Betul (Lok Sabha constituency)

Betul Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: बेतूल लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It covers the entire Betul and Harda districts and part of Khandwa district.

Betul
Lok Sabha Constituency
Betul Lok Sabha constituency within Madhya Pradesh
IncumbentDurga Das Uikey
Parliamentary PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Constituency Details
StateMadhya Pradesh
Total Electors17,37,437
Assembly ConstituenciesMultai (129)
Amla (130)
Betul (131)
Ghoradongri (132)
Bhainsdehi (133)
Timarni (134)
Harda (135)
Harsud (176)

Assembly segments

Like most other Lok Sabha seats in MP and Chhattisgarh, with few seats like Durg (which has nine assembly segments under it) being exceptions, Betul Lok Sabha seat has 8 assembly seats as its segments. Presently, since the delimitation of the parliamentary and legislative assembly constituencies in 2008, Betul Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments:

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Number of electorates (2019)[1]
129 Multai None Betul 2,15,411
130 Amla SC Betul 2,07,974
131 Betul None Betul 2,38,962
132 Ghoradongri ST Betul 2,37,349
133 Bhainsdehi ST Betul 2,43,130
134 Timarni ST Harda 1,72,843
135 Harda None Harda 2,18,716
176 Harsud ST Khandwa 2,00,464
Total: 1,737,437

Members of Parliament
Year Winner Party
Madhya Bharat State
1952 Bhikulal Lakshmichak Chandak Indian National Congress
Madhya Pradesh State
1967 Narendra Kumar Salve Indian National Congress
1971 Narendra Kumar Salve Indian National Congress
1977 Subhash Chandra Ahuja Bharatiya Lok Dal
1980 Gufran Azam Indian National Congress (Indira)
1984 Aslam Sher Khan Indian National Congress
1989 Arif Beg Bharatiya Janata Party
1991 Aslam Sher Khan Indian National Congress
1996 Vijay Kumar Khandelwal Bharatiya Janata Party
1998 Vijay Kumar Khandelwal Bharatiya Janata Party
1999 Vijay Kumar Khandelwal Bharatiya Janata Party
2004 Vijay Kumar Khandelwal Bharatiya Janata Party
2008^ Hemant Khandelwal Bharatiya Janata Party
2009 Jyoti Dhurve Bharatiya Janata Party
2014 Jyoti Dhurve Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 Durga Das Uikey Bharatiya Janata Party

^ by poll

Election results

17th Lok Sabha: 2019 Indian general elections
2019 Indian general elections: Betul
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Durga Das Uikey 8,11,248 59.74 -1.69
INC Ramu Tekam 4,51,007 33.21 +3.14
BSP Ashok Bhalavi 23,573 1.74 +0.17
Majority 3,60,241 26.53
Turnout 13,58,336 78.18 +13.02
BJP hold Swing

16th Lok Sabha: 2014 Indian general elections
2014 Indian general elections: Betul
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Jyoti Dhurve 6,43,651 61.43
INC Ajay Shah "Makrai" 3,15,037 30.07
AAP Rajesh Sariyam 20,627 1.97
BSP Sohan Lal Uikey 16,461 1.57
Majority 3,28,614 31.36
Turnout 10,47,719 65.16
BJP hold Swing

2009 General elections
2009 Indian general elections: Betul
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Jyoti Dhurve 3,34,939 52.62
INC Ojharam Evane 2,37,622 37.33
BSP Rama Kakodia 13,586 2.13
Majority 97,317 15.29
Turnout 6,36,555 49.47
BJP hold Swing

See also

References

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