Bhind (Lok Sabha constituency)

Bhind Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: भिंड लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency was reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes in its first year as a stand-alone constituency, henceforth it became a general constituency. This constituency covers the entire Bhind and Datia districts.

Assembly segments

Before delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008, Bhind Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following eight Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Number of electorates (2003)
9 Gohad SC Bhind 152,607
10 Mehgaon None Bhind 157,316
11 Attair None Bhind 182,294
12 Bhind None Bhind 240,052
13 Ron None Bhind 141,143
14 Lahar None Bhind 190,636
22 Seondha SC Datia 162,244
23 Datia None Datia 156,910
Total: 1,383,202

Presently, after delimitation, this constituency comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Number of electorates (2009)[1]
9 Ater None Bhind 177,334
10 Bhind None Bhind 197,183
11 Lahar None Bhind 205,839
12 Mehgaon None Bhind 210,649
13 Gohad SC Bhind 166,893
20 Sewda None Datia 130,161
21 Bhander SC Datia 139,600
22 Datia None Datia 143,593
Total: 1,371,252

Members of Parliament

  • 1957: Constituency did not exist
ElectionMemberParty
1952 Suraj Prasad Indian National Congress
1962 Suraj Prasad Indian National Congress
1967 Yashwant Singh Kushwah Indian National Congress
1971 Gangacharan Dikshit Indian National Congress
1977 Vijaya Raje Scindia Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1980 Kali Charan Sharma Indian National Congress (Indira)
1984 Krishna Pal Singh Indian National Congress
1989 Narsingh Rao Dixit Bharatiya Janata Party
1991 Yoganand Saraswati Bharatiya Janata Party
1996 Ram Lakhan Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
1998 Ram Lakhan Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
1999 Ram Lakhan Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
2004 Ram Lakhan Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
2009 Ashok Chhaviram Argal Bharatiya Janata Party
2014 Bhagirath Prasad Singh Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

General Election, 2014: Bhind
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Bhagirath Prasad 4,04,474 55.48
INC Imarti 2,44,513 33.54
Majority 1,59,961 21.94
Turnout 7,29,084 46.03
Bharatiya Janata Party hold Swing

See also

References

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

Election Commission of India https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp

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