Gwalior Rural Assembly constituency

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.

Gwalior Rural
Constituency No. 14 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictGwalior
LS constituencyGwalior
Established2008
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Sahab Singh Gurjar
PartyINDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
Elected year2023

Overview

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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

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Election Name Party
2008 Madan Kushwah Bahujan Samaj Party
2013 Bharat Singh Kushwah[3] Bharatiya Janata Party
2018
2023 Sahab Singh Gurjar[4] Indian National Congress

Election results

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2023

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2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Gwalior Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Bharat Singh Kushwah
INC
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
Swing

2018

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2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Gwalior Rural[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Bharat Singh Kushwah
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
BJP gain from Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 227, 250.
  3. ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  4. ^ 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.

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