Betul Lok Sabha constituency explained

Betul
Type:LS
Established:1952
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Mp:Durga Das Uikey
Latest Election Year:2024
State:Madhya Pradesh
Electors:18,95,331
Reservation:ST
Incumbent Image:Durga Das Uikey 2024 (cropped).jpg
Assembly Cons:Multai
Amla
Betul
Ghoradongri
Bhainsdehi
Timarni
Harda
Harsud

Betul is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[1] 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.

Assembly segments

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:

NameDistrictMemberParty
129MultaiBetulChandrashekhar DeshmukhBJP
130Amla (SC)Dr.Yogesh PandagreBJP
131BetulHemant KhandelwalBJP
132Ghoradongri (ST)Ganga Sanjay UikeyBJP
133Bhainsdehi (ST)Mahendrasingh ChauhanBJP
134Timarni (ST)HardaAbhijeet ShahINC
135HardaDr.Ram Kishore DogneINC
176Harsud (ST)KhandwaKunwar Vijay ShahBJP

Members of Parliament

YearMemberParty
1952Bhikulal ChandakIndian National Congress
1967Narendra Kumar Salve
1971
1977Subhash Chandra Ahuja[2] Janata Party
1980Gufran AzamIndian National Congress (I)
1984Aslam Sher KhanIndian National Congress
1989Arif BegBharatiya Janata Party
1991Aslam Sher KhanIndian National Congress
1996Vijay KhandelwalBharatiya Janata Party
1998
1999[3]
2004[4]
2008^Hemant Khandelwal
2009Jyoti Dhurve
2014
2019Durga Das Uikey
^ by poll

Election results

2009

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 . 26 November 2008 . 24 June 2021.
  2. Web site: General Election, 1977 (Vol I, II) . 31 December 2021 . Election Commission of India.
  3. Web site: General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III) . 31 December 2021 . Election Commission of India.
  4. Web site: General Election 2004 . 22 October 2021 . Election Commission of India.