Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh, India
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Chhindwara is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in Central India. This constituency came into existence in 1951, and it presently covers the entire Chhindwara district and Pandhurna district.
CountryIndia
| Chhindwara | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Assembly constituencies | Junnardeo Amarwara Chourai Saunsar Chhindwara Parasia Pandhurna |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 16,32,190[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
Most Lok Sabha seats in MP and Chhattisgarh, with few seats like Durg (which has nine assembly segments under it) being exceptions, have 8 assembly seats as their segments. This seat is among the exceptions. Chhindwara and Satna have 7 assembly segments under them. Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following seven Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | Junnardeo (ST) | Chhindwara | Sunil Uikey | INC | BJP | ||
| 123 | Amarwara (ST) | Kamlesh Shah | BJP | ||||
| 124 | Chourai | Choudhary Sujeet Mersingh | INC | ||||
| 125 | Sausar | Vijay Revnath Chore | |||||
| 126 | Chhindwara | Kamal Nath | |||||
| 127 | Parasiya (SC) | Sohanlal Valmik | |||||
| 128 | Pandhurna (ST) | Neelesh Uikey | |||||
Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Raichandbhai Shah | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Bhikulal Chandak | ||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Gargi Shankar Mishra | ||
| 1971 | |||
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | Kamal Nath | ||
| 1984 | |||
| 1989 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Alka Nath | ||
| 1997^ | Sunder Lal Patwa | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1998 | Kamal Nath | Indian National Congress | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | |||
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | Nakul Nath | ||
| 2024 | Vivek Kumar Sahu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Indian National Congress is the most successful political party in Chhindwara Lok Sabha elections.
Kamal Nath is the most frequently elected Member of Parliament from Chhindwara.
- Kamal Nath (9 terms) (47.4%)
- Gargi Shankar Mishra (3 terms) (15.8%)
- Bhikulal Chandak (2 terms) (10.5%)
- Others (5 terms) (26.3%)
^ by poll
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vivek Kumar Sahu | 644,738 | 49.41 | +5.36 | |
| INC | Nakul Nath | 5,31,120 | 40.70 | −6.34 | |
| GGP | Deviram Bhalavi | 55,988 | 4.29 | +4.09 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 9,903 | 0.76 | −0.87 | |
| Majority | 1,13,618 | 8.71 | +5.70 | ||
| Turnout | 13,04,827 | 79.83 | −2.59 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Nakul Nath | 547,305 | 47.06 | −3.48 | |
| BJP | Nathan Shah | 5,09,769 | 44.05 | +4.04 | |
| ABGP | Manmohan Shah Batti | 35,968 | 2.88 | new | |
| BSP | Gyaneshwar Gajbhiye | 14,275 | 1.14 | +0.03 | |
| GGP | Rajkumar Saryam | 4,706 | 0.38 | −1.93 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 20,324 | 1.63 | −0.67 | |
| Majority | 37,536 | 3.00 | −7.53 | ||
| Turnout | 12,48,478 | 82.42 | +3.43 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | -7.53 | |||
2014 Indian general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kamal Nath | 559,755 | 50.54 | +1.13 | |
| BJP | Ch. Chandrabhan Kuber Singh | 4,43,218 | 40.01 | +5.22 | |
| GGP | Pardeshi Hartapshah Tirgam | 25,628 | 2.31 | new | |
| Independent | Sitaram Sareyam | 12,762 | 1.15 | new | |
| BSP | Nitin Kumar Sahu | 12,241 | 1.11 | −0.08 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 25,499 | 2.30 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,16,537 | 10.53 | −4.09 | ||
| Turnout | 11,07,498 | 78.99 | +7.14 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | -2.04 | |||
2009 Indian general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kamal Nath | 409,736 | 49.41 | +8.52 | |
| BJP | Marot Rao Khavase | 2,88,516 | 34.79 | +2.34 | |
| Independent | Manmohan Shah Batti | 27,414 | 3.31 | new | |
| Independent | Tulsiram Suryawanshi | 21,211 | 2.56 | new | |
| BSP | Rao Saheb Shinde | 9,880 | 1.19 | new | |
| Majority | 1,21,220 | 14.62 | +6.18 | ||
| Turnout | 8,29,294 | 71.85 | +5.93 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2004 Indian general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kamal Nath | 308,563 | 40.89 | −23.09 | |
| BJP | Prahlad Singh Patel | 2,44,855 | 32.45 | −1.3 | |
| Majority | 63,708 | 8.44 | −21.26 | ||
| Turnout | 7,52,439 | 65.92 | +5.61 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1999 Indian general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kamal Nath | 399,904 | 63.98 | +6.88 | |
| BJP | Santosh Jain | 2,10,976 | 33.75 | −1.75 | |
| Majority | 1,88,928 | 29.7 | +8.1 | ||
| Turnout | 6,36,741 | 60.31 | −10.20 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1998 Indian general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kamal Nath | 406,249 | 57.1 | +11.35 | |
| BJP | Sunder Lal Patwa | 2,52,851 | 35.5 | −15.87 | |
| Majority | 153,398 | 21.6 | +15.98 | ||
| Turnout | 70.51 | +3.22 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
By election, 1997
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sunder Lal Patwa | 344,302 | 51.37 | +11.37 | |
| INC | Kamal Nath | 3,06,622 | 45.75 | +2.61 | |
| JP | I. S. Chauhan | 4,151 | 0.62 | new | |
| Independent | Vijay Singh Baghel | 3,210 | 0.48 | new | |
| Independent | Dilip Parsram | 2,972 | 0.44 | new | |
| Majority | 37,680 | 5.62 | +2.48 | ||
| Turnout | 6,70,220 | 67.29 | +3.2 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1996 Indian general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Alka Nath | 281,414 | 43.14 | −12.84 | |
| BJP | Chandrabhan Singh Chaudhary | 2,60,032 | 40 | +4.81 | |
| Majority | 21,382 | 3.14 | −17.65 | ||
| Turnout | 64.09 | +17.47 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1991 Indian general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kamal Nath | 214,456 | 55.98 | +5.84 | |
| BJP | Chandrabhan Singh Chaudhary | 1,34,824 | 35.19 | new | |
| Majority | 79,632 | 20.79 | +11.3 | ||
| Turnout | 46.62 | −6.79 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1989 Indian general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kamal Nath | 211,799 | 50.14 | −16.97 | |
| JD | Madhav Lal Dube | 1,71,695 | 40.65 | new | |
| Majority | 40,104 | 9.49 | −34.51 | ||
| Turnout | 53.41 | 4.41 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1984 Indian general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kamal Nath | 234,846 | 67.17 | +15.58 | |
| BJP | Batra Ram Kishan | 81,021 | 23.17 | new | |
| Majority | 153,825 | 44 | −20.7 | ||
| Turnout | 57.82 | +4.92 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1980 Indian general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kamal Nath | 147,779 | 51.59 | N/A | |
| JP | Pratul Chandra Dwivedi | 77,648 | 27.11 | N/A | |
| Majority | 70,131 | 23.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,00,998 | 52.9 | N/A | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||