Ratlam Lok Sabha constituency

Ratlam Lok Sabha constituency (formerly, Jhabua Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes. This constituency was renamed as Ratlam in 2008, following delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies.^[1] This constituency covers the entire Alirajpur and Jhabua districts and part of Ratlam district.

Ratlam
Lok Sabha constituency
Ratlam Lok Sabha constituency within Madhya Pradesh
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Central India
State	Madhya Pradesh
Assembly constituencies	Alirajpur Jobat Jhabua Thandla Petlawad Ratlam Rural Ratlam City Sailana
Established	1952
Total electors	1,246,756
Reservation	ST
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent Anita Nagarsingh Chouhan
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

Vidhan Sabha segments

Presently, Ratlam Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies:^[2]

#	Name	District	Member	Party		2024 Lead
191	Alirajpur (ST)	Alirajpur	Chouhan Nagar Singh		BJP		BJP
192	Jobat (ST)		Sena Mahesh Patel		INC		BJP
193	Jhabua (ST)	Jhabua	Dr. Vikrant Bhuriya		INC		BJP
194	Thandla (ST)		Veersingh Bhuriya		INC		BJP
195	Petlawad (ST)		Nirmala Bhuriya		BJP		BJP
219	Ratlam Rural (ST)	Ratlam	Mathuralal Damar		BJP		BJP
220	Ratlam City		Chetanya Kashyap		BJP		BJP
221	Sailana (ST)		Kamleshwar Dodiyar		BAP		INC

Members of Parliament

Year	Member	Party
1952	Amar Singh Damar		Indian National Congress
1957
1962	Jamuna Devi
1967	Sur Singh
1971	Bhagirath Bhanwar		Samyukta Socialist Party
1977			Janata Party
1980	Dileep Singh Bhuria		Indian National Congress
1984			Indian National Congress
1989
1991
1996
1998	Kantilal Bhuria
1999
2004
2009
2014	Dileep Singh Bhuria		Bharatiya Janata Party
2015^	Kantilal Bhuria		Indian National Congress
2019	Guman Singh Damor		Bharatiya Janata Party
2024	Anita Nagarsingh Chouhan

^ by poll

Election results

2024

2024 Indian general election: Ratlam^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Anita Nagarsingh Chouhan	795,863	51.93
	INC	Kantilal Bhuria	5,88,631	38.41
	NOTA	None of the above	31,735	2.07
Majority			2,07,232	13.52
Turnout				72.94	2.76
	BJP hold		Swing

2019

2019 Indian general elections: Ratlam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Guman Singh Damor	696,103	49.70
	INC	Kantilal Bhuria	6,05,467	43.23
	NOTA	None of the Above	30,364	2.80
	BTP	Kamleshwr Bhil	14,784	1.06
Majority			90,636	6.47
Turnout			14,01,335	75.70	+14.35
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

By poll 2015

Bye-election, 2015: Ratlam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kantilal Bhuria	536,743	50.19
	BJP	Nirmala Bhuria	4,47,911	41.88
	JD(U)	Vijay Hari	21,572	2.02
	RKSP	Kisan Singh Chouhan	14,301	1.34
	IND.	Pawan Singh Dodiya	9,238	0.86
	NOTA	None of the Above	24,426	2.28
Majority			88,832	8.31
Turnout			10,69,497	61.35
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Ratlam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dileep Singh Bhuria	545,980	50.41
	INC	Kantilal Bhuria	4,37,523	40.39
	BSP	Babu Singh	18,485	1.71
	JD(U)	Bheru Singh Damor	13,116	1.21
	IND.	Meena Atul David	10,979	1.01
	NOTA	None of the Above	30,364	2.80
Majority			1,08,457	10.02
Turnout			10,82,690	63.59
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

General election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Ratlam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kantilal Bhuria	308,923	48.46
	BJP	Dileepsingh Bhuria	2,51,255	39.41
	Independent	Rameshwor Singar	22,946	3.60
Majority			57,668	9.03
Turnout			6,37,429	50.93
	INC hold		Swing

See also

• Alirajpur district
• Jhabua district
• Ratlam district
• List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha