Dohad (Lok Sabha Constituency)
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Dahod Lok Sabha constituency (formerly Dohad Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the Lok Sabha
parliamentary constituencies in Gujarat state in western India
. This constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribes
.
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
parliamentary constituencies in Gujarat state in western India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. This constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribes
Adivasi
Adivasi is an umbrella term for a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups claimed to be the aboriginal population of India. They comprise a substantial indigenous minority of the population of India...
.
Assembly segments
Presently, Dahod Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven assembly segments. These are:- Santrampur
- Fatepura
- Jhalod
- Limkheda
- Dahod
- Garbada
- Devgadbaria
Members of Parliament
- 1977: Damor Somjibhai Punjabhai, Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
- 1980: Damor Somjibhai Punjabhai, Indian National Congress (I)
- 1984: Damor Somjibhai Punjabhai, Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
- 1989: Damor Somjibhai Punjabhai, Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
- 1991: Damor Somjibhai Punjabhai, Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
- 1996: Damor Somjibhai Punjabhai, Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
- 1998: Damor Somjibhai Punjabhai, Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
- 1999: Babubhai Khimabhai KataraBabubhai Khimabhai KataraBabubhai Khimabhai Katara is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the reserved Dohad constituency of Gujarat and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party...
, Bharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata PartyThe Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament... - 2004: Babubhai Khimabhai KataraBabubhai Khimabhai KataraBabubhai Khimabhai Katara is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the reserved Dohad constituency of Gujarat and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party...
, Bharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata PartyThe Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament... - 2009: Dr. Prabha Kishor Taviad, Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...