Sewda Assembly constituency
Sewda Vidhan Sabha constituency (formerly, Seondha) 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 48 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Vindhya Pradesh state.[2] It was reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes till 2008.
Overview
Sewda (constituency number 20) is one of the 3 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Datia district. This constituency covers the entire Sewda tehsil of the district.[3]
Sewda is part of Bhind Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Bhander and Datia in this district and Bhind, Ater, Lahar, Mehgaon and Gohad in Bhind district.[3]
Members of Legislative Assembly
As a constituency of Vindhya Pradesh:
- 1951: Ram Das, Indian National Congress / Laxmi Narain, Indian National Congress[2]
As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh:
- 1977: Tulsi Ram, Janata Party
- 1980: Mangal Singh, Indian National Congress (I)
- 1985: Mahendra Boudh, Indian National Congress
- 1990: Mahendra Boudh, Indian National Congress
- 1993: Ram Dayal Prabhakar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1998: Mahendra Boudh, Indian National Congress
- 2003: Ram Dayal Prabhakar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2008: Radhelal Baghel, Bahujan Samaj Party
- 2013: Pradeep Agrawal, Bharatiya Janata Party
See also
References
- ^ "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Vindhya Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 5.
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 227, 250.