Nagod (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Nagod Vidhan Sabha constituency (Hindi: नागौद विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) 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 one of the 48 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Vindhya Pradesh state,^[2] but it was abolished in 1956. It again came into existence in 1966, following the delimitation of the legislative assembly constituencies.

Overview

Nagod (constituency number 64) is one of the 7 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Satna district. This constituency covers the entire Unchehara tehsil, Nagod nagar panchayat and part of Nagod tehsil of the district.^[3]

Nagod is part of Satna Lok Sabha constituency along with six other Vidhan Sabha segments of this district, namely, Chitrakoot, Raigaon, Satna, Amarpatan, Maihar and Rampur-Baghelan^[3]

Members of Legislative Assembly

As a constituency of Vindhya Pradesh:

• 1951: Gopal Saran Singh, Indian National Congress / Het Ram, Indian National Congress^[2]

As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh:

• 1967: V. Prasad, Indian National Congress
• 1972: Bala Prasad, Indian National Congress
• 1977: Nagendra Singh, Janata Party
• 1980: Nagendra Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1985: Ram Pratap Singh, Indian National Congress
• 1990: Ram Pratap Singh, Indian National Congress
• 1993: Ram Dev Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1998: Ram Pratap Singh, Independent
• 2003: Nagendra Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2008: Nagendra Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party^[4]

See also

• Nagod

References

1. ^ "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/DACList.aspx. Retrieved 23 March 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Vindhya Pradesh". Election Commission of India website. p. 5. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatRep_51_VP.pdf. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008". The Election Commission of India. pp. 232, 250. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf. 
4. ^ "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 23 March 2011.