Pathariya Assembly constituency

Pathariya Assembly constituency (formerly Patharia) is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 1961, following delimitation of the legislative assembly constituencies. It was reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes from 1961 to 2008.

Overview
Pathariya (constituency number 54) is one of the 4 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Damoh district. This constituency covers the entire Batiyagarh and Patharia tehsils of the district.

Pathariya is part of Damoh Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Damoh, Jabera and Hatta in this district, Deori, Rehli and Banda in Sagar district and Malhara in Chhatarpur district.

Members of Legislative Assembly

 * 1962: Rameshwar, Independent
 * 1967: K. Bhaosingh, Indian National Congress
 * 1972: Gopal Das Munnilal, Indian National Congress
 * 1977: Jiwan Lal Kanchhadilal, Janata Party
 * 1980: Gopal Das Munnilal, Indian National Congress (I)
 * 1985: Shyamlal, Indian National Congress
 * 1990: Mani Shankar Suman, Bharatiya Janata Party
 * 1993: Kaluram, Indian National Congress
 * 1998: Ganeshram Khatik, Bharatiya Janata Party
 * 2003: Sonabai Ahirwar, Bharatiya Janata Party
 * 2008: Ramkrishna Kusmaria, Bharatiya Janata Party
 * 2013 : Lakhan Patel : Bharatiya Janata Party