Dewas Lok Sabha constituency

For other uses, see Dewas (disambiguation).

Dewas is one of the 29 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies. Following delimitation, Shajapur constituency ceased to exist and Dewas constituency came into being.^[2][3] This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes and covers parts of Sehore, Shajapur, Agar Malwa and Dewas districts.

Dewas
Lok Sabha constituency
Interactive Map Outlining Dewas Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Central India
State	Madhya Pradesh
Assembly constituencies	Ashta Agar Shajapur Shujalpur Kalapipal Sonkatch Dewas Hatpipliya
Established	1962–1967; 2009–
Total electors	1,296,627[1]
Reservation	SC
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent Mahendra Solanki
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024
Preceded by	Manohar Untwal

Since May 2019, the Member of Parliament for this constituency is Mahendra Solanki^[4] whose term is expected to last until May 2024.^{[needs update]}

Assembly segments

Presently, Dewas Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:^[1]

#	Name	District	Member	Party		2024 Lead
157	Ashta (SC)	Sehore	Gopal Singh		BJP		BJP
166	Agar (SC)	Agar Malwa	Madhav Singh Gehlot		BJP		BJP
167	Shajapur	Shajapur	Arun Bhimawad		BJP		BJP
168	Shujalpur		Inder Singh Parmar		BJP		BJP
169	Kalapipal		Ghanshyam Chandravansi		BJP		BJP
170	Sonkatch (SC)	Dewas	Rajendra Sonkar		BJP		BJP
171	Dewas		Gayatri Raje Pawar		BJP		BJP
172	Hatpipliya		Manoj Choudhary		BJP		BJP

Agar, Shajapur, Shujalpur, Dewas, Sonkatch and Hatpipliya Vidhan Sabha segments were earlier part of the erstwhile Shajapur (Lok Sabha constituency), while Ashta segment was earlier part of Bhopal (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Parliament

Year	Member	Party
1962	Hukam Chand Kachwai		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1967-2008 : See Shajapur
2009	Sajjan Singh Verma		Indian National Congress
2014	Manohar Untwal		Bharatiya Janata Party
2019	Mahendra Solanki
2024

Election results

2024

2024 Indian general election: Dewas^[5][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Mahendra Solanki	925,917	63.32
	INC	Rajendra Malaviya	502,548	34.29
	NOTA	None of the above
Majority			425225
Turnout
	BJP hold		Swing

2019

2019 Indian general elections: Dewas^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Mahendra Solanki	862,429	61.62
	INC	Prahlad Singh Tipanya	490,180	35.02
	BSP	Badrilal Akela	18,338	1.31
	NOTA	None of the Above	9,034	0.65	−0.35
Majority			372,249	26.60
Turnout			1,398,946	79.46	+8.72
	BJP hold		Swing

2014

2014 Indian general elections: Dewas^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Manohar Untwal	665,646	58.19
	INC	Sajjan Singh Verma	405,333	35.43	12.66
	BSP	Gokul Prasad Dongare	17,238	1.51
	NOTA	None of the Above	10,253	0.90	0.90
Majority			260,313	22.76
Turnout			1,143,970	70.74	10.39
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2009

2009 Indian general elections: Dewas^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sajjan Singh Verma	376,421	48.06
	BJP	Thawarchand Gehlot	360,964	46.09
	BSP	Bhagirath Parihar	10,743	1.37
Majority			15,457	1.97
Turnout			782,929	60.35
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

1962

1962 Indian general election: Dewas^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	ABJS	Hukumchand Kacchaway	106,706	46.49
	INC	Kanhaiyalal	99,557	43.38
	RRP	Ramlal	23,240	10.13
Majority			7,149	3.11
Turnout			229,503	54.81
	ABJS win (new seat)

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See also

• Shajapur (Lok Sabha constituency)
• Dewas district
• List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha

References

1. "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.
2. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
3. "Three new faces in Cong candidates' list". Central Chronicle. 14 March 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
4. "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2019 to the Lok Sabha".
5. "Dewas Constituency Lok Sabha Election Results 2024". Bru Times News.
6. "Parliamentary Constituency 21 - DEWAS". ECI.
7. "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2014 to the Lok Sabha".
8. "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2009 to the Lok Sabha".
9. "General Election, 1962 (Vol I, II) - General Election Archive (1951-2004) - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

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