Sailana Assembly constituency explained

Sailana
Type:	SLA
Constituency No:	221
State:	Madhya Pradesh
District:	Ratlam
Loksabha Cons:	Ratlam
Established:	1951
Reservation:	ST
Mla:	Kamleshwar Dodiyar
Party:	Bharat Adivasi Party

Sailana 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 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state. It was abolished in 1956 but again came into existence in 1961. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes since its inception.^[2]

Overview

Sailana (constituency number 221) is one of the 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Ratlam district. This constituency covers the entire Bajna and Sailana tehsils of this district.^[3]

Sailana is part of Ratlam Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Ratlam Rural and Ratlam City in this district, Alirajpur and Jobat in Alirajpur district and Jhabua, Thandla and Petlawad in Jhabua district.^[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

As a constituency of Madhya Bharat:

• 1951: Jeta Bhagga, Indian National Congress^[2]

As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh:

• 1962: Laxmansingh Jhitra, Socialist Party
• 1967: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Indian National Congress
• 1972: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Indian National Congress
• 1977: Kamji Gamira, Janata Party
• 1980: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Indian National Congress (Indira)
• 1985: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Indian National Congress
• 1990: Kamji Gamira, Janata Dal
• 1993: Lahling Devra, Indian National Congress
• 1998: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Independent
• 2003: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Indian National Congress
• 2008: Prabhudayal Gehlot, Indian National Congress^[4]
• 2013: Smt Sangeeta Charel, Bharatiya Janata Party

Year	Member	Party
2018	Harsh Vijay Gehlot^[5]
2023	Kamleshwar Dodiyar

Election results

2018

See also

• List of constituencies of Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha
• Sailana

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: District/Assembly List. Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. 3 June 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151201083311/http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/(S(4ftawu55w1soru45gswzuz55))/DACList.aspx. 1 December 2015.
2. Web site: Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Bharat. 4. Election Commission of India website.
3. Web site: Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008. The Election Commission of India. 248, 252.
4. Web site: Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha General Elections - 2008 (in Hindi). Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. 3 June 2011.
5. Web site: Statistical Report on General Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh . . 30 September 2021.