Dewas (Lok Sabha constituency)
Dewas Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 29 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. 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.[2] This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes and covers parts of Sehore, Shajapur, Agar Malwa and Dewas districts.
| Dewas | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
.png.webp) Dewas Lok Sabha constituency within Madhya Pradesh | |
| Incumbent | Mahendra Solanki |
| Parliamentary Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected Year | 2014 |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1951 2009-present |
| Reservation | SC |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Total Electors | 1,296,627[1] |
| Former MP | Manohar Untwal |
| Assembly Constituencies | Ashta (157) Agar (166) Shajapur (167) Shujalpur (168) Kalapipal (169) Sonkatch (170) Dewas (171) Hatpipliya (172) |
Since May 2019, the Member of Parliament for this constituency is Mahendra Solanki whose term is expected to last until May 2024.
Assembly segments
Presently, Dewas Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:[1]
| Constituency number |
Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
District | Number of electors (in 2009)[3] |
Party | MLA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 157 | Ashta | SC | Sehore | 182,389 | BJP | Raghunath Singh Malviya | |
| 166 | Agar | SC | Agar Malwa | 158,981 | INC | Vipin Wankhede | |
| 167 | Shajapur | None | Shajapur | 174,137 | INC | Hukum Singh Karada | |
| 168 | Shujalpur | None | 149,152 | BJP | Inder Singh Parmar | ||
| 169 | Kalapipal | None | 154,984 | INC | Kunal Choudhary | ||
| 170 | Sonkatch | SC | Dewas | 169,865 | INC | Sajjan Singh Verma | |
| 171 | Dewas | None | 161,043 | BJP | Gayatri Raje Pawar | ||
| 172 | Hatpipliya | None | 146,076 | BJP | Manoj Choudhary | ||
| Total: | 1,296,627 | ||||||
Agar, Shajapur, Shujalpur, Dewas, Sonkatch and Hatpipliya Vidhan Sabha segments were earlier part of the erstwhile Shajapur (Lok Sabha constituency), while Ashta segment was earlier part of Bhopal (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Photo | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Hukumchand Kacchaway | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | ||
| 1967-2008 | Seat did not exist. See : Shajapur (Lok Sabha constituency) | |||
| 2009 | Sajjan Singh Verma | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2014 | Manohar Untwal | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2019 | Mahendra Solanki | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
Election results
General Elections 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Mahendra Solanki | 862,429 | 61.62 | ||
| INC | Prahlad Singh Tipanya | 490,180 | 35.02 | ||
| BSP | Badrilal Akela | 18,338 | 1.31 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 9,034 | 0.65 |  0.35 | |
| Majority | 372,249 | 26.60 | |||
| Turnout | 1,398,946 | 79.46 |  8.72 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
General Elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Manohar Untwal | 665,646 | 58.19 | ||
| INC | Sajjan Singh Verma | 405,333 | 35.43 | 12.66 | |
| BSP | Gokul Prasad Dongare | 17,238 | 1.51 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 10,253 | 0.90 | 0.90 | |
| Majority | 260,313 | 22.76 | |||
| Turnout | 1,143,970 | 70.74 | 10.39 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
General Elections 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sajjan Singh Verma | 376,421 | 48.06 | ||
| BJP | Thavarchand Gehlot | 360,964 | 46.09 | ||
| BSP | Bhagirath Parihar | 10,743 | 1.37 | ||
| Majority | 15,457 | 1.97 | |||
| Turnout | 782,929 | 60.35 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
General Elections 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJS | Hukumchand Kacchaway | 106,706 | 46.49 | ||
| INC | Kanhaiyalal | 99,557 | 43.38% | ||
| Ram Rajya Parishad | Ramlal | 23,240 | 10.13% | ||
| Turnout | 229,503 | 54.81% | |||
See also
- Shajapur (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Dewas district
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
Notes
- "Three new Parliamentary seats come into existence Dewas, Tikamgarh and Ratlam in Shajapur, Seoni and Jhabua out". Department of Public Relations, Madhya Pradesh government. 19 December 2008. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009.
- "Three new faces in Cong candidates' list". Central Chronicle. 14 March 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
- "Parliamentary & Assembly Constituency-Wise Report of Electors in the Final Roll-2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
- "General Election, 1962 (Vol I, II) - General Election Archive (1951-2004) - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 30 November 2020.