Dhar Lok Sabha constituency
{{short description|Lok Sabha Constituency in Madhya Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| type = LS
| name = Dhar
| map_image = Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha constituencies (Dhar highlighted).png
| map_caption = Dhar Lok Sabha constituency within Madhya Pradesh
| established = 1962
| mp = Savitri Thakur
| party = BJP
| latest_election_year = 2024
| state = Madhya Pradesh
| electors = 1,193,065
| reservation = ST
| incumbent_image = Savitri Thakur assumed charge as the Minister of State for Ministry of Women and Child development.jpg
| assembly_cons = Sardarpur
Gandhwani
Kukshi
Manawar
Dharampuri
Dhar
Badnawar
Dr. Ambedkar Nagar-Mhow
}}
Dhar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This constituency is reserved for the Scheduled Tribes. This constituency came into existence in 1967. It covers the entire Dhar district and part of Indore district.
Assembly segments
Presently, Dhar Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha segments:
| class="wikitable"
!# !Name !District !Member ! colspan="2" |Party ! colspan="2" |2024 Lead |
| 196
|Sardarpur (ST) | rowspan="7" |Dhar | style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" | |INC | style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | |BJP |
| 197
|Gandhwani (ST) | style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" | |INC | style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" | |INC |
| 198
|Kukshi (ST) |Surendra singh Baghel | style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" | |INC | style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" | |INC |
| 199
|Manawar (ST) |Dr.Hiralal Alawa | style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" | |INC | style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" | |INC |
| 200
|Dharampuri (ST) |Kalusingh Thakur | style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | |BJP | style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | |BJP |
| 201
|Dhar |Neena Vikram Verma | style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | |BJP | style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | |BJP |
| 202
|Bhanwar singh Shekhawat | style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" | |INC | style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | |BJP |
| 209
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | |BJP | style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | |BJP |
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Member ! colspan="2" |Party |
| 1962
| rowspan="4" |Bharat Singh Chowhan | rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}" | | rowspan="3" |Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1967 |
| 1971 |
| 1977
|style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party}}" | |
| 1980
|Fatehbhanusinh |style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}" | |
| 1984
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" | | rowspan="3" |Indian National Congress |
| 1989
| rowspan="2" |Suraj Bhanu Solanki |
| 1991 |
| 1996
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | |
| 1998
| rowspan="2" |Gajendra Singh Rajukhedi | rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" | | rowspan="2" |Indian National Congress |
| 1999 |
| 2004
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | |
| 2009
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" | |
| 2014
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | | rowspan="3" |Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 |
| 2024 |
Election results
=2024=
{{Election box begin | title=2024 Indian general election: Dhar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate= Savitri Thakur
|party= Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes= 794,449
|percentage = 55.75
|change= {{increase}}2.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate= Radheshyam Muvel
|party= Indian National Congress
|votes= 575,784
|percentage = 40.04
|change= {{decrease}}2.08
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 15,651
|percentage = 1.10
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 218,665
|percentage = 15.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 14,25,044
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2019 Indian general elections: Dhar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Chattar Singh Darbar
|votes = 7,22,147
|percentage =53.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Girwal Dinesh
|votes = 5,66,118
|percentage = 42.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 17,929
|percentage = 1.33
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Gulsingh Ramsingh Kawache
|votes = 13,827
|percentage = 1.03
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes =1,56,029
|percentage = 11.61
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 13,44,174
|percentage = 75.26
|change = +10.72
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2014 Indian general elections: Dhar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Savitri Thakur
|votes = 5,58,387
|percentage = 51.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Umang Singhar
|votes = 4,54,059
|percentage = 42.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 15,437
|percentage = 1.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,04,328
|percentage = 9.68
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,76,816
|percentage = 64.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2009 Indian general elections: Dhar}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Gajendra Singh Rajukhedi
|votes = 3,02,660
|percentage = 46.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Mukam Singh Kirade
|votes = 2,99,999
|percentage = 45.81
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Ajay Rawat
|votes =16,082
|percentage = 2.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,661
|percentage = 0.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,54,736
|percentage = 54.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh}}
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