Assembly constituency no.68 Sirmour (Sirmaur) (सिरमौर in Hindi), is an Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) seat in the Vindhya Pradesh region and Rewa district, of the state of Madhya Pradesh, which is in the Central region of India (Bharat). Sirmour is part of the 10. Rewa (General) Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) constituency. This constituency can be categorised as: General; Rural constituency.
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Sirmour (General) Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh
Location
The geographic coordinates of Sirmour is: 24°52'30.0"N 81°23'31.2"E. Sirmour shares its borders with three other Assembly constituencies in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The other Madhya Pradesh Assembly constituencies adjacent to Sirmour are: Semariya, Teonthar, Mangawan. This constituency shares an inter-state border with: Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh.
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Map showing the location of Sirmour Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh
Election results
In the 2018 Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, Divyaraj Singh of BJP won in this seat defeating Dr Aruna Vivek Tiwari of INC by a margin of 13,401 which was 10.56% of the total votes cast for the seat. BJP had a vote share of 38.95% in 2018 in this seat.
In 2013, Divyaraj Singh of BJP emerged victorious in this seat beating Dr Vivek Tiwari (Babla) of INC by a margin of 5,288 votes which was 4.52% of the total votes polled in the constituency. BJP had a vote share of 34.19% in the seat.
In the 2008 elections, Rajkumar Urmaliya of BSP won this seat beating Sriniwas Tiwari of INC by a margin of 309 votes which was 0.35% of the total votes polled in the constituency. INC had a vote share of 28.99% in the seat.
Sirmour Assembly constituency has an estimated Scheduled Caste population of 16.85% and an estimated Scheduled Tribe population of 17.28%, according to the report of the Delimitation Commission of 2008. The estimated literacy level of the district in which this constituency falls in is 71.62%, according the Census of India, 2011.
In the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,20,224 eligible electors in the constituency, of which 1,16,266 were male and 1,03,956 female and 2 registered voters were of the third gender. The electorate sex ratio in Sirmour in 2023 was 894 female voters for every 1,000 male voters.
In the 2018 Assembly polls, there were a total of 1,95,539 eligible electors, of which 1,04,993 were male, 90,546 female and 753 electors of the third gender.
In the 2013 Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, there were a total of 1,80,183 eligible electors, of which 96,297 were male, 83,886 female and 0 voters of the third gender.
In the 2008 Assembly polls, there were a total of 1,33,515 eligible electors, of which 70,728 were male, 62,787 female and 0 electors of the third gender.
The number of service voters in Sirmour in 2018 was 753. In 2013, there were 327 service voters registered in the constituency and 255 in 2008.
Poll dates
Sirmour 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, Sirmour 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.68. Sirmour comprises of the following areas of Rewa district in the Vindhya Pradesh region of Madhya Pradesh: Sirmour RI Circle of Sirmour Tehsil, Sirmaur (NPT) NPT, Baikunthpur (NPT) NPT and Dabhaura and Jawa RI Circles of Teonthar Tehsil.
This constituency covers an approximate area of 916 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Sirmour is: 24°52'30.0"N 81°23'31.2"E.
A total of three Assembly constituencies in the state of Madhya Pradesh share borders with Sirmour constituency, which are: Semariya, Teonthar, Mangawan. This constituency shares an inter-state border with Chitrakoot 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 64.22%. In 2018 this seat registered a turnout of 64.96%, while it was 64.99% in 2013 and 67.18% in 2008. The estimated turnout in 2023 was -0.74% compared to the 2018 turnout.