Gwalior (Lok Sabha constituency)
Gwalior Lok Sabha seat is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh state. This constituency covers the entire Gwalior district and part of Shivpuri district.
| Gwalior | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
.png.webp) Gwalior Lok Sabha constituency within Madhya Pradesh | |
| Incumbent | Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar |
| Parliamentary Party | BJP |
| Elected Year | 2019 |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1952 |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Assembly Constituencies | Gwalior Rural (14) Gwalior (15) Gwalior East (16) Gwalior South (17) Bhitarwar (18) Dabra (19) Karera (23) Pohari (24) |
Vidhan Sabha segments
Gwalior Lok Sabha constituency currently comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments:
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Number of electorates (2009)[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Gwalior Rural | None | Gwalior | 165,543 |
| 15 | Gwalior | None | Gwalior | 208,294 |
| 16 | Gwalior East | None | Gwalior | 202,849 |
| 17 | Gwalior South | None | Gwalior | 184,465 |
| 18 | Bhitarwar | None | Gwalior | 172,171 |
| 19 | Dabra | SC | Gwalior | 159,077 |
| 23 | Karera | SC | Shivpuri | 169,759 |
| 24 | Pohari | None | Shivpuri | 158,217 |
| Total: | 1,420,375 | |||
Members of Lok Sabha
- *By Election
Election results
2019 Lok Sabha Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar | 6,27,250 | 52.44 | ||
| INC | Ashok Singh | 4,80,408 | 40.16 | ||
| BSP | Mamta Singh Kushwaha | 44,677 | 3.74 | ||
| IND. | Govind Singh | 6,320 | 0.53 | ||
| PPI(D) | Geeta Rani Kushwah | 5,566 | 0.47 | ||
| Majority | 1,46,842 | 12.28 | |||
| Turnout | 11,96,888 | 59.82 | +7.02 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2014 Lok Sabha Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Narendra Singh Tomar | 4,42,796 | 44.68 | +1.39 | |
| INC | Ashok Singh | 4,13,097 | 41.68 | +3.04 | |
| BSP | Alok Sharma | 68,196 | 6.88 | -6.21 | |
| AAP | Neelam Agrwal | 11,510 | 1.16 | N/A | |
| CPI (M) | Akhilesh Yadav | 10,297 | 1.04 | N/A | |
| SP | Balwant Singh Kushwah | 5,327 | 0.54 | N/A | |
| Independent | Asif Khan | 4,969 | 0.50 | N/A | |
| Jan Nyay Dal | C.L. Karodiya | 4,719 | 0.48 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 4,219 | 0.43 | ||
| Majority | 29,699 | 3.00 | |||
| Turnout | 9,90,912 | 52.80 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Yashodhara Raje Scindia | 2,52,314 | 43.19 | ||
| INC | Ashok Singh | 2,25,723 | 38.64 | ||
| BSP | Ajab Singh Kushwaha | 76,481 | 13.09 | ||
| IND. | Jagadish Gobara | 3,943 | 0.67 | ||
| LJP | Avtar Singh | 3,341 | 0.57 | ||
| Majority | 26,591 | 4.55 | |||
| Turnout | 5,84,196 | 41.12 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2004 Lok Sabha Election
- Ramsevak Singh (Congress) : 307,735 (Expelled from Lok Sabha)
- Jaibhan Singh Pawaiya (BJP) : 210,063
- Ram Sevak Singh was caught taking bribe and expelled from Lok Sabha.[3] This necessitated by-election for the seat which BJP won.
2007 bye-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Yashodhara Raje Scindia | 2,13,583 | 37.43 | ||
| INC | Ashok Singh | 1,77,109 | 31.04 | ||
| RSD | Ramshree Baghel | 51,308 | 8.99 | ||
| BSP | Kedar Singh Bidhuri | 35,707 | 6.26 | ||
| LJP | Phool Singh Baraiya | 31,844 | 5.58 | ||
| SP | Munna Lal Goyal | 16,829 | 2.95 | ||
| Majority | 36,474 | 6.39 | |||
| Turnout | 5,70,609 | 41.38 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1984 Lok Sabha Election
- Madhavrao Scindia (Congress) : 307,735
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee (BJP) : 132,141
Political sources claim that Scindia had told Vajpayee that he would be contesting from Guna, but changed his seat very late. The sympathy wave for Congress was so strong that Vajpayee could have lost the election in any case, but Scindia's candidacy made his defeat certain. Jana Sangh / BJP had won this seat even in the Indira waves of 1971 and 1980.[4]
1971 Lok Sabha Election
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee (BJP) : 188,995
- Gautam Sharma (Congress) : 118,685
1952 Lok Sabha Election
General Elections 1952 Vi Gha Deshpande (Hindu Mahasabha) won from both Gwalior and Guna. He retained Guna seat, and resigned from Gwalior. The by-election for Gwalior seat was won by N B Khare, also of Hindu Maha Sabha. In 1930s, Khare had been Chief Minister (called 'Premier' in those days) of Central Province as a Congress politician. But he left the party later.
References
- "Parliamentary & Assembly Constituency-Wise Report of Electors in the Final Roll-2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- Naveen, P. (21 November 2015). "Madhya Pradesh: Son takes up cudgels for cash-for-query stung MP | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "BJP, BSP suspend MPs caught on camera taking bribes". rediff.com. 12 December 2005. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "1984 India General (8th Lok Sabha) Elections Results". www.elections.in. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
Sources
See also
- Gwalior district
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha