Assembly constituency no.160 Narsinghgarh (नरसिंहगढ़ in Hindi), is an Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) seat in the Malwa North region and Rajgarh district, of the state of Madhya Pradesh, which is in the Central region of India (Bharat). Narsinghgarh is part of the 20. Rajgarh (General) Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) constituency. This constituency can be categorised as: General; Rural constituency.
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Narsinghgarh (General) Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh
Location
The geographic coordinates of Narsinghgarh is: 23°38'00.6"N 76°51'01.8"E. Narsinghgarh shares its borders with seven other Assembly constituencies in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The other Madhya Pradesh Assembly constituencies adjacent to Narsinghgarh are: Berasia, Sehore, Biaora, Rajgarh, Sarangpur, Shujalpur, Kalalpipal. This constituency shares an inter-state border with: no other state.
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Map showing the location of Narsinghgarh Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh
Election results
In the 2018 Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, Rajyavardhan Singh of BJP won in this seat defeating Girish Bhandari of INC by a margin of 9,534 which was 5.55% of the total votes cast for the seat. BJP had a vote share of 49.64% in 2018 in this seat.
In 2013, Girish Bhandari of INC emerged victorious in this seat beating Mohan Sharma-Premnarayan of BJP by a margin of 23,018 votes which was 14.71% of the total votes polled in the constituency. INC had a vote share of 54.87% in the seat.
In the 2008 elections, Mohan Sharma of BJP won this seat beating Girish Bhandari of INC by a margin of 3,163 votes which was 2.57% of the total votes polled in the constituency. INC had a vote share of 45.69% in the seat.
Narsinghgarh Assembly constituency has an estimated Scheduled Caste population of 19.53% and an estimated Scheduled Tribe population of 3%, according to the report of the Delimitation Commission of 2008. The estimated literacy level of the district in which this constituency falls in is 61.21%, according the Census of India, 2011.
In the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,39,262 eligible electors in the constituency, of which 1,21,155 were male and 1,18,105 female and 2 registered voters were of the third gender. The electorate sex ratio in Narsinghgarh in 2023 was 975 female voters for every 1,000 male voters.
In the 2018 Assembly polls, there were a total of 2,13,700 eligible electors, of which 1,09,663 were male, 1,04,036 female and 247 electors of the third gender.
In the 2013 Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, there were a total of 1,95,145 eligible electors, of which 1,01,487 were male, 93,657 female and 1 voters of the third gender.
In the 2008 Assembly polls, there were a total of 1,58,780 eligible electors, of which 82,550 were male, 76,230 female and 0 electors of the third gender.
The number of service voters in Narsinghgarh in 2018 was 247. In 2013, there were 52 service voters registered in the constituency and 32 in 2008.
Poll dates
Narsinghgarh 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, Narsinghgarh 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.160. Narsinghgarh comprises of the following areas of Rajgarh district in the Malwa North region of Madhya Pradesh: Talen, Kurawar and Boda RI Circles of Narsinghgarh Tehsil, 12 Narsinghgarh, 14 Kotra, 15 Tindoniya, 16 Badodiyatalab, 17 Ganiyari, 18 Jamoniyaganesh and 19 Mawasa Patwari Circles of Narsinghgarh RI Circle of Narsinghgarh Tehsil, Boda (Nagar Panchayat) NPT, Talen (Nagar Panchayat) NPT and Narsinghgarh (M) Municipality.
This constituency covers an approximate area of 1,313 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Narsinghgarh is: 23°38'00.6"N 76°51'01.8"E.
A total of seven Assembly constituencies in the state of Madhya Pradesh share borders with Narsinghgarh constituency, which are: Berasia, Sehore, Biaora, Rajgarh, Sarangpur, Shujalpur, Kalalpipal. This constituency shares an inter-state border with no other state.
Voter turnout
According to Election Commission of India data, in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in this seat was 83.31%. In 2018 this seat registered a turnout of 80.55%, while it was 80.27% in 2013 and 77.46% in 2008. The estimated turnout in 2023 was +2.76% compared to the 2018 turnout.