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Shajapur (Lok Sabha constituency)
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| Shajapur | |
|---|---|
| Former Lok Sabha Constituency | |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1977 |
| Abolished | 2009 |
| Reservation | SC |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Former MP | Thawarchand Gehlot |
| Assembly Constituencies | Shujalpur (166) Gulana (167) Shajapur (168) Agar (169) Susner (170) Dewas (186) Sonkatch (187) Hatpipliya (188) |
Shajapur Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency was reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes from 1976 to 2008. This constituency covered the entire Shajapur district and part of Dewas district.
Vidhan Sabha segments[edit]
From 1976-2008, Shajapur Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following eight Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments:
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Number of electorates (2003) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166 | Shujalpur | None | Shajapur | 177,272 |
| 167 | Gulana | None | Shajapur | 149,307 |
| 168 | Shajapur | None | Shajapur | 181,088 |
| 169 | Agar | SC | Shajapur | 160,102 |
| 170 | Susner | None | Shajapur | 145,332 |
| 186 | Dewas | None | Dewas | 214,981 |
| 187 | Sonkatch | SC | Dewas | 142,073 |
| 188 | Hatpipalya | None | Dewas | 146,729 |
| Total: | 1,316,884 | |||
Agar, Shajapur, Shujalpur, Dewas, Sonkatch and Hatpipalya Vidhan Sabha segments are currently part of Dewas (Lok Sabha constituency). Susner is part of Rajgarh constituency and Gulana was abolished in 2008.
Members of Lok Sabha[edit]
| Year | Details | Member/s | Photo | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 2-member seat for Madhya Bharat state: (as Shajapur Rajgarh) |
Liladhar Joshi and Bhagu Nandu Malvia | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1957 | 2-member seat for Madhya Pradesh | Liladhar Joshi and Kanhaiyalal Malavia | |||
| 1962-1967 | Seat did not exist | ||||
| 1967 | 1-member seat | Baburao Patel | 
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Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1971 | Jagannathrao Joshi | ||||
| 1977 | SC-reserved seat | Phool Chand Verma | Janata Party (Joined BJP in April 1980) | ||
| 1980 | |||||
| 1984 | Bapulal Malviya | Indian National Congress | |||
| 1989 | Phool Chand Verma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 1991 | |||||
| 1996 | Thawarchand Gehlot | .jpg)
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| 1998 | |||||
| 1999 | |||||
| 2004 | |||||
| After 2008 | Seat ceased to exist | ||||
The constituency ceased to exist when Lok Sabha seats map for Madhya Pradesh was redrawn in 2008.
References[edit]
Election Commission of India -http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp