Khargapur Assembly constituency is one of the 230
Vidhan Sabha
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(Legislative Assembly) constituencies of
Madhya Pradesh
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state in central
India
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.
This constituency came into existence in 1967, following the delimitation of the Legislative Assembly constituencies and it was reserved for the candidates belonging to the
scheduled castes
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from 1967 to 2008.
Overview
Khargapur (constituency number 47) is one of the 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in
Tikamgarh district. This constituency covers the entire Baldeogarh
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 ...
, Palera
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 ...
and part of Palera tehsil of the district.
Khargapur is part of
Tikamgarh Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely,
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 and
Tikamgarh
Tikamgarh is a Census town#India, town and a tehsil in Tikamgarh district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The city serves as a district headquarters. The earlier name of Tikamgarh was Tehri (i.e., a triangle) consisting of three hamlet ...
in this district and
Maharajpur,
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 ...
and
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 ...
in
Chhatarpur district.
Members of Legislative Assembly
Election results
2013
See also
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Palera
References
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Tikamgarh district
Assembly constituencies of Madhya Pradesh
Politics of Madhya Pradesh
Constituencies established in 1967
1967 establishments in Madhya Pradesh