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Chhindwara (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Member of parliament
  
Kamal Nath

State
  
Madhya Pradesh

Female electors
  
679,795

Party
  
Indian National Congress

Male electors
  
721,482

Last election
  
Indian general election, 2014

Assembly segments
  
Chhindwara, Amarwara, Saunsar, Churai, Parasia, Junnardeo, Pandhurna

Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 1951, and it presently covers the entire Chhindwara district. It was a double member constituency from 1956–61, with one seat reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes.

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Assembly segments

Presently, since the delimitation of the parliamentary and legislative assembly constituencies in 2008, Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following seven Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments:

Members of Parliament

  • 1951: Raichand Bhai Shah, Indian National Congress
  • 1957: Bhikulal Lakshmichand Chandak, Indian National Congress / Narayanrao Wadiwa, Indian National Congress
  • 1962: Bhikulal Lakshmichand Chandak, Indian National Congress
  • 1967: Gargishanker Mishra, Indian National Congress
  • 1971: Gargishanker Mishra, Indian National Congress
  • 1977: Gargishankar Mishra, Indian National Congress
  • 1980: Kamal Nath, Indian National Congress (Indira)
  • 1984: Kamal Nath, Indian National Congress
  • 1989: Kamal Nath, Indian National Congress
  • 1991: Kamal Nath, Indian National Congress
  • 1996: Alka Nath, Indian National Congress
  • 1997: Sundar Lal Patwa, Bharatiya Janata Party (By Poll)
  • 1998: Kamal Nath, Indian National Congress
  • 1999: Kamal Nath, Indian National Congress
  • 2004: Kamal Nath, Indian National Congress
  • 2009: Kamal Nath, Indian National Congress
  • 2014: Kamal Nath, Indian National Congress
  • References

    Chhindwara (Lok Sabha constituency) Wikipedia