Beohari is one of the 230
Vidhan Sabha
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(Legislative Assembly) constituencies of
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...
state in central
India
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.
This constituency came into existence in 1951, as one of the 48 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile
Vindhya Pradesh
Vindhya Pradesh was a former state of India. It was created in 1948 as Union of Baghelkhand and Bundelkhand States from the territories of the princely states in the eastern portion of the former Central India Agency. It was named as Vindhya P ...
state.
It remained double-member until general elections of 1957 after the merge of
Vindhya Pradesh
Vindhya Pradesh was a former state of India. It was created in 1948 as Union of Baghelkhand and Bundelkhand States from the territories of the princely states in the eastern portion of the former Central India Agency. It was named as Vindhya P ...
into
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...
, however it became single-member seat in the general elections of 1962 of Madhya Pradesh.
Overview
Beohari Assembly constituency (constituency number 83) covers the entire Beohari
tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...
,
Deolond nagar panchayat
A nagar panchayat () or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,00 ...
and part of
Jaisinghnagar tehsil of the
Shahdol district
Shahdol District () is a district of Madhya Pradesh States and territories of India, state in east central India. Its old name was Matsya raj or Virat kingdom in the name of great king Maharaja Virata. With a total area of and a population of 10 ...
. This constituency is a part of
Sidhi Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
2018
See also
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Beohari
Beohari is a major town and a nagar panchayat in Shahdol district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is from the main district of Shahdol district, Shahdol and away from Bhopal, the state capital. Its geographical coordinates are 24° 3 ...
References
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Beohari
Shahdol district
Assembly constituencies of Madhya Pradesh
Politics of Madhya Pradesh
Constituencies established in 1951
1951 establishments in India