Ratlam (Lok Sabha constituency)

Ratlam Lok Sabha constituency (formerly, Jhabua Lok Sabha constituency) 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. This constituency was renamed as Ratlam in 2008, following delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies.[1] This constituency covers the entire Alirajpur and Jhabua districts and part of Ratlam district.

Ratlam
Lok Sabha Constituency
Ratlam Lok Sabha constituency within Madhya Pradesh
IncumbentGuman Singh Damor
Parliamentary PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected Year2019
Constituency Details
Established1952
ReservationST
StateMadhya Pradesh
Total Electors1,246,756
Assembly ConstituenciesAlirajpur (191)
Jobat (192)
Jhabua (193)
Thandla (194)
Petlawad (195)
Ratlam Rural (219)
Ratlam City (220)
Sailana (221)

Vidhan Sabha segments

Presently, Ratlam Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies:[2]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Number of electorates (2009)[3]
191 Alirajpur ST Alirajpur 155,726
192 Jobat ST Alirajpur 168,001
193 Jhabua ST Jhabua 179,351
194 Thandla ST Jhabua 151,806
195 Petlawad ST Jhabua 168,241
219 Ratlam Rural ST Ratlam 142,652
220 Ratlam City None Ratlam 155,062
221 Sailana ST Ratlam 125,917
Total: 1,246,756

Members of Lok Sabha
Year Winner Party
Madhya Bharat State
1952 Amar Singh Damar Indian National Congress
Madhya Pradesh State
1957 Amar Singh Damar Indian National Congress
1962 Jamuna Devi Indian National Congress
1967 Sur Singh Indian National Congress
1971 Bhagirath Bhanwar Samyukta Socialist Party
1977 Bhagirath Bhanwar Bharatiya Lok Dal
1980 Dileep Singh Bhuria Indian National Congress (I)
1984 Dileep Singh Bhuria Indian National Congress
1989 Dileep Singh Bhuria Indian National Congress
1991 Dileep Singh Bhuria Indian National Congress
1996 Dileep Singh Bhuria Indian National Congress
1998 Kantilal Bhuria Indian National Congress
1999 Kantilal Bhuria Indian National Congress
2004 Kantilal Bhuria Indian National Congress
2009 Kantilal Bhuria Indian National Congress
2014 Dileep Singh Bhuria (Died in 2015) Bharatiya Janata Party
2015^ Kantilal Bhuria (bye-poll) Indian National Congress
2019 Guman Singh Damor Bharatiya Janata Party

^ by poll

Election Results

General election 2019
2019 Indian general elections: Ratlam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Guman Singh Damor 6,96,103 49.70
INC Kantilal Bhuria 6,05,467 43.23
NOTA None of the Above 30,364 2.80
BTP Kamleshwr Bhil 14,784 1.06
Majority 90,636 6.47
Turnout 14,01,335 75.70 +14.35
BJP gain from INC Swing

General election 2014
2014 Indian general elections: Ratlam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dileep Singh Bhuria 5,45,980 50.41
INC Kantilal Bhuria 4,37,523 40.39
BSP Babu Singh 18,485 1.71
JD(U) Bheru Singh Damor 13,116 1.21
IND. Meena Atul David 10,979 1.01
NOTA None of the Above 30,364 2.80
Majority 1,08,457 10.02
Turnout 10,82,690 63.59
BJP gain from INC Swing


By poll 2015
Bye-election, 2015: Ratlam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kantilal Bhuria 5,36,743 50.19
BJP Nirmala Bhuria 4,47,911 41.88
JD(U) Vijay Hari 21,572 2.02
RKSP Kisan Singh Chouhan 14,301 1.34
IND. Pawan Singh Dodiya 9,238 0.86
NOTA None of the Above 24,426 2.28
Majority 88,832 8.31
Turnout 10,69,497 61.35
INC gain from BJP Swing

General election 2009
2009 Indian general elections: Ratlam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kantilal Bhuria 3,08,923 48.46
BJP Dileepsingh Bhuria 2,51,255 39.41
Independent Rameshwor Singar 22,946 3.60
Majority 57,668 9.03
Turnout 6,37,429 50.93
INC hold Swing

See also

References
  1. "Three new faces in Cong candidates' list". Central Chronicle. 14 March 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011.
  2. "Three new Parliamentary seats come into existence Dewas, Tikamgarh and Ratlam in Shajapur, Seoni and Jhabua out". Department of Public Relations, Madhya Pradesh government. 19 December 2008. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009.
  3. Parliamentary & Assembly Constituency-Wise Report of Electors in the Final Roll-2009

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