Damoh Assembly constituency
| Damoh | |
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| Constituency for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Damoh |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Damoh |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| File:Jayant Malaiya.jpg | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Ajay Tandon |
Damoh 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 1951, as one of the Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state.[2]
Overview
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Harichandra Laxmichandra Marothi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 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 (Indira) | |
| 1985 | Mukesh Nayak | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Jayant Malaiya | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| 2003 | |||
| 2008[4] | |||
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | Rahul Lodhi | Indian National Congress | |
| 2021 ^ | Ajay Tandon | ||
| 2023 | Jayant Malaiya | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
^ By-election due to Rahul Lodhi resigning from the Congress party, to join the BJP[5]
Election results
[edit | edit source]2023
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Jayant Kumar Malaiya | 112,278 | 59.79 | +19.45 | |
| INC | Ajay Tandon | 60,927 | 32.44 | −19.84 | |
| BSP | Pratap Rohit (Ahirwar) | 3,178 | 1.69 | ||
| Bharatiya Shakti Chetna Party | Dolat Singh Lodhi | 2,493 | 1.33 | −1.31 | |
| AAP | Chahat Pandey | 2,292 | 1.22 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 528 | 0.28 | −0.22 | |
| Majority | 51,351 | 27.35 | +15.41 | ||
| Turnout | 187,801 | 76.4 | +16.75 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2021
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ajay Tandon | 74,832 | 52.28 | ||
| BJP | Rahul Singh Lodhi | 57,735 | 40.34 | ||
| Bhartiya Shakti Chetna Party | Uma Singh Lodhi | 3775 | 2.64 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 720 | 0.5 | −0.24 | |
| Majority | 17,097 | 11.94 | +11.48 | ||
| Turnout | 143,124 | 59.65 | −15.46 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2018
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rahul Singh Lodhi | 78,997 | 45.05 | ||
| BJP | Jayant Kumar Malaiya | 78,199 | 44.59 | ||
| BSP | Komal Ahirwar | 5,460 | 3.11 | ||
| Bhartiya Shakti Chetna Party | Aarti Singh | 3,443 | 1.96 | ||
| Independent | Rahul Singh | 1,755 | 1.0 | ||
| Independent | Rahul Yadav | 1,570 | 0.9 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,299 | 0.74 | ||
| Majority | 798 | 0.46 | |||
| Turnout | 175,372 | 75.11 | |||
External links
[edit | edit source]- Election Commission of India Partywise Comparison Since 197753 - Damoh Assembly Constituency http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S12/partycomp53.htm
- Damoh Constituency https://web.archive.org/web/20131216215741/http://www.madhyabharat.in/politics/constituencies/damoh.htm
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