Chhindwara (Lok Sabha constituency)

Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 1951, and it presently covers the entire Chhindwara district. It was a double member constituency from 1956–61, with one seat reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes.

Assembly segments

Presently, since the delimitation of the parliamentary and legislative assembly constituencies in 2008, Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following seven Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments:

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Number of electorates (2009)[1]
122 Junnardeo ST Chhindwara 166,102
123 Amarwara ST Chhindwara 176,552
124 Churai None Chhindwara 150,531
125 Saunsar None Chhindwara 153,395
126 Chhindwara None Chhindwara 188,788
127 Parasia SC Chhindwara 163,299
128 Pandhurna ST Chhindwara 152,658
Total: 1,151,325

Members of Parliament

Election Results

General Election, 2014: Chhindwara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kamal Nath 5,59,755
BJP Chandrabhan Singh Chaudhary 4,43,218
Majority
Turnout
INC hold Swing
Indian general elections, 2009: Chhindwara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kamal Nath 4,09,736 49.41
BJP Marot Rao Khavase 2,88,516 34.79
Independent Manmohan Shah Batti 27,414 3.31
Independent Tulsiram Suryavanshi 21,211 2.56
BSP Rao Saheb Shinde 9,880 1.19
Independent Jagdish Bais 8,845 1.07
Independent Duaram Uikey 8,383 1.01
Independent Subhash Shukla 8,361 1.01
Turnout 8,29,294
INC gain from BJP Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ Parliamentary & Assembly Constituency-Wise Report of Electors in the Final Roll-2009

External links

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