Chhindwara (Lok Sabha constituency)

Chhindwara (छिंदवाड़ा) 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.

Chhindwara
Lok Sabha Constituency
Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency within Madhya Pradesh
IncumbentNakul Nath
Parliamentary PartyIndian National Congress
Elected Year2019
Constituency Details
Established1951 –present
ReservationNone
StateMadhya Pradesh
Total Electors15,12,369
Assembly ConstituenciesJunnardeo (122)
Amarwara (123)
Chaurai (124)
Saunsar (125)
Chhindwara (126)
Parasia (127)
Pandhurna (128)

Assembly segments

Most Lok Sabha seats in MP and Chhattisgarh, with few seats like Durg (which has nine assembly segments under it) being exceptions, have 8 assembly seats as their segments. This seat is among the exceptions. Chhindwara and Satna have 7 assembly segments under them. Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following seven Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments:

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Number of electorates (2019)
122 Junnardeo ST Chhindwara 2,10,195
123 Amarwara ST Chhindwara 2,34,330
124 Chouraii None Chhindwara 2,01,046
125 Sausar None Chhindwara 1,97,889
126 Chhindwara None Chhindwara 2,62,745
127 Parasiya SC Chhindwara 2,06,044
128 Pandhurna ST Chhindwara 2,00,120
Total: 15,12,369

Members of Parliament
Year Winner Party
Madhya Bharat State
1952 Raichand Bhai Shah Indian National Congress
Madhya Pradesh State
1957 Bhikulal Lakshmichand Chandak Indian National Congress
1962 Bhikulal Lakshmichand Chandak Indian National Congress
1967 Gargi Shankar Mishra Indian National Congress
1971 Gargi Shankar Mishra Indian National Congress
1977 Gargi Shankar Mishra Indian National Congress
1980 Kamal Nath Indian National Congress (I)
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
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
2019 Nakul Kamal Nath Indian National Congress

^ by poll

Election Results

2019 Indian general election
2019 Indian general elections: Chhindwara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Nakul Nath 5,87,305 47.06 -3.48
BJP Nathan Shah 5,49,769 44.05 +4.04
ABGP Manmohan Shah Batti 35,968 2.88
BSP Gyaneshwar Gajbhiye 14,275 1.14
GGP Rajkumar Saryam 4,706 0.38
NOTA None of the Above 20,324 1.63 -0.67
Majority 37,536 3.00 -7.53
Turnout 12,48,478 82.42 +3.43
INC hold Swing -7.53

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2014 Indian general election
2014 Indian general elections: Chhindwara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kamal Nath 5,59,755 50.54 +1.13
BJP Ch. Chandrabhan Kuber Singh 4,43,218 40.01 +5.22
GGP Pardeshi Hartapshah Tirgam 25,628 2.31
Independent Sitaram Sareyam 12,762 1.15
BSP Nitin Kumar Sahu 12,241 1.11 -0.08
NOTA None of the Above 25,499 2.30
Majority 1,16,537 10.53 -4.09
Turnout 11,07,498 78.99 +7.14
INC hold Swing -2.04

2009 Indian general election
2009 Indian general elections: Chhindwara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kamal Nath 4,09,736 49.41
BJP Marot Rao Khavase 2,88,516 34.79
Independent Manmohan Shah Batti 27,414 3.31
Independent Tulsiram Suryawanshi 21,211 2.56
BSP Rao Saheb Shinde 9,880 1.19
Majority 1,21,220 14.62
Turnout 8,29,294 71.85
INC hold Swing

2004 Indian general election
2004 Indian general elections: Chhindwara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kamal Nath 3,08,563 40.89
BJP Prahlad Singh Patel 2,44,855 32.45
Majority 63,708 8.44
Turnout 65.92
INC hold Swing

1999 Indian general election
1999 Indian general election: Chhindwara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kamal Nath 3,99,904 63.98
BJP Prahlad Singh Patel 2,10,976 33.75
Majority
Turnout 60.31
INC hold Swing

1998 Indian general election
1998 Indian general election: Chhindwara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kamal Nath 3,99,904 58.40
BJP Sunder Lal Patwa 2,10,976 36.35
Majority
Turnout 70.51
INC gain from BJP Swing

By election, 1997
By Election, 1997: Chhindwara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sunder Lal Patwa 3,44,302 51.37
INC Kamal Nath 3,06,622 45.75
JP I. S. Chauhan 4,151 0.62
Independent Vijay Singh Baghel 3,210 0.48
Independent Dilip Parsram 2,972 0.44
Majority 37,680 5.62
Turnout 6,70,220 67.29
BJP gain from INC Swing

1996 Indian general election
1996 Indian general election: Chhindwara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Alka Nath 2,81,414 46.69
BJP Choudhari Chandrabhan 2,60,032 43.14
Majority
Turnout 64.09
INC hold Swing

1991 Indian general election
1991 Indian general election: Chhindwara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kamal Nath 2,14,456 55.98
BJP Choudhari Chandrabhan 1,34,824 35.19
Majority
Turnout 46.62
INC hold Swing

1989 Indian general election
1989 Indian general election: Chhindwara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kamal Nath 2,11,799 50.14
JD Madhav Lal Dube 1,71,695 40.65
Majority
Turnout 53.41
INC hold Swing

1984 Indian general election
1984 Indian general election: Chhindwara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kamal Nath 2,34,846 67.17
BJP Batra Ram Kishan 81,021 23.17
Majority
Turnout 57.82
INC hold Swing

1980 Indian general election
1980 Indian general election: Chhindwara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) Kamal Nath 1,47,779 51.59
JP Pratul Chandra Dwivedi 77,648 27.11
Majority
Turnout 57.82
INC hold Swing

See also

References
  1. "General Election 2019 - Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 2019-05-23.

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