Prithvipur 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

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. Initially, it came in to existence in 1951 as one of the 48 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Vindhya Pradesh

Vindhya Pradesh

Vindhya Pradesh is a former state of India. It occupied an area of 23,603 sq. miles. It was created in 1948, shortly after Indian independence, from the territories of the princely states in the eastern portion of the former Central India Agency. It was named for the Vindhya Range, which runs...

 state, but it was abolished in 1956. This constituency again came in to existence in 2008, following the delimitation of the legislative assembly constituencies.

Overview

Prithvipur (constituency number 45) is one of the 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located 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....

. This constituency covers the Prithvipur and Jeron Khalsa nagar panchayat

Nagar Panchayat

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s and parts of Jatara and Prithvipur tehsil

Tehsil

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s of the district.

Prithivpur 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, Tikamgarh

Tikamgarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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

, 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...

, 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...

 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 this district and Maharajpur

Maharajpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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

, 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 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...

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Members of Legislative Assembly

As from a constituency of Vindhya Pradesh:

• 1951: Shyam Lal, Indian National Congress
  Indian National Congress
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As from a constituency of Madhya Pradesh:

• 2008: Brajendra Singh Rathore, Indian National Congress