Damoh Madhya Pradesh Parliamentary Constituency 2019, Damoh Lok Sabha Constituency Details, Political News, Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections 2019 News Updates, Damoh Parliamentary Constituency details 2019, Damoh MP Issues
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- Last Updated: Tuesday, 29 January 2019 15:30
Damoh Madhya Pradesh Parliamentary Constituency 2019, Damoh Lok Sabha Constituency Details, Political News, Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections 2019 News Updates, Damoh Parliamentary Constituency details 2019, Damoh MP Issues
About Damoh:
Situated in the Sagar division of the state of Madhya Pradesh, the Damoh parliamentary constituency is one of the politically significant Lok Sabha seats in this Central Indian state. It first came into existence in the year 1962, the same year that the Damoh constituency fought its first Lok Sabha elections. The Damoh Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 7) consists of 1,357,985 number of electorates in totality, of these 732,217 are males and 625,768 are females as the Election commission of India 2009 data suggests.
Assembly Segments:
The constituency is spread over three districts—while it covers the entire district of Damoh, it covers parts of the Sagar and Chhatarpur districts. Eight Legislative Assembly segments make up the Damoh seat, one of which only the Malhara assembly constituency is part of the Chhatarpur district, while Deori, Rehli, Banda are in the Sagar district. The rest of the four assembly segments, namely Hatta, Pathariya, Damoh and Jabera constitute the whole district of Damoh.
About Damoh:
According to the 2011 Census of India, Damoh District has a total population of 12,63,703. With the electorates count numbering to 13,58,234 as per the 2009 Lok Sabha figures, the parliamentary constituency of Damoh receives regular funds from the government under the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme, as it has been recognised as one of the backward districts in the country. Although the region has considerable number of small-scale industries such as weaving and dyeing, besides having a prominent cattle market, the people in this constituency do not live economically healthy lives. The first general elections in the Damoh constituency were held in 1962, wherein the Congress captured power.
A Look: Sitting MP
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Name of MP |
Shivraj Singh Lodhi |
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Age |
70 |
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Nature of Membership |
Elected |
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Term |
18-May-09 to In office |
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Political Party |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
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Gender |
Male |
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Educational Qualification |
Matric |
Performance in the 15thLok Sabha
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Debates participated |
13 |
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Private member bills passed |
0 |
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Questions asked |
93 |
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Attendance |
86% |