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Ratlam Lok Sabha constituency (formerly, Jhabua Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 29 Lok Sabha
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...

 constituencies in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

 state in central India
India
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. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the 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...

. This constituency was renamed as Ratlam in 2008, following delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies. This constituency covers the entire Alirajpur
Alirajpur district
Alirajpur district is one of the 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh state in India. The district was carved out from the erstwhile Jhabua district on May 17, 2008 by incorporating Alirajpur, Jobat and Bhavra tehsils of it. Alirajpur town is the administrative headquarters of this district...

 and Jhabua
Jhabua District
Jhabua district is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Jhabua is the administrative headquarters of the district.-Geography:Jhabua district lies in the western part of Madhya Pradesh...

 districts and part of Ratlam district
Ratlam District
Ratlam District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Ratlam is administrative headquarters of the district.-Geography:Ratlam District has an area of 4,861 km²...

.

Assembly segments

Presently, Ratlam Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha
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 (legislative assembly) constituencies:
Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC
Dalit
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/ST
Adivasi
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/None)
District Number of electorates (2009)
191 Alirajpur
Alirajpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Alirajpur Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 1951, as one of the 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state...

ST Alirajpur 155,726
192 Jobat
Jobat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Jobat Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 1951, as one of the 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state...

ST Alirajpur 168,001
193 Jhabua ST Jhabua 179,351
194 Thandla ST Jhabua 151,806
195 Petlawad  ST Jhabua 168,241
219 Ratlam Rural ST Ratlam 142,652
220 Ratlam City None Ratlam 155,062
221 Sailana
Sailana (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Sailana Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 1951 as one of the 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state. It was abolished in 1956 but again came into...

ST Ratlam 125,917
Total: 1,246,756

Members of Parliament

Madhya Bharat state:
  • 1951: Amar Singh, Indian National Congress
    Indian National Congress
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Madhya Pradesh state:
  • 1957: Amarsingh, Indian National Congress
    Indian National Congress
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  • 1962: Jamunadevi, Indian National Congress
    Indian National Congress
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  • 1967: Sursingh, Indian National Congress
    Indian National Congress
    The 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...

  • 1971: Bhagirath Bhanwar, Samyukta Socialist Party
    Samyukta Socialist Party
    Samyukta Socialist Party , was a political party in India from 1964 to 1972. SSP was formed through a split in the Praja Socialist Party in 1964. In 1972 SSP was reunited with PSP, forming the Socialist Party....

  • 1977: Bhagirath Bhawar, Bharatiya Lok Dal
    Bharatiya Lok Dal
    Bharatiya Lok Dal was a political party in India. The BLD was formed at the end of 1974 through the fusion of seven parties opposed to the autocratic rule of Indira Gandhi, including the Swatantra Party, the Utkal Congress, the Bharatiya Kranti Dal, and the Socialist Party...

  • 1980: Dileep Singh Bhuria, Indian National Congress (I)
  • 1984: Dileep Singh Bhurio, Indian National Congress
    Indian National Congress
    The 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: Dileepsingh Bhuria, Indian National Congress
    Indian National Congress
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  • 1991: Dileepsingh Bhuria, Indian National Congress
    Indian National Congress
    The 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: Dileep Singh Bhuria, Indian National Congress
  • 1998: Kantilal Bhuria]], Indian National Congress
  • 1999: Kantilal Bhuria, Indian National Congress
  • 2004: Kantilal Bhuria, Indian National Congress
  • 2009: Kantilal Bhuria, Indian National Congress

See also

  • Alirajpur district
    Alirajpur district
    Alirajpur district is one of the 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh state in India. The district was carved out from the erstwhile Jhabua district on May 17, 2008 by incorporating Alirajpur, Jobat and Bhavra tehsils of it. Alirajpur town is the administrative headquarters of this district...

  • Jhabua district
    Jhabua District
    Jhabua district is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Jhabua is the administrative headquarters of the district.-Geography:Jhabua district lies in the western part of Madhya Pradesh...

  • Ratlam district
    Ratlam District
    Ratlam District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Ratlam is administrative headquarters of the district.-Geography:Ratlam District has an area of 4,861 km²...

  • List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
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