Bijawar Assembly constituency is one of the 230
Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of
Madhya Pradesh state in central
India.
This constituency came into existence in 1951, as one of the 48 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile
Vindhya Pradesh state.
Overview
Bijawar (constituency number 52) is one of the 6 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in
Chhatarpur district. This constituency covers the Satai and Bijawar
nagar panchayats and parts of Chhatarpur, Bijawar and Rajnagar
tehsils of the district.
Bijawar is part of
Tikamgarh Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely,
Maharajpur and
Chhatarpur
Chhatarpur is a city and a municipality in Chhatarpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Chhatarpur District. Chhatarpur is a city and a municipality in Chhatarpur district in the state of ...
in this district and
Jatara
Jatara is a town and a nagar palika parishad in Tikamgarh district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Geography
Jatara is located at . It has an average elevation of 246 metres (807 feet).it is situated near Khajuraho and Orchha.
...
,
Prithvipur
Prithvipur is a town and a nagar parishad in Niwari district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Prithvipur tehsil in the Niwari sub-division of the district.
Demographics
India census
A census is ...
,
Niwari,
Tikamgarh and
Khargapur in
Tikamgarh district.
Members of Legislative Assembly
As from a constituency of Vindhya Pradesh:
* 1951: Diwan Pratap Singh,
Indian National Congress / Piyare Lal, Indian National Congress
[
As from a constituency of Madhya Pradesh:
* ]1957
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: Gayatri Devi and Hansraj, both from the Indian National Congress
Election results
2018
See also
* Bijawar
Bijawar is a city the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Bijawar Taluk, and was formerly the capital of a princely state of British India of the same name. The people of Bijawar are demanding the distric ...
* Satai
References
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Chhatarpur district
Assembly constituencies of Madhya Pradesh
Politics of Madhya Pradesh
Constituencies established in 1951
1951 establishments in India