Tikamgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)

Tikamgarh Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: टीकमगढ़ लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 29 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies. It is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes [1]

Tikamgarh
Lok Sabha Constituency
Tikamgarh Lok Sabha constituency within Madhya Pradesh
IncumbentVirendra Kumar
Parliamentary PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Constituency Details
ReservationSC
StateMadhya Pradesh
Total Electors1,207,039
Assembly ConstituenciesTikamgarh (43)
Jatara (44)
Prithvipur (45)
Niwari (46)
Khargapur (47)
Maharajpur (48)
Chhatarpur (51)
Bijawar (52)

This constituency covers the entire Tikamgarh district and part of Chhatarpur district. Before delimitation, Tikamgarh, Jatara, Niwari, Khargapur, Maharajpur, Chhatarpur and Bijawar Vidhan Sabha segments were part of the erstwhile Khajuraho Lok Sabha constituency.

Assembly segments

Tikamgarh Lok Sabha constituency comprises eight Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments. These are:[2]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Number of electorates (2009)[3]
43 Tikamgarh None Tikamgarh 153,339
44 Jatara SC Tikamgarh 145,555
45 Prithvipur None Niwari 139,110
46 Niwari None Niwari 141,265
47 Khargapur None Tikamgarh 161,546
48 Maharajpur None Chhatarpur 162,460
51 Chhatarpur None Chhatarpur 152,605
52 Bijawar None Chhatarpur 151,159
Total: 1,207,039

Members of Parliament
Year Winner Party
Vindhya Pradesh State
1952 Ram Sahai Indian National Congress
Madhya Pradesh State
1962 Kure Mate Praja Socialist Party
1967 Nathu Ram Ahirwar Indian National Congress
1971 Nathu Ram Ahirwar Indian National Congress
2009 Virendra Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party
2014 Virendra Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 Virendra Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

General Elections 2019
2019 Indian general elections: Tikamgarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Virendra Kumar Khatik 6,72,248 61.30
INC Kiran Ahirwar 3,24,189 29.56
SP R.D. Prajapati 42,585 3.88
Majority 3,48,059 31.74
Turnout 10,97,454 66.62 +16.46
BJP hold Swing

General Elections 2014
2014 Indian general elections: Tikamgarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Virendra Kumar Khatik 4,22,979 55.20
INC Ahirwar Dr Kamlesh Verma 2,14,248 27.96
SP Dr. Ambesh Kumari Ahirwar 47,497 6.20
Majority 2,08,731 27.24
Turnout 7,66,878 50.16
BJP hold Swing

General Elections 2009
2009 Indian general elections: Tikamgarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Virendra Kumar Khatik 2,00,109 38.1
INC Ahirwar Vrindavan 1,58,247 30.13
SP Chintaman Kori Rampuriya 47,497 6.20
Majority 41,862 7.92
Turnout 5,25,180 43.42
BJP hold Swing

See also

Notes
  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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