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Shahdol (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Member of parliament
  
Gyan Singh

State
  
Madhya Pradesh

Female electors
  
754,376

Party
  
Bharatiya Janata Party

Male electors
  
806,945

Total electors
  
1,561,321

Assembly segments
  
Jaitpur, Anuppur, Kotma, Bandhavgarh, Manpur, Jaisingnagar, Pushprajgarh, Barwara

Shahdol Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: शहडोल 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 candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes. It covers the entire Anuppur and Umaria districts and parts of Shahdol and Katni districts.

Contents

Assembly segments

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

Members of Parliament

Vindhya Pradesh state: (as Shahdol Sidhi)

  • 1951: Randhaman Singh, Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party / Bhagwan Datta Shastri, Socialist Party
    Two members elected from this seat in 1951 and 1957

    • Madhya Pradesh state:

  • 1957: Kamal Narain Singh / Anand Chandra Joshi, Indian National Congress
  • 1962: Buddhu Singh, Socialist Party
  • 1967: Girja Kumari, Indian National Congress
  • 1971: Dhan Shah, Independent
  • 1977: Dalpat Singh Paraste, Bharatiya Lok Dal
  • 1980: Dalbir Singh, Indian National Congress (I)
  • 1984: Dalbir Singh, Indian National Congress
  • 1989: Dalpat Singh Paraste, Janata Dal
  • 1991: Dalbir Singh, Indian National Congress
  • 1996: Gyan Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 1998: Gyan Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 1999: Dalpat Singh Paraste, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2004: Dalpat Singh Paraste, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2009: Rajesh Nandini Singh, Indian National Congress
  • 2014: Dalpat Singh Paraste, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2016: Gyan Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party (By Poll)

    • Election Results

  • 2009 General Election

    • Rajesh Nandini Singh (Congress) 263,434 (won by 13,415 votes)
    Narendra Singh Maravi (BJP) 250,019

    References

    Shahdol (Lok Sabha constituency) Wikipedia
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