40.6 | +7.76 | |
| BSP | Suresh Baghel | 26,990 | 14.31 | −17.55 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 311 | 0.16 | −0.71 | |
| Majority | 3,282 | 1.74 | +0.76 | ||
| Turnout | 188,560 | 74.64 | +5.52 | ||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bharat Singh Kushwah | 51,033 | 32.84 | ||
| BSP | Sahab Singh Gurjar | 49,516 | 31.86 | ||
| INC | Madan Kushwah | 38,199 | 24.58 | ||
| Bahujan Sangharsh Dal | Phool Singh Baraiya | 7,698 | 4.95 | ||
| AAP | Balveer Singh Baghel | 2,689 | 1.73 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,349 | 0.87 | ||
| Majority | 1,517 | 0.98 | |||
| Turnout | 155,404 | 69.12 | |||
| BJP gain from | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 227, 250.
- ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ a b India Today (3 December 2023). "Gwalior Rural Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: INC's Sahab Singh Gurjar with 79841 defeats BJP's Bharat Singh Kushwah". Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.