Assembly constituency no.8 Ambah (Ambrish Nagari) (अंबाह in Hindi), is an Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) seat in the Chambal region and Morena district, of the state of Madhya Pradesh, which is in the Central region of India (Bharat). Ambah is part of the 1. Morena (General) Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) constituency. This constituency can be categorised as: Scheduled Caste; Rural constituency.
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Ambah (Scheduled Caste) Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh
Location
The geographic coordinates of Ambah is: 26°44'55.0"N 78°21'41.4"E. Ambah shares its borders with three other Assembly constituencies in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The other Madhya Pradesh Assembly constituencies adjacent to Ambah are: Dimani, Mehgaon, Ater. This constituency shares an inter-state border with: Agra district of Uttar Pradesh.
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Map showing the location of Ambah Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh
Election results
In the 2018 Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, Kamlesh Jatav of INC won in this seat defeating Neha Kinnar of IND by a margin of 7,547 which was 6.04% of the total votes cast for the seat. INC had a vote share of 29.89% in 2018 in this seat.
In 2013, Satyaprakash of BSP emerged victorious in this seat beating Banshi Lal Jatav of BJP by a margin of 11,288 votes which was 10.16% of the total votes polled in the constituency. BSP had a vote share of 44.62% in the seat.
In the 2008 elections, Kamalesh Jatav of BJP won this seat beating Satya Prakash of BSP by a margin of 3,927 votes which was 4.92% of the total votes polled in the constituency. BSP had a vote share of 36.52% in the seat.
Ambah Assembly constituency has an estimated Scheduled Caste population of 24.89% and an estimated Scheduled Tribe population of 0.21%, according to the report of the Delimitation Commission of 2008. The estimated literacy level of the district in which this constituency falls in is 71.03%, according the Census of India, 2011.
In the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,37,319 eligible electors in the constituency, of which 1,26,448 were male and 1,10,867 female and 4 registered voters were of the third gender. The electorate sex ratio in Ambah in 2023 was 877 female voters for every 1,000 male voters.
In the 2018 Assembly polls, there were a total of 2,11,685 eligible electors, of which 1,17,038 were male, 94,642 female and 4,128 electors of the third gender.
In the 2013 Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, there were a total of 1,96,915 eligible electors, of which 1,08,793 were male, 88,114 female and 8 voters of the third gender.
In the 2008 Assembly polls, there were a total of 1,62,524 eligible electors, of which 88,928 were male, 73,596 female and 0 electors of the third gender.
The number of service voters in Ambah in 2018 was 4,128. In 2013, there were 874 service voters registered in the constituency and 1,124 in 2008.
Poll dates
Ambah Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 1 on Friday, November 17, 2023, in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections 2023. The counting of votes is on Sunday, December 3, 2023. In the 2018 elections this seat voted in Phase 1 on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 and the results were declared on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. In the 2013 polls this constituency voted in Phase 1 on Monday, November 25, 2013 and the results were declared on Sunday, December 08, 2013. In 2008, Ambah voted in Phase 1 on Thursday, November 27, 2008 and the results were declared on Monday, December 08, 2008.
Election Trivia
Familiar grounds: Congress strongholds in the state
Assembly constituency no.8. Ambah comprises of the following areas of Morena district in the Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh: Porsa Tehsil, 7 Rithona, 8 Ambah, 9 Badphara and 10 Dohara Patwari Circles of Ambah RI Circle of Ambah Tehsil and Ambah (M) Municipality.
This constituency covers an approximate area of 542 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Ambah is: 26°44'55.0"N 78°21'41.4"E.
A total of three Assembly constituencies in the state of Madhya Pradesh share borders with Ambah constituency, which are: Dimani, Mehgaon, Ater. This constituency shares an inter-state border with Agra district of Uttar Pradesh.
Voter turnout
According to Election Commission of India data, in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in this seat was 60.5%. In 2018 this seat registered a turnout of 59.32%, while it was 56.57% in 2013 and 49.21% in 2008. The estimated turnout in 2023 was +1.18% compared to the 2018 turnout.