Malhara Assembly constituency (formerly, Malehra) is one of the 230

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(Legislative Assembly) constituencies of

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state in central

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. This constituency came into existence in 1951, as one of the 48 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile

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state, but it was abolished in 1956. It again came into existence in 1961, following delimitation of the legislative assembly constituencies.

Overview

Malhara (constituency number 53) is one of the 6 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Chhatarpur district. This constituency covers the entire Bada Malhera

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, Buxwaha

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and part of Bijawar

of the district. Malhara is part of Damoh Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Deori, Rehli and

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and Pathariya,

Damoh Damoh is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is known for The Bade Baba Temple at Kundalpur, a Jain pilgrimage site. It is one of the major cities of Madhya Pradesh. The city is also the district headquarters of Damoh district ...

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and Hatta in Damoh district.

Members of Legislative Assembly

As from a constituency of Vindhya Pradesh: * 1951: Basant Lal,

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As from a constituency of Madhya Pradesh: * 1962: Hans Raj, Indian National Congress * 1967: Govind Singh Judeo,

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* 1972: Dashrath, Indian National Congress * 1977: Jang Bahadur Singh,

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* 1980: Kapur Chand Ghuwara,

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* 1985: Shivraj Singh,

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* 1990:

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, Bharatiya Janata Party * 1993: Uma Yadav, Indian National Congress * 1998: Swami Prasad Lodhi, Bharatiya Janata Party * 2003:

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, Bharatiya Janata Party * 2006 (By Poll): Kapur Chand Ghuwara, Bharatiya Janata Party * 2008: Rekha Yadav, Bharatiya Janshakti Party * 2013: Rekha Yadav, Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2018

References

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Overview

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election results

2018

See also

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