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Dewas (Hindi/Marathi: देवास) is an ancient town situated on the Malwa plateau in the West-central part of Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, about 143 km south west from state capital, Bhopal and 35 km from Indore the commercial capital of the state. It is the administrative center of the Dewas District, and was formerly the seat of two '15 Gun Salute' princely states during the British Raj, Dewas Junior state and Dewas senior state, ruled by the royal Maratha 'Puar' (or ' Pawar'). Today, Dewas is an industrial town and houses government's bank note press which is largest of its kind in Asia.
Dewas Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 29 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies. Following delimitation, Shajapur constituency ceased to exist and Dewas constituency came into being. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes and covers parts of Sehore, Shajapur and Dewas districts.
Dewas may refer to:
- Dewas, a town in Dewas District
- Dewas District, a district in Madhya Pradesh, India
- Dewas (Lok Sabha constituency), a constituency in Madhya Pradesh, India
- Dewas States, two princely states during the British Raj