Chimur is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency of Maharashtra since 1967. Before that, the area were broadly represented as Bhandara Lok Sabha constituency as it is two-seat constituency during 1951 and 1957 elections. During 1962 elections Gondia Lok Sabha constituency comes in existence and abolished before 1967 to come as Chimur in 1967. After delimitation of 2008, it comes as Gadchiroli-Chimur Lok Sabha constituency for 2009 elections to 15th Lok Sabha.
Members of Lok Sabha Year MemberParty 1967 Ramchandra Martand HajarnavisIndian National Congress 1971Krishnarao Thakur 1977 1980 Vilas MuttemwarIndian National Congress 1984 1989 Mahadeo Shivankar Bharatiya Janata Party 1991 Vilas Muttemwar Indian National Congress 1996 Namdeo Diwathe Bharatiya Janata Party 1998 Jogendra Kawade Republican Party of India 1999 Namdeo DiwatheBharatiya Janata Party 2004 Mahadeo Shivankar
See also Chimur Gadchiroli-Chimur Lok Sabha constituency (2009 elections to 15th Lok Sabha onwards ) Bhandara Lok Sabha constituency (See 1952 - 1957 elections to 1st and 2nd Lok Sabha ) Gondia Lok Sabha constituency ( 1962 election to 3rd Lok Sabha ) List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
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