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

The seat did not exist in 1957 & 1962 General Elections. In 2008, By-Elections were held.

ElectionMemberParty
1952 Bhikulal Lakshmichak Chandak Indian National Congress
1967 Narendra Kumar Salve Indian National Congress
1971 Narendra Kumar Salve Indian National Congress
1977 Subhash Chandra Ahuja Bharatiya Lok Dal
1980 Gufran Azam Indian National Congress (Indira)
1984 Aslam Sher Khan Indian National Congress
1989 Arif Beg Bharatiya Janata Party
1991 Aslam Sher Khan Indian National Congress
1996 Nand Kumar Singh Chauhan Bharatiya Janata Party
1998 Vijay Kumar Khandelwal Bharatiya Janata Party
1999 Vijay Kumar Khandelwal Bharatiya Janata Party
2004 Vijay Kumar Khandelwal Bharatiya Janata Party
2008 Hemant Khandelwal Bharatiya Janata Party
2009 Jyoti Dhurve Bharatiya Janata Party
2014 Jyoti Dhurve Bharatiya Janata Party

See also

References

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