Dewas Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 29

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-p ...

(parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian state of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of

delimitation Boundary delimitation (or simply delimitation) is the drawing of boundaries, particularly of electoral precincts, states, counties or other municipalities.

of parliamentary constituencies. Following delimitation, Shajapur constituency ceased to exist and Dewas constituency came into being. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the

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and covers parts of Sehore,

Shajapur Shajapur is a town in Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh state in west-central India. It is the headquarters of Shajapur district. Geography Shajapur is located at . It has an average elevation of . The highest peak is known as Bhairo Dungri. ...

Agar Malwa Agar Malwa District is a district in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India. It was carved out of Shajapur district. Its administrative headquarters are situated in the town of Agar. History It was a division during the Sindhia state (some of th ...

and

Dewas Dewas is a city in the Malwa region of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The municipality was formerly the seat of two 15-Gun Salute state princely states during the British Raj, Dewas Junior state and Dewas Senior state, ruled by the Pua ...

districts. Since May 2019, the Member of Parliament for this constituency is Mahendra Solanki whose term is expected to last until May 2024.

Assembly segments

Presently, Dewas Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight

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(legislative assembly) segments: Agar,

, Shujalpur,

Sonkatch Sonkatch is a town and a Nagar panchayat in Dewas district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Demographics At the 2001 India census, Sonkatch had a population of 15,543. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Sonkatch h ...

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) Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency presently covers the entire Bhopal district and part of Sehore district. Assembly Segments Like most other Lok ...

Members of Parliament

Election results

2019

2014

2009

1962

References

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