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
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
StateMadhya Pradesh
Assembly constituenciesTikamgarh
Jatara
Prithvipur
Niwari
Khargapur
Maharajpur
Chhatarpur
Bijawar
Established1952 (1952)
Total electors1,207,039
ReservationSC
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2019

This constituency covers the entire Tikamgarh district and Niwari 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. As per census Tikamgarh District has a population of 1,445,166 in 2011 out of which 760,355 are male and 684,811 are female. Population of Tikamgarh District in 2020/2021 is 1,616,201(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 747,940 out of 459,353 are male and 288,587 are female. People living in Tikamgarh District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 655,318 out of which men are 402,776 and women are 252,542. Total 251,049 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 187,192 are cultivated by men and 63,857 are women. 126,209 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 75,717 and 50,492 are women. Tikamgarh District sex ratio is 901 females per 1000 of males. Next Tikamgarh District Census will be in 2021.

Assembly segments

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

# Name District Member Party
43 Tikamgarh Tikamgarh
44 Jatara (SC)
45 Prithvipur Niwari
46 Niwari
47 Khargapur Tikamgarh
48 Maharajpur Chhatarpur
51 Chhatarpur
52 Bijawar

Members of Parliament
Year Member Party
1952 Ram Sahai Indian National Congress
1962 Kure Mate Praja Socialist Party
1967 Nathu Ram Ahirwar Indian National Congress
1971
1977-2009 : Constituency did not exist
2009 Virendra Khatik Bharatiya Janata Party
2014
2019

Election results

2019
2019 Indian general elections: Tikamgarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Virendra Kumar Khatik 672,248 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.

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