Dhar (Lok Sabha constituency)

Dhar Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: धार 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 Scheduled Tribes. This constituency came into existence in 1967. It covers the entire Dhar district and part of Indore district.

Assembly segments

Presently, Dhar Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha segments:

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Number of electorates (2009)[1]
196 Sardarpur ST Dhar 134,799
197 Gandhwani ST Dhar 140,746
198 Kukshi ST Dhar 153,391
199 Manawar ST Dhar 156,413
200 Dharampuri ST Dhar 133,945
201 Dhar None Dhar 154,155
202 Badnawar None Dhar 140,950
209 Dr. Ambedkar Nagar-Mhow None Indore 178,666
Total: 1,193,065

Members of Parliament

  • 1952-66: Constituency does not exist
ElectionMemberParty
1962 Bharat Singh Chowhan Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1967 Bharat Singh Chowhan Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1971 Bharat Singh Chowhan Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1977 Bharat Singh Chowhan Bharatiya Lok Dal
1980 Fatehbhanusinh Indian National Congress (Indira)
1984 Pratapsingh Bhagel Indian National Congress
1989 Surajbhanu Solanki Indian National Congress
1991 Surajbhanu Solanki Indian National Congress
1996 Chhatar Singh Darbar Bharatiya Janata Party
1998 Gajendra Singh Rajukhedi Indian National Congress
1999 Gajendra Singh Rajukhedi Indian National Congress
2004 Chhatar Singh Darbar Bharatiya Janata Party
2009 Gajendra Singh Rajukhedi Indian National Congress
2014 Savitri Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party

Election Results

General Election, 2014: Dhar
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Savitri Thakur 5,58,387 51.84
INC Umang Singhar 4,54,059 42.16
NOTA None of the Above 15,437 1.43
Majority 1,04,328 9.68
Turnout 10,76,816 64.54
BJP gain from INC Swing

See also

References

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

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