Niwari 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 1951, as one of the 48 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile
Vindhya Pradesh
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state.
Overview
Niwari (constituency number 46) is a newly formed 52nd district in Madhya Pradesh state which is made from partitioning Tikamgarh district. This constituency covers the entire Niwari
tehsil
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and part of Prithvipur tehsil of the district.
Members of Legislative Assembly
As from a constituency of Vindhya Pradesh:
* 1951: Lala Ram Bajpai,
Indian National Congress
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As from a constituency of Madhya Pradesh:
* 1957: Laxminarayan Nayak, ]Praja Socialist Party
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* 1962: Nathu Ram Niwari, Praja Socialist Party
* 1967: L. Ran, Indian National Congress
* 1972: Laxminarayan Nayak, Samyukta Socialist Party
Samyukta Socialist Party (; SSP), was a political party in India from 1964 to 1974. SSP was formed through a split in the Praja Socialist Party (PSP) in 1964. In 1965, Ram Manohar Lohia merged his Socialist Party (Lohia) with SSP and conteste ...
* 1977: Gauri Shankar Shukla, Janata Party
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* 1980: Ram Ratan Chaturvedi, Indian National Congress (I)
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* 1985: Ram Ratan Chaturvedi, Indian National Congress
* 1990: Vikram Singh Ahir, Janata Dal
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Election results
2018
See also
* Niwari
References
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Niwari district
Assembly constituencies of Madhya Pradesh
Politics of Madhya Pradesh
Constituencies established in 1951
1951 establishments in India