Betul (Lok Sabha constituency)
Betul Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: बेतूल लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It covers the entire Betul and Harda districts and part of Khandwa district.
Assembly segments
Presently, since the delimitation of the parliamentary and legislative assembly constituencies in 2008, Betul Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments:
| Constituency number |
Name |
Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
District |
Number of electorates (2009)[1] |
|---|
| 129 |
Multai |
None |
Betul |
169,223 |
| 130 |
Amla |
SC |
Betul |
165,178 |
| 131 |
Betul |
None |
Betul |
169,514 |
| 132 |
Ghoradongri |
ST |
Betul |
168,977 |
| 133 |
Bhainsdehi |
ST |
Betul |
174,479 |
| 134 |
Timarni |
ST |
Harda |
126,778 |
| 135 |
Harda |
None |
Harda |
162,674 |
| 176 |
Harsud |
ST |
Khandwa |
148,800 |
| Total: |
1,285,623 |
Members of Parliament
- 1951: Bhikulal Lakshmichak Chandak, Indian National Congress
- 1957: Did not exist
- 1962: Did not exist
- 1967: S. N. Kumar, Indian National Congress
- 1971: Narendra Kumar Salve, Indian National Congress
- 1977: Subhash Chandra Ahuja, Bharatiya Lok Dal
- 1980: Gufran Azam, Indian National Congress - I
- 1984: Aslam Sher Khan, Indian National Congress
- 1989: Arif Beg, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1991: Aslam Sher Khan, Indian National Congress
- 1996: Vijay Kumar Khandelwal, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1998: Vijay Kumar Khandelwal (Munni Bhaia), Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1999: Vijay Kumar Khandelwal (Munni Bhaia), Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2004: Khandelwal Vijay Kumar (Munni Bhaia), Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2008: Hemant Khandelwal, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2009: Jyoti Dhurve, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2014: Jyoti Dhurve, Bharatiya Janata Party
See also
References