# Damoh Lok Sabha constituency

Damoh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 1962. It covers the entire Damoh district and parts of Sagar and Chhatarpur districts.

## Assembly segments

Presently, Damoh Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead |
| 38 | Deori | Sagar | Brij Bihari Pateriya | BJP | BJP |
| 39 | Rehli | Sagar | Gopal Bhargava | BJP | BJP |
| 42 | Banda | Sagar | Veerendra Singh Lodhi | BJP | BJP |
| 53 | Malhara | Chhatarpur | Bahin Ramsiya Bharti | INC | BJP |
| 54 | Pathariya | Damoh | Lakhan Patel | BJP | BJP |
| 55 | Damoh | Damoh | Jayant Kumar Malaiya | BJP | BJP |
| 56 | Jabera | Damoh | Dharmendra Singh Lodhi | BJP | BJP |
| 57 | Hatta (SC) | Damoh | Uma Devi Khatik | BJP | BJP |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1962 | Sahodrabai Rai | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Manibhai J. Patel | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Varah Giri Shanker Giri | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Narendra Singh Yadvendra Singh | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Prabhunarayan Ramdhan | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | Dal Chandra Jain | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Lokendra Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1991 | Ramkrishna Kusmaria | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1996 | Ramkrishna Kusmaria | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1998 | Ramkrishna Kusmaria | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Ramkrishna Kusmaria | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Chandrabhan Bhaiya | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Shivraj Lodhi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Prahlad Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Prahlad Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Rahul Lodhi | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general election: Damoh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Rahul Singh Lodhi | 709768 | 65.18 | |
| | INC | Tarbar Singh Lodhi (Bantu Bhaiya) | 303342 | 27.86 | |
| | BSP | Engineer Goverdhan Raj | 709768 | 1.97 | |
| | BAP | Manu Singh Maravi | 7887 | 0.72 | |
| | GGP | Rajesh Singh Soyam | 3190 | 0.29 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 3190 | 0.72 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 406426 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,87,123 | 56.48 | 9.35 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |
* ↑ does not include postal ballots

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Damoh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Prahlad Singh Patel | 704,524 | 60.51 | +4.37 |
| | INC | Pratap Singh Lodhi | 3,51,113 | 30.16 | −2.64 |
| | BSP | Jittu Khare "Badal" | 45,848 | 3.94 | |
| | PSP(L) | Thakurdas Patel | 9,505 | 0.82 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,53,411 | 30.35 | +7.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,64,405 | 65.83 | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### General Elections 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Damoh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Prahlad Singh Patel | 513,079 | 56.14 | |
| | INC | Choudhary Mahendra Pratap Singh | 2,99,780 | 32.80 | |
| | BSP | Devendra Chaourasia | 31,519 | 3.46 | +3.46 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,13,299 | 23.34 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,13,868 | 55.33 | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### General Elections 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Damoh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Shivraj Bhaiya | 302,673 | 50.51 |
| | INC | Chandrabhan Bhaiya | 2,31,796 | 38.69 |
| | SP | Ahir Kamla Yadav | 7,826 | 1.31 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70,877 | 11.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,99,124 | 44.12 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |