Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency of Madhya Pradesh: Full list of candidates, polling dates

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Chhindwara is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 1951, and it presently covers the entire Chhindwara district.

Chhindwara registered 82.10 per cent voter turnout in 2019, a gain of 3.05 per cent. The total number of electors in the constituency is 1512369 while the total voter turnout is 1241580. While in 2014, the constituency registered 79.05 per cent voter turnout. The total number of electors in the constituency was 1400830 while the total voter's turnout was 1107315.

Nakul Kamal Nath of Indian National Congress, Nathansaha Kawreti of Bharatiya Janata Party and Gyaneshwar Gajbhiye of Bahujan Samaj Party are a few prominent candidates contesting for general election 2019 from Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency of Madhya Pradesh.

Voting for Madhya Pradesh's 29 parliamentary constituencies will take place in four phases between April 29 to May 19. Chhindwara went to polls on April 29, the fourth of the seven-phase polls. Voting in the by-poll to Chhindwara Assembly constituency was also held on April 29. The counting of votes will take place on May 23.

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

SL. NO.	Candidate Name	Party Name
1	NAKUL KAMAL NATH	Indian National Congress
2	NATHANSAHA KAWRETI	Bharatiya Janata Party
3	GYANESHWAR GAJBHIYE	Bahujan Samaj Party
4	MANMOHAN SHAH BATTI	Akhil Bhartiya Gondwana Party
5	ADVOCATE RAJKUMAR SARYAM	Gondvana Gantantra Party
6	RAJESH TANTRIK	Ahinsa Samaj Party
7	M. P. VISHWAKARMA (MUNNA PRASAD)	Rashtriya Aamjan Party
8	UIKEY RAMDAS	Independent
9	JOGILAL IRPACHI	Independent
10	DINESH SINGH UIKEY	Independent
11	DHANIRAM YADUWANSHI	Independent
12	RAMESHWAR DHURVE	Independent
13	SUBHASH SHUKLA	Independent
14	HEMENDRA (BUNTY) GOHAR	Independent

Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency comprises of eight assembly segments — Junnardeo, Amarwara, Churai, Saunsar, Chhindwara, Parasia and Pandhurna.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Congress candidate Kamal Nath had won from the seat, beating BJP's Chandrabhan Kuber Singh with a margin of 116,537 votes.