Barwara Assembly constituency

Constituency of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly in India

Barwara
Constituency No. 91 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictKatni
Lok Sabha constituencyShahdol
Established2008
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2023
Preceded byVijayraghvendra Singh

Barwara is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[1][2][3]

It is part of Katni District and is reserved for members of the Scheduled Tribes. As of 2023, its representative is Dhirendra Bahadur Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Name Party
2008 Moti Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party
2013
2018[2] Vijayraghvendra Singh Indian National Congress
2023 Dhirendra Bahadur Singh Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2023

2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Barwara[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dhirendra Bahadur Singh 112,916 56.92 +20.36
INC Vijayraghvendra Singh 61,923 31.21 −17.77
GGP Arvind Singh Tekam 10,060 5.07 +2.2
Independent Geeta Singh 4,273 2.15
CPI Suresh Kol 3,316 1.67 +0.66
NOTA None of the above 3,386 1.71 −0.49
Majority 50,993 25.71 +13.29
Turnout 198,380 78.23 +3.33
BJP gain from INC Swing

2018

2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Barwara[5][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vijayraghvendra Singh 84,236 48.98
BJP Moti Kashyap 62,876 36.56
BSP Ajay Gotiya 5,942 3.46
GGP Arvind Singh Tekam 4,938 2.87
Independent Ratan Lal Bhattar 2,024 1.18
Independent Baniya Prasad 1,877 1.09
CPI Anjan Kol 1,745 1.01
NOTA None of the above 3,783 2.2
Majority 21,360 12.42
Turnout 171,977 74.9
INC gain from BJP Swing

References

  1. ^ "Madhya Pradesh 2013". myneta.info. National Election Watch. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "List of Assembly Constituencies". eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Vidhansabha Seats". electionsininda.com. Election In India. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. ^ "BJP releases first list of candidates for 39 seats in MP". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  5. ^ "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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