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Parasia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Parasia | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Vidhan Sabha | |
.png) Location of Parasia within Madhya Pradesh | |
| District | Chhindwara |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Chhindwara |
| Current constituency | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| MLA | Sohanlal Valmik |
| Reservation | SC |
| Ex MLA | Tarachand Bawaria |
Parasia Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 230 Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[1][2][3]
It is part of Chhindwara District.
Demography[edit | edit source]
As of 2011 Census Parasia, the biggest division and tehsil of Chhindwara district in Madhya Pradesh, had a population of 37,876. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Dongar Parasia has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78% and female literacy is 64%. In Dongar Parasia, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh[edit | edit source]
Key
| Election | Member [4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Phulbhansa | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Shanti Swaroop Kartaram | Independent | |
| 1967 | Barikrao Amrutrao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Barikrao Amrutrao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Damu Patil | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Damu Patil | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Ramji Mastkar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1990 | Ramji Mastkar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Harinarayan Dehariya | Indian National Congress | |
| 1998 | Leeladhar Puria | Indian National Congress | |
| 2003 | Tarachand Bawaria | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2008 | Tarachand Bawaria | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | Sohanlal Valmik | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018 | Sohanlal Valmik | Indian National Congress | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
2013 results [5][edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sohanlal Valmik | 72,235 | 47.15 | ||
| BJP | Tarachand Bavariya | 50,156 | 42.14 | ||
| ABGP | Vishnu Dehariya | 4,924 | 3.21 | ||
| Independent | Devlal Dehariya | 2073 | 1.35 | ||
| BSP | Devraj Bavariya | 1600 | 1.04 | N/A | |
| Independent | Rajesh Mohabiya | 1023 | 0.67 | ||
| Independent | Dilip Kumar Gajbhiye | 742 | 0.48 | ||
| Independent | Jitendra Chouhan | 616 | 0.40 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 4627 | 3.02 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,53,213 | 81.16 | |||
| Swing to INC from BJP | Swing | ||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Madhya Pradesh 2013". myneta.info. National Election Watch. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ↑ "List of Assembly Constituencies". eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ↑ "Vidhan sabha Seats". electionsininda.com. Election In India. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ↑ "(Madhya Pradesh) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ↑ "State Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh - Detailed Results" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2018.