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{{Short description|Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Chhindwara
| type = LS
| constituency_no =
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=right|type=shape|from=Lok Sabha constituencies/2019/Madhya Pradesh/Chhindwara.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency
| established = [[Indian general election, 1951–52|1951]]
| party = [[BJP]]
| mp = [[Vivek Kumar Sahu|Vivek Kumar Sahu (Bunty)]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
| state = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| electors = 16,32,190<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf |title=Press Note |author= |date=25 May 2024 |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=11 December 2024}}</ref>
| reservation = None
| assembly_cons = [[Junnardeo (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Junnardeo]] [[Amarwara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Amarwara]] [[Chourai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chourai]] [[Saunsar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Saunsar]] [[Chhindwara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chhindwara]] [[Parasia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Parasia]] [[Pandhurna (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Pandhurna]]
}}
'''Chhindwara''' 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]] and [[Pandhurna district]].

==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:
{| class="wikitable"
!#
!Name
!District
!Member
! colspan="2" |Party
! colspan="2" |2024 Lead
|-
|122
|[[Junnardeo Assembly constituency|Junnardeo]] (ST)
| rowspan="7" |[[Chhindwara district|Chhindwara]]
|Sunil Uikey
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=7}}
|-
|123
|[[Amarwara Assembly constituency|Amarwara]] (ST)
|[[Kamlesh Shah]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|124
|[[Chourai Assembly constituency|Chourai]]
|Chaudhry Sujit
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=5}}
|-
|125
|[[Saunsar Assembly constituency|Sausar]]
|Vijay Revanth Chore
|-
|126
|[[Chhindwara Assembly constituency|Chhindwara]]
|[[Kamal Nath]]
|-
|127
|[[Parasia Assembly constituency|Parasiya]] (SC)
|Sohanlal Balmik
|-
|128
|[[Pandhurna Assembly constituency|Pandhurna]] (ST)
|Neelesh Uikey
|-
|}

== Members of Parliament ==
{{Pie chart
| caption = [[Indian National Congress]] is the most successful political party in [[Chhindwara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chhindwara]] Lok Sabha elections.
| value1 = 84.21
| label1 = [[Indian National Congress|'''INC''']] (16 terms)
| color1 = {{party color|Indian National Congress}}
| value2 = 10.53
| label2 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|'''BJP''']] (2 terms)
| color2 = {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| value3 = 5.26
| label3 = [[Indian National Congress (I)|'''INC (I)''']] (1 term)
| color3 = #0ef4e1
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Member
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|[[1951–52 Indian general election|1952]]
|[[Raichandbhai Shah]]
| rowspan="6" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan="6" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[1957 Indian general election|1957]]
| rowspan="2" |Bhikulal Chandak
|-
|[[1962 Indian general election|1962]]
|-
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Gargi Shankar Mishra]]
|-
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Kamal Nath]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress (I)]]
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
| rowspan="4" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan="4" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|[[Alka Nath]]
|-
|1997^
|[[Sunder Lal Patwa]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Kamal Nath]]
| rowspan="6" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan="6" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[Nakul Nath]]
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|[[Vivek Kumar Sahu]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|}
^ by poll

==Election results==
===2024===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Indian general election]]: [[Chhindwara]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Chhindwara Constituency Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 |url=https://www.brutimes.com/news/politics/chhindwara-constituency-lok-sabha-election-results-2024 |website=Bru Times News |language=en}}</ref><ref name="2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Chhindwara">{{cite news |title=2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Chhindwara |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S1216.htm |access-date=30 September 2024 |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930151919/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S1216.htm |archive-date=30 September 2024}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Vivek Kumar Sahu|Vivek Bunty Sahu]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 6,44,738
|percentage = 49.41
|change = +5.36
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Nakul Nath]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 5,31,120
|percentage = 40.70
|change = -6.34
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Deviram Bhalavi
|party = Gondwana Ganatantra Party
|votes = 55,988
|percentage = 4.29
|change = +4.09
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 9,903
|percentage = 0.76
|change = -0.87
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,13,618
|percentage = 8.71
|change = +5.70
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 13,04,827
|percentage = 79.83
|change = -2.59
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{notelist}}

===2019===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: Chhindwara}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Nakul Nath]]
|votes = 5,47,305
|percentage = 47.06
|change = -3.48
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Nathan Shah
|votes = 5,09,769
|percentage = 44.05
|change = +4.04
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = ABGP
|candidate = Manmohan Shah Batti
|votes = 35,968
|percentage = 2.88
|change = new
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Gyaneshwar Gajbhiye
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 14,275
|percentage = 1.14
|change = +0.03
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Rajkumar Saryam
|party = Gondwana Ganatantra Party
|votes = 4,706
|percentage = 0.38
|change = -1.93
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|party = None of the above
|votes = 20,324
|percentage = 1.63
|change = -0.67
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 37,536
|percentage = 3.00
|change = -7.53
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 12,48,478
|percentage = 82.42
|change = +3.43
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing = -7.53
}}
{{Election box end}}
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS1216.htm?ac=16|title=General Election 2019 - Election Commission of India|website=results.eci.gov.in|access-date=2019-05-23}}</ref>

