Maharajpur Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha

Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha

The Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha or the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Bhopal, the capital of the state. It is housed in the Vidhan Bhavan, an imposing building located at the...

 (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

 state in central India

India

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. This constituency came in to existence in 1961, following the delimitation of the Legislative Assembly constituencies and it was reserved for the candidates belonging to the scheduled castes

Dalit

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 from 1961-2008.

Overview

Maharajpur (constituency number 48) is one of the 6 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Chhatarpur district

Chhatarpur District

Chhatarpur District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. The town of Chhatarpur is the district headquarters.-Geography:Chattarpur district located at 24.06° & 25.20°N 78.59° & 80.26° E respectively...

. This constituency covers the entire Nowgaon tehsil

Tehsil

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 of the district.

Maharajpur is part of Tikamgarh Lok Sabha constituency

Tikamgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)

Tikamgarh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came in to existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies...

 along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Chhatarpur

Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Chhatarpur Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India...

 and Bijawar

Bijawar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Bijawar Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India...

 in this district and Jatara

Jatara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Jatara Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes since 2008, following the delimitation of the legislative assembly constituencies...

, Prithvipur

Prithvipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Prithvipur Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. Initially, it came in to existence in 1951 as one of the 48 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Vindhya Pradesh state, but it was abolished in 1956...

, Niwari

Niwari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Niwari Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came in to existence in 1951, as one of the 48 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Vindhya Pradesh state.-Overview:Niwari is one of the 5 Vidhan...

, Tikamgarh

Tikamgarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Tikamgarh Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India...

 and Khargapur

Khargapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Khargapur Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India...

 in Tikamgarh district

Tikamgarh District

Tikamgarh district is one of the 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. Tikamgarh town is the district headquarters. The district is part of Sagar Division....

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Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1962: Nathoo Ram, Bharatiya Jana Sangh
  Bharatiya Jana Sangh
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• 1967: Laxman Das Ahirwar, Indian National Congress
  Indian National Congress
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• 1972: Nathoo Ram, Bharatiya Jana Sangh
• 1977: Ramdayal Ahirwar, Janata Party
  Janata Party
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• 1980: Laxman Das Ahirwar, Indian National Congress (I)
• 1985: Baboolal Ahirwar, Indian National Congress
• 1990: Ramdayal Ahirwar, Bharatiya Janata Party
  Bharatiya Janata Party
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• 1993: Ramdayal Ahirwar, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1998: Ramdayal Ahirwar, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2003: Ramdayal Ahirwar, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2008: Bhanwar Raja Manavendra Singh, Indian National Congress