Khandwa Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 29 Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha

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 constituencies in Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

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 state in central India

India

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. This constituency came into existence in 1957. It covers the entire Burhanpur district

Burhanpur District

Burhanpur District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Burhanpur is the district headquarters.Burhanpur District was created on August 15, 2003, from the southern portion of Khandwa District. The Tapti River flows through the district from east to west...

 and parts of Dewas

Dewas District

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, Khandwa

Khandwa District

Khandwa District , formerly known as East Nimar District, is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The city of Khandwa is the administrative headquarters of the district.-Geography:...

 and Khargone

Khargone District

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 districts.

Assembly segments

Presently, since the delimitation of the parliamentary and legislative assembly constituencies in 2008, Khandwa Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha

Vidhan Sabha

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 (Legislative Assembly) segments:

Constituency number	Name	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)	District	Number of electorates (2009)
174	Bagali	ST	Dewas	163,233
175	Mandhata	None	Khandwa	146,012
177	Khandwa	SC	Khandwa	188,799
178	Pandhana	ST	Khandwa	178,625
179	Nepanagar	ST	Burhanpur	159,916
180	Burhanpur	None	Burhanpur	220,057
181	Bikhangaon	ST	Khargone	144,997
182	Badwah	None	Khargone	153,550
Total:				1,355,189

Members of Parliament

(as Nimar (Khandwa))

• 1957: Babulal Surajmani, Indian National Congress
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• 1962: Mahesh Dutta, Indian National Congress
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• 1967: Gangacharan Dikshit, Indian National Congress
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• 1971: Gangacharan Dikshit, Indian National Congress
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• 1977: Parmanand Thakurdas Govindjiwala, Bharatiya Lok Dal
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• 1980: Thakur Shivkumar Nawal Singh, Indian National Congress
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• 1984: Kalicharan Ramratan Sakargay, Indian National Congress
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• 1989: Amritlal Tarwala (Manni Bhai), Bharatiya Janata Party
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• 1991: Thakur Mahendra Kumar Nawal Singh (Manne Bhaiya), Indian National Congress
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• 1996: Nand Kumar Singh Chauhan (Nandu Bhaiya), Bharatiya Janata Party
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• 1998: Nand Kumar Singh Chauhan (Nandu Bhaiya), Bharatiya Janata Party
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• 1999: Nand Kumar Singh Chauhan (Nandu Bhaiya), Bharatiya Janata Party
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• 2004: Nand Kumar Singh Chauhan (Nandu Bhaiya), Bharatiya Janata Party
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• 2009: Arun Subhash Chandra Yadav, Indian National Congress
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