===2014 Indian general election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Chhindwara]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Kamal Nath]]
|votes = 5,59,755
|percentage = 50.54
|change = +1.13
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Chandrabhan Singh Chaudhary|Ch. Chandrabhan Kuber Singh]]
|votes = 4,43,218
|percentage = 40.01
|change = +5.22
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Pardeshi Hartapshah Tirgam
|party = Gondwana Ganatantra Party
|votes = 25,628
|percentage = 2.31
|change = new
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Sitaram Sareyam
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 12,762
|percentage = 1.15
|change = new
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Nitin Kumar Sahu
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 12,241
|percentage = 1.11
|change = -0.08
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|party = None of the above
|votes = 25,499
|percentage = 2.30
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,16,537
|percentage = 10.53
|change = -4.09
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 11,07,498
|percentage = 78.99
|change = +7.14
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing = -2.04
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2009 Indian general election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Chhindwara]] }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Kamal Nath]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 4,09,736
|percentage = 49.41
|change = +8.52
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Marot Rao Khavase
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 2,88,516
|percentage = 34.79
|change = +2.34
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Manmohan Shah Batti
|votes = 27,414
|percentage = 3.31
|change = new
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Tulsiram Suryawanshi
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 21,211
|percentage = 2.56
|change = new
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Rao Saheb Shinde
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 9,880
|percentage = 1.19
|change = new
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,21,220
|percentage = 14.62
|change = +6.18
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,29,294
|percentage = 71.85
|change = +5.93
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2004 Indian general election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections]]: [[Chhindwara]] }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Kamal Nath]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 3,08,563
|percentage = 40.89
|change = -23.09
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Prahlad Singh Patel]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=2,44,855|percentage=32.45|change=-1.3}}
{{Election box majority||votes=63,708|percentage=8.44|change=-21.26}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=7,52,439|percentage=65.92|change=+5.61}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1999 Indian general election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1999 Indian general election]]: [[Chhindwara]] }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Kamal Nath]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 3,99,904
|percentage = 63.98
|change = +6.88
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Santosh Jain|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=2,10,976|percentage=33.75|change=-1.75}}
{{Election box majority||votes=1,88,928|percentage=29.7|change=+8.1}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=6,36,741|percentage=60.31|change=-10.20}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1998 Indian general election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1998 Indian general election]]: [[Chhindwara]] }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Kamal Nath]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 4,06,249
|percentage = 57.1
|change = +11.35
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Sunder Lal Patwa]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=2,52,851|percentage=35.5|change=-15.87}}
{{Election box majority||votes=153,398|percentage=21.6|change=+15.98}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=70.51|change=+3.22}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===By election, 1997===
{{Election box begin | title=By Election, 1997: Chhindwara}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Sunder Lal Patwa]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 3,44,302
|percentage = 51.37
|change = +11.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Kamal Nath]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 3,06,622
|percentage = 45.75
|change = +2.61
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = I. S. Chauhan
|party = Janata Party
|votes = 4,151
|percentage = 0.62
|change = new
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Vijay Singh Baghel
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 3,210
|percentage = 0.48
|change = new
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Dilip Parsram
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 2,972
|percentage = 0.44
|change = new
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 37,680
|percentage = 5.62
|change = +2.48
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,70,220
|percentage = 67.29
|change = +3.2
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1996 Indian general election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1996 Indian general election]]: Chhindwara }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Alka Nath]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 2,81,414
|percentage = 43.14
|change = -12.84
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Chandrabhan Singh Chaudhary]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 2,60,032
|percentage = 40
|change = +4.81
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 21,382
|percentage = 3.14
|change = -17.65
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 64.09
|change = +17.47
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1991 Indian general election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Indian general election]]: Chhindwara}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Kamal Nath]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 2,14,456
|percentage = 55.98
|change = +5.84
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Chandrabhan Singh Chaudhary]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 1,34,824
|percentage = 35.19
|change = new
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 79,632
|percentage = 20.79
|change = +11.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 46.62
|change = -6.79
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1989 Indian general election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1989 Indian general election]]: Chhindwara }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Kamal Nath]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 2,11,799
|percentage = 50.14
|change = -16.97
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Madhav Lal Dube
|party = Janata Dal
|votes = 1,71,695
|percentage = 40.65
|change = new
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 40,104
|percentage = 9.49
|change = -34.51
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 53.41
|change = 4.41
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1984 Indian general election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1984 Indian general election]]: Chhindwara}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Kamal Nath]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 2,34,846
|percentage = 67.17
|change = +15.58
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Batra Ram Kishan
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 81,021
|percentage = 23.17
|change = new
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 153,825
|percentage = 44
|change = -20.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 57.82
|change = +4.92
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1980 Indian general election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1980 Indian general election]]: Chhindwara }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Kamal Nath]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 1,47,779
|percentage = 51.59
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Pratul Chandra Dwivedi|party=Janata Party|votes=77,648|percentage=27.11|change=N/A}}
{{Election box majority||votes=70,131|percentage=23.3|change=N/A}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=3,00,998|percentage=52.9|change=N/A}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Chhindwara district]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh}}

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[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Chhindwara district]]

Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency - Revision history

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