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Dewas Lok Sabha Elections

Dewas Lok Sabha Constituency, is one of 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in the Central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and will cast its vote on the last phase of general election 2019 being held on May 19.

Voting for Lok Sabha election in Madhya Pradesh are being held in four phases – April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19 – and counting will be held on May 23.

Dewas constituency came into existence following delimitation in 2008. This constituency covers eight assembly segments– Ashta, Agar, Shajapur, Shujalpur, Kalapipal, Sonkatch, Dewas and Hatpipliya. Of these Ashta, Agar and Sonkatch are reserved for the members of the Scheduled Castes.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Manohar Untwal of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – won by getting a margin of over 2.60 lakh votes. He had defeated Sajjan Singh Verma of the Indian National Congress (INC). Untwal had secured 665646 votes while Verma got 405333 votes.

The voter turnout figure was at 70.75 percent across 1917 polling stations.

Some of the other candidates in the fray were Gokul Prasad Dongare of the Bahujan Samaj Party and Kamal Singh Chouhan of the Prajatantrik Samadhan Party.

The Dewas Lok Sabha seat, however, is lying vacant since 2018 after Untwal resigned following his victory in Agar Assembly Election.

In the year 2009 Sajjan Singh Verma of the INC managed to secure his winning position by getting over 15 thousand votes against Thavarchand Gehlot of the BJP. While Verma got 376421 seats, Gehlot secured 360964 seats.

Other members in the fray were Bhagirath Parihar of the BSP and Mohan Sih Malviya who was an Independent.

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Candidates Party Status Votes
Mahendra Singh Solanky BJP

Won

860708
Prahlad Singh Tipanya INC

Lost

489757
Badrilal "Akela" BSP

Lost

18307
Pravin Shantaram Gangurde BPHP

Lost

9806
Nota NOTA

Lost

9025
Nitin Verma IND

Lost

4636
Mahendra Sing IND

Lost

4505

Dewas News

Thief breaks into Deputy Collector's house, leaves hilarious note

Thief breaks into Deputy Collector's house, leaves hilarious note

A thief was heartbroken when he didn't find anything in the house he broke into.

Oct 11, 2021, 11:08 AM IST
Dewas Lok Sabha Constituency of Madhya Pradesh: Full list of candidates, polling dates

Dewas Lok Sabha Constituency of Madhya Pradesh: Full list of candidates, polling dates

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Dewas Lok Sabha constituency of Madhya Pradesh.  

May 06, 2019, 13:32 PM IST
Dewas Lok Sabha Constituency

Dewas Lok Sabha Constituency

Dewas constituency came into existence following delimitation in 2008.

Apr 30, 2019, 10:27 AM IST
 Here's how four-year-old boy was rescued from borewell after over 35 hours in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas

Here's how four-year-old boy was rescued from borewell after over 35 hours in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas

A four-year-old boy fell into a 150-feet deep borewell in Dewas.

Mar 12, 2018, 08:52 AM IST
MP: Boy who fell into 33-feet deep borewell rescued, condition stable

MP: Boy who fell into 33-feet deep borewell rescued, condition stable

A four-year-old kid fell in a 33-feet deep open borewell triggering the authorities to begin rescue operation to save the toddler.

Mar 12, 2018, 00:38 AM IST
4-year-old boy falls into 33-feet deep borewell in MP's Dewas, rescue work on

4-year-old boy falls into 33-feet deep borewell in MP's Dewas, rescue work on

A 4-year-old boy fell into a 33-feet deep borewell in Umaria village in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district on Saturday morning.

Mar 11, 2018, 18:17 PM IST
Education officer bans song from 'Padmavati' at school functions

Education officer bans song from 'Padmavati' at school functions

Amid the raging controversy over film "Padmavati", an education officer in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district has issued a circular banning a song from the period drama from being played at cultural

Nov 24, 2017, 13:23 PM IST

MP shocker: 10-year-old girl raped, murdered in Dewas

The minor's body was found yesterday with her legs tied and mouth stuffed with cloth.

Nov 06, 2017, 16:17 PM IST
Days after Bhopal gang-rape, semi-naked body of girl found in Madhya Pradesh, rape suspected

Days after Bhopal gang-rape, semi-naked body of girl found in Madhya Pradesh, rape suspected

A 12-year-old girl was found dead at her residence in a semi-naked state in Dewas in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday. 

Nov 05, 2017, 14:24 PM IST
Bhanwari Devi murder case: Accused Indira Bishnoi arrested by ATS from Madhya Pradesh

Bhanwari Devi murder case: Accused Indira Bishnoi arrested by ATS from Madhya Pradesh

Bhanwari Devi was abducted from Jodhpur`s Bilara area on September 1, 2011 and murdered. 

Jun 03, 2017, 09:37 AM IST
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