Gunnaor Assembly constituency

Gunnaor is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.^[1] This constituency came into existence in 2008, following the delimitation of the legislative assembly constituencies and presently reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes.

Gunnaor
Constituency No. 59 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Central India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Panna
LS constituency	Khajuraho
Established	2008
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Rajesh Kumar Verma
Party	Bhartiya Janata Party

Overview

Gunnaor (constituency number 59) is one of the 3 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Panna district. This constituency covers the entire Gunnaor tehsil, Devendranagar and Kakarhati nagar panchayats and part of Panna tehsil of the district.^[2]

Gunnaor is part of Khajuraho Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Panna and Pawai in this district, Chandla and Rajnagar in Chhatarpur district and Vijayraghavgarh, Murwara and Bahoriband in Katni district.^[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

• 2008: Rajesh Kumar Verma, Bharatiya Janata Party^[3]
• 2013: Mahendra Bagri, Bharatiya Janata Party

Election	Name	Party
2018	Shivdayal Bagri[4]		Indian National Congress
2023	Rajesh Kumar Verma		Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2023

2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Gunnaor^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC
	BJP	Rajesh Kumar Verma
	NOTA	None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

2018

2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Gunnaor^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Shivdayal Bagri
	NOTA	None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
	INC gain from		Swing

See also

• Devendranagar
• Kakarhati

References

1. "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
2. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 231, 250.
3. "Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha General Elections - 2008 (in Hindi)" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
4. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
5. "BJP releases first list of candidates for 39 seats in MP". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

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