Dewas (Lok Sabha constituency)


Dewas Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: देवास लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 29 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies. Following delimitation, Shajapur constituency ceased to exist and Dewas constituency came into being.[1] This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes and covers parts of Sehore, Shajapur , agar Malwa and Dewas districts.

Assembly segments

Presently, Dewas Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:[2]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Number of electorates (2009)[3]
157 Ashta SC Sehore 182,389
166 Agar (Gopal Parmar) SC Shajapur 158,981
167 Shajapur None Shajapur 174,137
168 Shujalpur None Shajapur 149,152
169 Kalapipal None Shajapur 154,984
170 Sonkatch SC Dewas 169,865
171 Dewas None Dewas 161,043
172 Hatpipliya None Dewas 146,076
Total: 1,296,627

Agar, Shajapur, Shujalpur, Dewas, Sonkatch and Hatpipliya Vidhan Sabha segments were earlier part of the erstwhile Shajapur constituency, while Ashta Vidhan Sabha segment was earlier part of Bhopal constituency.

Members of Parliament

Sajjan Singh Verma, MP-Dewas 2009-2014
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1962 Hukumchand Kacchaway Jan Sangh
2009 Sajjan Singh Verma Indian National Congress
2014 Manohar Untwal Bharatiya Janata Party

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Three new faces in Cong candidates' list". Central Chronicle. March 14, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Three new Parliamentary seats come into existence Dewas, Tikamgarh and Ratlam in Shajapur, Seoni and Jhabua out". Department of Public Relations, Madhya Pradesh government. December 19, 2008. Archived from the original on June 21, 2009.
  3. ↑ Parliamentary & Assembly Constituency-Wise Report of Electors in the Final Roll-2009

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