Vijaypur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Vijaypur Vidhan Sabha constituency (Hindi: विजयपुर विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) (formerly, Bijaypur and Bijeypur) is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[1] This constituency came into existence in 1951, as Bijaypur, one of the 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state.[2]

Overview

Vijaypur (constituency number 2) is one of the two Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Sheopur district. This constituency covers the entire Vijaypur and Karahal sub-divisions of the district.[3]

Vijaypur is part of Morena Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Sheopur in this district and Sabalgarh, Joura, Sumawali, Morena, Dimani and Ambah in Morena district.[3]

Members of Legislative Assembly

As a constituency of Madhya Bharat:

As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Bharat" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 6.
  3. 1 2 "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 226, 250.
  4. ↑ "Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha General Elections - 2008 (in Hindi)" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
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