Ater Assembly constituency (formerly, Attair) is one of the 230
Vidhan Sabha
The State Legislative Assembly, or Vidhan Sabha, or also Saasana Sabha, is a legislative body in the states and union territories of India. In the 28 states and 3 union territories with a unicameral state legislature, it is the sole legislativ ...
(Legislative Assembly) constituencies of
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital city, capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar, and Rewa, India, Rewa being the othe ...
state in central India.
This constituency came into existence in 1951, as one of the 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile
Madhya Bharat
Madhya Bharat, also known as Malwa Union, was an Indian state in west-central India, created on 28 May 1948 from twenty-five princely states which until 1947 had been part of the Central India Agency, with Jiwajirao Scindia as its Rajpramuk ...
state.
Overview
Ater (constituency number 9) is one of the 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in
Bhind district. This constituency covers the entire Ater
tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
, part of Bhind tehsil and
Phuphkalan nagar panchayat
A nagar panchayat (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 12,000 ...
.
Ater is part of
Bhind Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely,
Bhind
Bhind is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the Bhind district.
Demographics
As of 2011 Indian Census, Bhind had a total population of 197,585, of which 105,352 were males and 92,233 were females. Populatio ...
,
Lahar
A lahar (, from jv, ꦮ꧀ꦭꦲꦂ) is a violent type of mudflow or debris flow composed of a slurry of pyroclastic material, rocky debris and water. The material flows down from a volcano, typically along a river valley.
Lahars are extreme ...
,
Mehgaon and
Gohad
Gohad is a city and a municipality in Bhind district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. A town of historical importance it is situated close to the city of Gwalior. The Gohad Fort is located here. Geography
Gohad has an average elevation of ...
in this district and
Sewda,
Bhander
Bhander is a town and a nagar panchayat in Datia district in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
Geography
Bhander is located at . It has an average elevation of 211 metres (692 feet).
Bhandar or Bhander is another village in Rajasthan in ...
and
Datia
Datia is the district headquarter of the Datia District in north central Madhya Pradesh,a state of Central India. It is an ancient town, mentioned in the Mahabharata ruled by King Dantavakra. The city is 78 km from Gwalior, 325&nb ...
in
Datia district
Datia District is in Gwalior Division in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The town of Datia is its district headquarters.
History
It is an ancient town, mentioned in the Mahabharata. Sahadeva; one of the Pandava brothers had won this kingdom ...
.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
2018
See also
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Bhind district
References
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Bhind district
Assembly constituencies of Madhya Pradesh