Amravati (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Amravati Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...

 (parliamentary) constituencies in Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

 state in western India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

.

Assembly segments

Presently, Amravati Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha
The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...

 (legislative assembly) segments. These segments (with constituency number and reservation status) are:
Constituency number Reserved for (SC
Dalit
Dalit is a designation for a group of people traditionally regarded as Untouchable. Dalits are a mixed population, consisting of numerous castes from all over South Asia; they speak a variety of languages and practice a multitude of religions...

/ST
Adivasi
Adivasi is an umbrella term for a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups claimed to be the aboriginal population of India. They comprise a substantial indigenous minority of the population of India...

/None)
Name
37 None Badnera
Badnera (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Badnera is one of the 288 constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the eight which are located in Amravati district....

38 None Amravati
Amravati (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Amravati is one of the 288 constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the eight which are located in Amravati district....

39 None Teosa
Teosa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Teosa is one of the 288 constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the eight which are located in Amravati district....

40 SC Daryapur
Daryapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Daryapur is one of the 288 constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the eight which are located in Amravati district. It is reserved for Scheduled Caste candidate....

41 ST Melghat
Melghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Melghat is one of the 288 constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the eight which are located in Amravati district. It is reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidate....

42 None Achalpur
Achalpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Achalpur is one of the 288 constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the eight which are located in Amravati district....


Members of Parliament

  • 1951:Panjabrao Deshmukh
    Panjabrao Deshmukh
    Panjabrao Shamrao Deshmukh famously known as Bhausaheb Deshmukh was a social activist and a farmer's leader in India. He was the Minister of Agriculture in the first cabinet of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in 1952....

    , Indian National Congress
    Indian National Congress
    The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

     (from Amravati East ( Constituency no 20 of then Madhya Pradesh
    Madhya Pradesh
    Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

     ) )
  • 1951: Krishnarao Gulabrao Deshmukh, Indian National Congress
    Indian National Congress
    The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

     (from Amravati West ( Constituency no 21 of then Madhya Pradesh
    Madhya Pradesh
    Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

     ) )
  • 1957:Panjabrao Deshmukh
    Panjabrao Deshmukh
    Panjabrao Shamrao Deshmukh famously known as Bhausaheb Deshmukh was a social activist and a farmer's leader in India. He was the Minister of Agriculture in the first cabinet of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in 1952....

    , Indian National Congress
    Indian National Congress
    The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

     (from Amravati ( Constituency no 46 of then Bombay State
    Bombay State
    The Bombay State was a state of India, dissolved with the formation of Maharashtra and Gujarat states on May 1, 1960.-History:During British rule, portions of the western coast of India under direct British rule were part of the Bombay Presidency...

     ) )
  • 1962:Panjabrao Deshmukh
    Panjabrao Deshmukh
    Panjabrao Shamrao Deshmukh famously known as Bhausaheb Deshmukh was a social activist and a farmer's leader in India. He was the Minister of Agriculture in the first cabinet of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in 1952....

    , Indian National Congress
    Indian National Congress
    The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

     (from Amravati ( Constituency no 30 of Maharashtra
    Maharashtra
    Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

      State ) )
  • 1965:V Panjabrao Deshmukh, Indian National Congress
    Indian National Congress
    The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

     (Bye-elections due to death of Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh)
  • 1967: K G Deshmukh, Indian National Congress
    Indian National Congress
    The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

     (from Amravati ( Constituency no 19 of Maharashtra State ) )
  • 1971: Krishnarao Gulabrao Deshmukh, Indian National Congress
    Indian National Congress
    The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

     (from Amravati ( Constituency no 19 of Maharashtra State ) )
  • 1977: Nana Mahadev Bonde, Congress(I) (from Amravati ( Constituency no 21 of Maharashtra State ) )
  • 1980: Usha Choudhari, Congress(I)
  • 1984: Usha Choudhari, Congress(I)
  • 1989: Sudam Deshmukh, Communist Party of India
    Communist Party of India
    The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925...

  • 1991: Pratibha Patil
    Pratibha Patil
    Pratibha Devisingh Patil is the 12th President of the Republic of India and first woman to hold the office. She was sworn in as President of India on 25 July 2007, succeeding Dr. A.P.J...

    , Indian National Congress
    Indian National Congress
    The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

  • 1996: Anantrao Gudhe
    Anant Gudhe
    Anant Gudhe is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Amravati constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Shiv Sena political party. He was also member of 11th and 13th Lok Sabha from Amravati....

    , Shiv Sena
    Shiv Sena
    Shiv Sena , is a political party in India founded on 19 June 1966 by Balasaheb Thackeray. It is currently headed by Thackeray's son, Uddhav Thackeray...

  • 1998: Gavai Ramkrishna Suryabhan, Republican Party of India
    Republican Party of India
    The Republican Party of India is a political party in India. It has its roots in the Scheduled Castes Federation led by Dr. Ambedkar. The main base of RPI has traditionally been in Maharashtra....

  • 1999: Anantrao Gudhe
    Anant Gudhe
    Anant Gudhe is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Amravati constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Shiv Sena political party. He was also member of 11th and 13th Lok Sabha from Amravati....

    , Shiv Sena
    Shiv Sena
    Shiv Sena , is a political party in India founded on 19 June 1966 by Balasaheb Thackeray. It is currently headed by Thackeray's son, Uddhav Thackeray...

  • 2004: Anantrao Gudhe
    Anant Gudhe
    Anant Gudhe is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Amravati constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Shiv Sena political party. He was also member of 11th and 13th Lok Sabha from Amravati....

    , Shiv Sena
    Shiv Sena
    Shiv Sena , is a political party in India founded on 19 June 1966 by Balasaheb Thackeray. It is currently headed by Thackeray's son, Uddhav Thackeray...

     (from Amravati ( Constituency no 21 of Maharashtra State ) )
  • 2009: Anandrao Adsul, Shiv Sena
    Shiv Sena
    Shiv Sena , is a political party in India founded on 19 June 1966 by Balasaheb Thackeray. It is currently headed by Thackeray's son, Uddhav Thackeray...

     (from Amravati (SC) ( Constituency no 7 of Maharashtra State ) )

General elections 2009




See also

  • Amravati district
    Amravati district
    Amravati district is a district of Maharashtra state in central India. Amravati is the administrative headquarters of the district.The district is situated between 20°32' and 21°46' north latitudes and 76°37' and 78°27' east longitudes. The district occupies an area of 12,235 km²...

  • Wardha district
    Wardha District
    Wardha district is one of the 35 districts in Maharashtra state in western India. This district is a part of Nagpur Division. The city of Wardha is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district had a population of 1,236,736 of which 26.28% were urban as of 2001.-History:The History...

  • Ramtek (Lok Sabha constituency)
    Ramtek (Lok Sabha constituency)
    Ramtek Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India. The constituency does not exist during India general elections of 1951 for 1st Lok Sabha...

     ( for Amravati West (Lok Sabha constituency) abolished after 1951 elections )
  • List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
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