Sailana Assembly constituency

Sailana
Constituency No. 221 for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictRatlam
LS constituencyRatlam
Established1951
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Kamleshwar Dodiyar
PartyBharat 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]

  1. ^ "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Bharat" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 4.