Raipur Town Assembly constituency

Raipur Town
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

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]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
Until 1977: Constituency did not exist
As Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituency
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
2003	Brijmohan Agrawal		Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency abolished see Raipur City North, Raipur City South, Raipur City West

References

1. delimitation of constituencies.
2. DPACO (1976).
3. DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008 NIRVACHAN SADAN, ASHOKA ROAD NEW DELHI-110001 (PDF).