Betul (Lok Sabha constituency)
Betul Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It covers the entire Betul and Harda districts and part of Khandwa district.
| Betul | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
.png) Betul Lok Sabha constituency within Madhya Pradesh | |
| Incumbent | Durga Das Uikey |
| Parliamentary Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected Year | 2019 |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1952 |
| Reservation | ST |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Total Electors | 17,37,437 |
| Assembly Constituencies | Multai Amla Betul Ghoradongri Bhainsdehi Timarni Harda Harsud |
Assembly segmentsEdit
Like most other Lok Sabha seats in MP and Chhattisgarh, with few seats like Durg (which has nine assembly segments under it) being exceptions, Betul Lok Sabha seat has 8 assembly seats as its segments. Presently, since the delimitation of the parliamentary and legislative assembly constituencies in 2008, Betul Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments:
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Number of electorates (2019)[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | Multai | None | Betul | 2,15,411 |
| 130 | Amla | SC | Betul | 2,07,974 |
| 131 | Betul | None | Betul | 2,38,962 |
| 132 | Ghoradongri | ST | Betul | 2,37,349 |
| 133 | Bhainsdehi | ST | Betul | 2,43,130 |
| 134 | Timarni | ST | Harda | 1,72,843 |
| 135 | Harda | None | Harda | 2,18,716 |
| 176 | Harsud | ST | Khandwa | 2,00,464 |
| Total: | 1,737,437 | |||
Members of ParliamentEdit
| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Madhya Bharat State | ||
| 1952 | Bhikulal Lakshmichak Chandak | Indian National Congress |
| Madhya Pradesh State | ||
| 1967 | Narendra Kumar Salve | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | ||
| 1977 | Subhash Chandra Ahuja | Bharatiya Lok Dal |
| 1980 | Gufran Azam | Indian National Congress (Indira) |
| 1984 | Aslam Sher Khan | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Arif Beg | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1991 | Aslam Sher Khan | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Vijay Kumar Khandelwal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1998 | ||
| 1999 | ||
| 2004 | ||
| 2008^ | Hemant Khandelwal | |
| 2009 | Jyoti Dhurve | |
| 2014 | ||
| 2019 | Durga Das Uikey | |
^ by poll
Election resultsEdit
17th Lok Sabha: 2019 Indian general electionsEdit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Durga Das Uikey | 811,248 | 59.74 | -1.69 | |
| INC | Ramu Tekam | 4,51,007 | 33.21 | +3.14 | |
| BSP | Ashok Bhalavi | 23,573 | 1.74 | +0.17 | |
| Majority | 3,60,241 | 26.53 | |||
| Turnout | 13,58,336 | 78.18 | +13.02 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
16th Lok Sabha: 2014 Indian general electionsEdit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Jyoti Dhurve | 643,651 | 61.43 | ||
| INC | Ajay Shah "Makrai" | 3,15,037 | 30.07 | ||
| AAP | Rajesh Sariyam | 20,627 | 1.97 | ||
| BSP | Sohan Lal Uikey | 16,461 | 1.57 | ||
| Majority | 3,28,614 | 31.36 | |||
| Turnout | 10,47,719 | 65.16 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2009 General electionsEdit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Jyoti Dhurve | 334,939 | 52.62 | ||
| INC | Ojharam Evane | 2,37,622 | 37.33 | ||
| BSP | Rama Kakodia | 13,586 | 2.13 | ||
| Majority | 97,317 | 15.29 | |||
| Turnout | 6,36,555 | 49.47 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
Template:Lok Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh