Tikamgarh Lok Sabha constituency explained

Type:LS
Tikamgarh
Established:1952
State:Madhya Pradesh
Reservation:SC
Assembly Cons:Tikamgarh
Jatara
Prithvipur
Niwari
Khargapur
Maharajpur
Chhatarpur
Bijawar
Mp:Virendra Kumar Khatik
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Incumbent Image:File:MP Virendra Kumar.jpg
Latest Election Year:2024
Electors:18,26,585[1]

Tikamgarh is one of the 29 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies. It is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes[2]

This constituency covers the entire Tikamgarh district and Niwari district and part of Chhatarpur district. Before delimitation, Tikamgarh, Jatara, Niwari, Khargapur, Maharajpur, Chhatarpur and Bijawar Vidhan Sabha segments were part of the erstwhile Khajuraho Lok Sabha constituency.As per census Tikamgarh District has a population of 1,445,166 in 2011 out of which 760,355 are male and 684,811 are female. Population of Tikamgarh District in 2020/2021 is 1,616,201(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 747,940 out of 459,353 are male and 288,587 are female. People living in Tikamgarh District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 655,318 out of which men are 402,776 and women are 252,542. Total 251,049 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 187,192 are cultivated by men and 63,857 are women. 126,209 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 75,717 and 50,492 are women. Tikamgarh District sex ratio is 901 females per 1000 of males. Next Tikamgarh District Census will be in 2021.

Assembly segments

Tikamgarh Lok Sabha constituency comprises eight Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments. These are:[3]

NameDistrictMemberParty
43TikamgarhTikamgarhYadvendra SinghINC
44Jatara (SC)Harishankar KhatikBJP
45PrithvipurNiwariNitendra Singh RathoreINC
46NiwariAnil JainBJP
47KhargapurTikamgarhChanda GaurINC
48MaharajpurChhatarpurKamakhya Pratap SinghBJP
51ChhatarpurLalita YadavBJP
52BijawarBabalu Rajesh ShuklaBJP

Members of Parliament

Party
1952Ram Sahai
1962Kure Mate
1967Nathu Ram Ahirwar
1971
2009Dr. Virendra Kumar Khatik
2014
2019
2024

Election results

General Elections 2009

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf
  2. Web site: Three new faces in Cong candidates' list. Central Chronicle. 14 March 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110717050439/http://www.centralchronicle.com/viewnews.asp?articleID=2348. 17 July 2011. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Three new Parliamentary seats come into existence Dewas, Tikamgarh and Ratlam in Shajapur, Seoni and Jhabua out. Department of Public Relations, Madhya Pradesh government. 19 December 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090621174614/http://www.mpinfo.org/mpinfonew/english/election_commission/191208.asp. 21 June 2009. dmy-all.