543 Faces of India: Guide to 543 Parliamentary ConstituenciesNewmen Publishers, 1996 - 331 pages |
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ADMK Ahirs Andhra Based became Bihar BJP def Bombay Brahmins break up OBE Census Chamars Chaudhary Chief Minister Christians community wise break Congress constituency CPM def Delhi District dominant earlier East elected five follows four Gandhi Gonds Government Hindus important INC def INCI India Jains Jats JD def Karnataka Khan known Kumar Kurmis lakh leader Legislative Assembly Lok Sabha constituency Lok Sabha seat Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra meaning Member Muslims Nagaur North origin Party Patel Patil political population Prasad present President profession prominent Punjab Rajputs Rao INC Reddy INC Sched Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes Sharma Singh INC def sitting MP sizable numbers South speaking Telis term ticket traditional tribal Tribes are dominant twice uled Castes Union Minister Uttar Pradesh Vaishyas Verma winners since 1952 Yadav