Jatara Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha

Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha

The Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha or the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Bhopal, the capital of the state. It is housed in the Vidhan Bhavan, an imposing building located at the...

 (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

 state in central India

India

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. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes

Dalit

Dalit is a designation for a group of people traditionally regarded as Untouchable. Dalits are a mixed population, consisting of numerous castes from all over South Asia; they speak a variety of languages and practice a multitude of religions...

 since 2008, following the delimitation of the legislative assembly constituencies. It came in to existence in 1951, as one of the 48 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Vindhya Pradesh

Vindhya Pradesh

Vindhya Pradesh is a former state of India. It occupied an area of 23,603 sq. miles. It was created in 1948, shortly after Indian independence, from the territories of the princely states in the eastern portion of the former Central India Agency. It was named for the Vindhya Range, which runs...

 state.

Overview

Jatara (constituency number 44) is one of the 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Tikamgarh district

Tikamgarh District

Tikamgarh district is one of the 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. Tikamgarh town is the district headquarters. The district is part of Sagar Division....

. This constituency covers the Jatara and Lidhorakhas nagar panchayat

Nagar Panchayat

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s and parts of Jatara and Palera tehsil

Tehsil

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s of the district.

Jatara is part of Tikamgarh Lok Sabha constituency

Tikamgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)

Tikamgarh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came in to existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies...

 along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Tikamgarh

Tikamgarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Tikamgarh Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India...

, Prithvipur

Prithvipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Prithvipur Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. Initially, it came in to existence in 1951 as one of the 48 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Vindhya Pradesh state, but it was abolished in 1956...

, Niwari

Niwari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Niwari Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came in to existence in 1951, as one of the 48 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Vindhya Pradesh state.-Overview:Niwari is one of the 5 Vidhan...

 and Khargapur

Khargapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Khargapur Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India...

 in this district and Maharajpur

Maharajpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Maharajpur Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India...

, Chhatarpur

Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Chhatarpur Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India...

 and Bijawar

Bijawar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Bijawar Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India...

 in Chhatarpur district

Chhatarpur District

Chhatarpur District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. The town of Chhatarpur is the district headquarters.-Geography:Chattarpur district located at 24.06° & 25.20°N 78.59° & 80.26° E respectively...

.

Members of Legislative Assembly

As from a constituency of Vindhya Pradesh:

• 1951: Narain Das, Indian National Congress
  Indian National Congress
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As from a constituency of Madhya Pradesh:

• 1957: Kamta Prasad, Indian National Congress
• 1962: Narendra Singh Dev, Independent
  Independent (politician)
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• 1967: Narendra Singh Dev, Indian National Congress
• 1972: Ram Krishna Mishra, Indian National Congress
• 1977: Akhand Pratap Singh Yadav, Janata Party
  Janata Party
  The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...
  
  
• 1980: Swami Prasad Pastor, Independent
• 1985: Thakurdas Yadav, Indian National Congress
• 1990: Surendra Pratap Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
  Bharatiya Janata Party
  The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
  
  
• 1993: Akhand Pratap Singh Yadav, Indian National Congress
• 1998: Sunil Nayak, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2003: Sunil Nayak, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2008: Harishankar Khatik, Bharatiya Janata Party