Damoh (Lok Sabha constituency)

Damoh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 1962. It covers the entire Damoh district and parts of Sagar and Chhatarpur districts.

Assembly segments

Presently, Damoh 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]
38 Deori None Sagar 160,350
39 Rehli None Sagar 176,108
42 Banda None Sagar 176,993
53 Malhara None Chhatarpur 150,503
54 Pathariya None Damoh 165,758
55 Damoh None Damoh 185,489
56 Jabera None Damoh 169,816
57 Hatta SC Damoh 173,217
Total: 1,358,234

Members of Parliament

  • 1952-61:Constituency did not exist

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1962 Sahodrabai Rai Indian National Congress
1967 Manibhai J. Patel Indian National Congress
1971 Varah Shanker Giri Indian National Congress
1977 Narendra Singh Yadvendra Singh Bharatiya Lok Dal
1980 Prabhunarayan Ramdhan Indian National Congress (Indira)
1984 Dal Chandra Jain Indian National Congress
1989 Lokendra Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
1991 Dr. Ramakrishna Kusmaria Bharatiya Janata Party
1996 Dr. Ramakrishna Kusmaria Bharatiya Janata Party
1998 Dr. Ramakrishna Kusmaria Bharatiya Janata Party
1999 Dr. Ramakrishna Kusmaria Bharatiya Janata Party
2004 Chandrabhan Bhaiya Bharatiya Janata Party
2009 Shivraj Singh Lodhi Bharatiya Janata Party
2014 Prahlad Singh Patel Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

General Election, 2014: Damoh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Prahlad Singh Patel 5,13,079 56.14
INC Choudhary Mahendra Pratap Singh 2,99,780 32.80
Majority 2,13,299 23.34
Turnout 9,12,080 55.22
BJP hold Swing

References

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

See also

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