# Amarwara Assembly constituency

Amarwara Assembly constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.
It is part of Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency. It has been reserved for Scheduled Tribe Candidates.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly
### As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh (Nagpur)

| Election | Member | Party | Party |
| 1952 | Narayan Maniramji Wadiwa | | Indian National Congress |
| 1952 | Arjunsingh Sisodia | | Indian National Congress |
* ↑ 2-member constituency

### As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal)

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1967 | S. J. Thakur | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1972 | Udayabhanshah | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Dakhan Shah Thakur | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Prem Narayan Jagdish Prasad | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Shailkumari | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Mehman Shah Uikey | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1993 | Premnarayan Thakur | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Premnarayan Thakur | Indian National Congress |
| 2003 | Manmohan Shah Batti | Gondwana Ganatantra Party |
| 2008 | Premnarayan Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2013 | Kamlesh Shah | Indian National Congress |
| 2018 | Kamlesh Shah | Indian National Congress |
| 2023 | Kamlesh Shah | Indian National Congress |
| 2024^ | Kamlesh Shah | Bharatiya Janata Party |
* ^ denotes by-election

## Election results
### 2024 by-election

Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election 2024: Amarwara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Kamlesh Shah | 83,105 | 40.84 | 3.54 |
| | INC | Dhiran Shah Inwati | 80,078 | 39.35 | 9 |
| | GGP | Deviram Bhalavi | 28,723 | 14.12 | 6.09 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 3,403 | 1.67 | 0.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,027 | 1.49 | 9.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,03,491 | 78.38 | 10.73 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2023

2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amarwara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Kamlesh Shah | 109,765 | 48.35 | 12.82 |
| | BJP | Monika Batti | 84,679 | 37.30 | 10.78 |
| | GGP | Deviram Bhalavi | 18,231 | 8.03 | 22.35 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 5,003 | 2.2 | 0.73 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,086 | 11.05 | 5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,27,081 | 89.11 | 1.5 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 2018

2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amarwara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Kamlesh Shah | 71,662 | 35.53 | 4.55 |
| | GGP | Manmohan Shah Batti | 61269 | 30.38 | |
| | BJP | Premnarayan Thakur | 53499 | 26.52 | |
| | Independent | Kallulal Uikey | 3408 | 1.68 | |
| | Independent | Vinita Amodiya | 2294 | 1.13 | |
| | BSP | Sumran Uikey | 2099 | 1.04 | |
| | Independent | Galiram Badiva | 1529 | 0.75 | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 5910 | 2.93 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 201670 | 87.61 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 4.55 | |

### 2013

2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amarwara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Kamlesh Shah | 55,684 | 30.98 |
| | BJP | Uttam Thakur | 51621 | 28.72 |
| | ABGP | Manmohan Shah Batti | 46379 | 25.80 |
| | Independent | Devendra Kumar Narre | 5092 | 2.83 |
| | BSP | Judhiya Prasad Bhalavi | 3650 | 2.03 |
| | Independent | Siyalal Uikey | 3632 | 2.02 |
| | GGP | Santi Raj | 2062 | 1.15 |
| | Independent | Madan Uikey | 1994 | 1.11 |
| | SP | Sushil Ahke | 1387 | 0.77 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 8232 | 4.58 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 179733 | 83.15 |
| | Swing to INC from BJP | Swing to INC from BJP | Swing | |