| Type: | LS |
| Dewas | |
| Established: | 1962–1967; 2009– |
| State: | Madhya Pradesh |
| Reservation: | SC |
| Assembly Cons: | Ashta Agar Shajapur Shujalpur Kalapipal Sonkatch Dewas Hatpipliya |
| Mp: | Mahendra Solanki |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Latest Election Year: | 2024 |
| Preceded By: | Manohar Untwal |
Dewas is one of the 29 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies. Following delimitation, Shajapur constituency ceased to exist and Dewas constituency came into being.[1] [2] This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes and covers parts of Sehore, Shajapur, Agar Malwa and Dewas districts.
Since May 2019, the Member of Parliament for this constituency is Mahendra Solanki whose term is expected to last until May 2024.
Presently, Dewas Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:[3]
| Name | District | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 157 | Ashta (SC) | Sehore | Gopal Singh | BJP | |
| 166 | Agar (SC) | Agar Malwa | Madhav Singh Gehlot | BJP | |
| 167 | Shajapur | Arun Bhimawad | BJP | ||
| 168 | Shujalpur | Inder Singh Parmar | BJP | ||
| 169 | Ghanshyam Chandravansi | BJP | |||
| 170 | Sonkatch (SC) | Dewas | Rajendra Sonkar | BJP | |
| 171 | Dewas | Gayatri Raje Pawar | BJP | ||
| 172 | Hatpipliya | Manoj Choudhary | BJP | ||
Agar, Shajapur, Shujalpur, Dewas, Sonkatch and Hatpipliya Vidhan Sabha segments were earlier part of the erstwhile Shajapur (Lok Sabha constituency), while Ashta segment was earlier part of Bhopal (Lok Sabha constituency).
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Hukam Chand Kachwai | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 2009 | Sajjan Singh Verma | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Manohar Untwal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019 | Mahendra Solanki | ||