Shahdol (Lok Sabha constituency) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Shahdol Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 29 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...

constituencies in 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....

state in central India

India

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. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes

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...

. It covers the entire Anuppur

Anuppur District

Anuppur District is an administrative district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.The district has an area of 3701 km², and a population of 667,155 . 309,624 people are from scheduled tribes and 48,376 are scheduled castes...

and Umaria

Umaria District

Umaria is an important north eastern district of Madhya Pradesh, having a global location between north latitude 23º38' to 24º20' and east longitude 80º28' to 82º12'. The town of Umaria is the district headquarters. The district is part of Shahdol Division....

districts and parts of Shahdol

Shahdol District

Shahdol District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. With a total area of 5,671 square kilometers and a population of 908,148. Shahdol is an important district of Madhya Pradesh. The town of Shahdol is the district headquarters. The district is also a Division...

and Katni

Katni District

Katni district is one of the 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh state in centralf India. The town of Katni is the district headquarters. The district is part of Jabalpur Division. The district occupies an area of 4949.59 km².-Economy:...

districts.

Assembly segments

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

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)
84	Jaisingnagar	ST	Shahdol	182,941
85	Jaitpur	ST	Shahdol	184,691
86	Kotma	None	Anuppur	123,399
87	Anuppur	ST	Anuppur	136,166
88	Pushprajgarh	ST	Anuppur	149,859
89	Bandhavgarh	ST	Umaria	153,703
90	Manpur	ST	Umaria	169,359
91	Barwara	ST	Katni	170,926
Total:				1,271,044

Members of Parliament

Vindhya Pradesh

Vindhya Pradesh is a former state of India. It occupied an area of 23,603 sq. miles. It was created in 1948, shortly after Indian independence, from the territories of the princely states in the eastern portion of the former Central India Agency. It was named for the Vindhya Range, which runs...

state: (as Shahdol Sidhi)

1951: Randhaman Singh, Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
The Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party was a socialist political party of India. Although the party is now defunct and doesn't contest election anymore, it is logged with the Election Commission of India as having contested the very first parliamentary elections in 1951 in India...

/ Bhagwan Datta Shastri, Socialist Party
Socialist Party (India)
Socialist Party has been the name of several political parties in India, all of which have their roots in the Congress Socialist Party formed during the freedom struggle...

Madhya Pradesh state:

1957: Kamal Narain Singh / Anand Chandra Singh, Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
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1962: Buddhu Singh, Socialist Party
Socialist Party (India)
Socialist Party has been the name of several political parties in India, all of which have their roots in the Congress Socialist Party formed during the freedom struggle...
1967: G. Kumari, Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
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1971: Dhan Shah, Independent
Independent (politician)
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1977: Dalpat Singh Paraste
Dalpat Singh Paraste
Dalpat Singh Paraste is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Shahdol constituency of Madhya Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party.-External links:*...

, Bharatiya Lok Dal
Bharatiya Lok Dal
Bharatiya Lok Dal was a political party in India. The BLD was formed at the end of 1974 through the fusion of seven parties opposed to the autocratic rule of Indira Gandhi, including the Swatantra Party, the Utkal Congress, the Bharatiya Kranti Dal, and the Socialist Party...
1980: Dalbir Singh, Indian National Congress (I)
1984: Dalbir Singh, 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...
1989: Danpat Singh Paraste, Janata Dal
Janata Dal
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1991: Dalbir Singh, 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: Gyan Singh
Gyan Singh
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, Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
1998: Gyan Singh
Gyan Singh
Gyan Singh is a Fijian politician of Indian descent, who held the Magodro Open Constituency in the House of Representatives for the Fiji Labour Party in the parliamentary election of 2001, taking almost 57 percent of the votes cast.-References:...

, Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
1999: Dalpat Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
2004: Dalpat Singh Paraste
Dalpat Singh Paraste
Dalpat Singh Paraste is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Shahdol constituency of Madhya Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party.-External links:*...

, Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
2009: Rajesh Nandini Singh, Indian National Congress

Assembly segments

Members of Parliament

See also