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 in to existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies. It is presently reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes ^[1]

This constituency covers the entire Tikamgarh 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.

Assembly segments

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

Constituency number	Name	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	District	Number of electorates (2009)[3]
43	Tikamgarh	None	Tikamgarh	153,339
44	Jatara	SC	Tikamgarh	145,555
45	Prithvipur	None	Tikamgarh	139,110
46	Niwari	None	Tikamgarh	141,265
47	Khargapur	None	Tikamgarh	161,546
48	Maharajpur	None	Chhatarpur	162,460
51	Chhatarpur	None	Chhatarpur	152,605
52	Bijawar	None	Chhatarpur	151,159
Total:				1,207.039

Members of Parliament

• 2009: Virendra Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party

See also

• Khajuraho (Lok Sabha constituency)
• Tikamgarh district
• List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

Notes

1. ^ "Three new faces in Cong candidates' list". Central Chronicle. March 14, 2009. http://www.centralchronicle.com/viewnews.asp?articleID=2348. 
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. December 19, 2008. http://www.mpinfo.org/mpinfonew/english/election_commission/191208.asp. 
3. ^ Parliamentary & Assembly Constituency-Wise Report of Electors in the Final Roll-2009