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.
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
|
Chourai
|
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
^ 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
|
|
[1]
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
1999 Indian general election
1998 Indian general election
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
1991 Indian general election
1989 Indian general election
1984 Indian general election
1980 Indian general election
See also
References
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