Sagar (Lok Sabha constituency)
Sagar Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: सागर लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency has been reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes since 1967. It covers parts of Sagar and Vidisha districts.[1]
Assembly segments
Presently, Sagar 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)[2] |
|---|
| 35 |
Bina |
SC |
Sagar |
129,814 |
| 36 |
Khurai |
None |
Sagar |
139,905 |
| 37 |
Surkhi |
None |
Sagar |
155,334 |
| 40 |
Naryoli |
SC |
Sagar |
163,022 |
| 41 |
Sagar |
None |
Sagar |
167,313 |
| 146 |
Kurwai |
SC |
Vidisha |
155,123 |
| 147 |
Sironj |
None |
Vidisha |
141,130 |
| 148 |
Shamshabad |
None |
Vidisha |
133,604 |
| Total: |
1,185,245 |
Members of Parliament
as a scheduled caste seat.
- 1967: Ramsingh Ayarwal, Bharatiya Jan Sangh
- 1971: Sahodrabai Rai, Indian National Congress
- 1977: Narmada Prasad Rai, Bharatiya Lok Dal
- 1980: Sahodrabai Rai, Indian National Congress (I)
- 1984: Nandlal Choudhary, Indian National Congress
- 1989: Shanker Lal Khatique, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1991: Anand Ahirwar, Indian National Congress
- 1996: Virendra Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1998: Virendra Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1999: Virendra Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2004: Virendra Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2009: Bhoopendra Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2014: Laxmi Narayan Yadav,Bharatiya Janata Party
Election results
| General Election, 2014: |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BJP |
Laxmi Narayan Yadav |
482580 |
|
|
|
INC |
Govind Singh Rajput |
361843 |
|
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| Majority |
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| Turnout |
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BJP gain from INC |
Swing |
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References
See also