Raghogarh Assembly constituency 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 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile

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state.

Overview

Raghogarh (constituency number 31) is one of the four Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in

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. This constituency covers parts of Raghogarh and Aron

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s. Raghogarh is part of

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along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely,

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in this district, Narsinghgarh,

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, Rajgarh,

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and Sarangpur in

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and Susner in

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. It has frequently been held by members of one family. In June 2013, Mool Singh, a cousin of Digvijay Singh, announced that he would be stepping down from the seat at the next elections, paving the way for Digvijay's son, Jaivardhan, to be elected in a form of dynastic succession that is common. Mool Singh had suffered a

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three years previously and gave poor health as the reason for his decision. The constituency has previously been held by Digvijay, his brother Lakshman Singh and by their father, Balbhadra Singh. It was noted in 2003 that the seat has been held by members of the family or their anointed candidates since 1977 and that the main opposition party, the

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, had lost its deposit on all but one occasion in the subsequent five elections up to that date. The candidates who had stood against the family candidate in the first elections from the constituency in 1952 had also lost their deposits.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

As a constituency of Madhya Bharat

* 1952: Balbhadra Singh, Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha

As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh

Election results

2023

2018

2013

References

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