Sailana (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Sailana
Constituency
for the Vidhan Sabha
Outline map
Location of Sailana within Madhya Pradesh
DistrictRatlam
StateMadhya Pradesh
Lok Sabha ConstituencyRatlam
Current constituency
Seats1
PartyIndian national congress
MLAHarshvijay Gehlot
ReservationST
Ex MLASangeeta Charel

Sailana Vidhan Sabha 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 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state. It was abolished in 1956 but again came into existence in 1961. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes since its inception.[2]

Overview[edit]

Sailana (constituency number 221) is one of the 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Ratlam district. This constituency covers the entire Bajna and Sailana tehsils of this district.[3]

Sailana is part of Ratlam Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Ratlam Rural and Ratlam City in this district, Alirajpur and Jobat in Alirajpur district and Jhabua, Thandla and Petlawad in Jhabua district.[3]

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]

As a constituency of Madhya Bharat:

As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh:

  • 1962: Laxmansingh Jhitra, Socialist Party
  • 1967: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Indian National Congress
  • 1972: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Indian National Congress
  • 1977: Kamji Gamira, Janata Party
  • 1980: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Indian National Congress (Indira)
  • 1985: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Indian National Congress
  • 1990: Kamji Gamira, Janata Dal
  • 1993: Lahling Devra, Indian National Congress
  • 1998: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Independent
  • 2003: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Indian National Congress
  • 2008: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Indian National Congress[4]
  • 2013: Smt Sangeeta Churel, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2018: Harshvijay Gehlot, Indian national congress

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Bharat" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 4.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 248, 252.
  4. ↑ "Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha General Elections - 2008 (in Hindi)" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
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