Pohari Assembly constituency
| Pohari | |
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| Constituency No. 24 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Shivpuri |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Gwalior |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| File:Kailash Kushwah.jpg | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Suresh Dhakad |
Pohari Assembly constituency (formerly, Pohri) 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 Sheopur Pohri, one of the 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state.[2]
Overview
[edit | edit source]Pohari (constituency number 24) is one of the 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Shivpuri district. This constituency covers the entire Pohari tehsil and parts of Shivpuri and Narwar tehsils of the district.[3]
Pohari is part of Gwalior Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Karera in this district and Gwalior Rural, Gwalior, Gwalior East, Gwalior South, Bhitarwar and Dabra in Gwalior district.[3]
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit | edit source]| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Malkhan Singh Rawat | Indian National Congress | |
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Tularam | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | B. Arjun | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1972 | Babu Lal | ||
| 1977 | Damodar Prasad | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Hari Vallabh Shukla | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1985 | Himanshu Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Jadish Prasad Verma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Baijanti Verma | Independent politician | |
| 1998 | Narendra Birthare | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2003 | Hari Vallabh Shukla | Rashtriya Samanta Dal | |
| 2008[4] | Prahlad Bharti | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013[5] | |||
| 2018 | Suresh Dhakad | Indian National Congress | |
| 2020^ | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2023 | Kailash Kushwah | Indian National Congress | |
^ byelection
Election results
[edit | edit source]2023
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kailash Kushwah | 99,739 | 51.57 | +26.36 | |
| BJP | Suresh Dhakad | 50,258 | 25.99 | −13.23 | |
| BSP | Pradhumna Verma (Bachaura) | 37,261 | 19.27 | −6.65 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,556 | 0.8 | −0.25 | |
| Majority | 49,481 | 25.58 | +12.28 | ||
| Turnout | 193,408 | 79.37 | +3.02 | ||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2020 bypolls
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Suresh Dhakad | 66,344 | 39.22 | +16.45 | |
| BSP | Kailash Kushwah | 43,848 | 25.92 | −6.30 | |
| INC | Hari Vallabh Shukla | 42,638 | 25.21 | −11.85 | |
| Independent | Param Singh Rawat | 8,079 | 4.78 | ||
| API | Ummed Singh Adiwashi | 1,543 | 0.91 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,783 | 1.05 | +0.79 | |
| Majority | 22,496 | 13.30 | +8.46 | ||
| Turnout | 169,147 | 76.35 | +0.47 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2018
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Suresh Dhakad | 60,654 | 37.06 | ||
| BSP | Kailash Kushwah | 52,736 | 32.22 | ||
| BJP | Prahlad Bharti | 37,268 | 22.77 | ||
| Independent | Rakesh Rajak | 2,271 | 1.39 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 428 | 0.26 | ||
| Majority | 7,918 | 4.84 | |||
| Turnout | 163,666 | 75.88 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
See also
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