Dimani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Dimani Vidhan Sabha constituency (formerly, Dimni) (Hindi: दिमनी विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.^[1] This constituency was reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes till 2008.

Overview

Dimani (constituency number 7) is one of the six Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Morena district. This constituency covers parts of Ambah and Morena tehsils.^[2]

Dimani is part of Morena Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Sabalgarh, Joura, Morena, Sumawali and Ambah in this district and Sheopur and Vjaypur in Sheopur district^[2]

Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1977: Munshilal, Janata Party
• 1980: Munshilal, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1985: Munshilal, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1990: Munshilal, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1993: Ramesh Kori, Indian National Congress
• 1998: Munshilal, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2003: Sandhya Ray, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2008: Shiv Mangal Singh Tomar, Bharatiya Janata Party^[3]

See also

• Morena district

References

1. ^ "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/DACList.aspx. Retrieved 31 January 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008". The Election Commission of India. pp. 226, 250. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf. 
3. ^ "Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha General Elections - 2008 (in Hindi)". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/OtherLinks/Election_Result_2008.pdf. Retrieved 10 February 2011.