Raipur Town (sometimes called Raipur Nagar) was one of the 320 constituencies of the Madhya Pradesh and later 90 constitutencies of the Chhattisgarh state in India. The seat was formed in 1976 after the dissolution of Raipur Vidhan Sabha Constituency. It was a part of Raipur district. After 2008 Delimitation of State Assembly constituencies, Raipur Town was bifurcated into three constituencies, Raipur City North, Raipur City South and Raipur City West.[1][2][3]
Raipur Town | |
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Former constituency for the State Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
State | Madhya Pradesh (1976-2000) Chhattisgarh (2000-2008) |
District | Raipur |
LS constituency | Raipur |
Established | 1976 |
Abolished | 2008 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
editYear | Member | Party | |
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Until 1977: Constituency did not exist
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As Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituency
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1977 | Rajani Tai Upasane | Janata Party | |
1980 | Swarupchand Jain | Indian National Congress | |
1985 | |||
1990 | Brijmohan Agrawal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
1993 | |||
1998 | |||
As Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly constituency
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2003 | Brijmohan Agrawal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
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