Mandla Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 29
Lok Sabha
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constituencies in
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 ...
state in central
India
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. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the
Scheduled Tribe
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s, it became a reserved constituency in 1957. It presently covers the entire
Dindori and
Mandla districts and parts of
Seoni
Seoni is a city and a municipality in Seoni district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This tribal household dominated district was formed in the year 1956.
Rudyard Kipling used the forests in the vicinity of Seoni, or as was spelled dur ...
and
Narsinghpur
Narsinghpur is a city in Madhya Pradesh in central India. It comes under Jabalpur division.
Narsinghpur has a large temple dedicated to Lord Narsingh
As of 2001, Narsinghpur is the most literate district of the state.
History
Prehistory ...
districts.
Assembly segments
Presently, since the delimitation of the parliamentary and legislative assembly constituencies in 2008, Mandla Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight
Vidhan Sabha
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(Legislative Assembly) segments:
Members of Parliament
Election results
General Elections 2019
General Elections 2014
General Elections 2009
See also
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Dindori district
Dindori District, formerly known as Ramgarh District, is a district of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. The town of Dindori is the district headquarters. The district is part of Jabalpur Division. Total area of the district is . It is loc ...
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Mandla district
Mandla District is a district of Madhya Pradesh in central India. The town of Mandla is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is part of Jabalpur Division.
The district has an area of 8771 km², and a population of 779,414. It ...
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List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
References
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Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh
Dindori district
Mandla district