Kurukshetra (Lok Sabha constituency)
Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: कुरुक्षेत्र लोकसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 10 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Haryana state in northern India. This constituency covers the entire Kurukshetra and Kaithal districts and part of Yamuna Nagar district.
Assembly segments
At present, Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency comprises nine Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies. These are:[1]
| Constituency number |
Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
District | Number of electorates (2009) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Radaur | None | Yamuna Nagar | 131,242 |
| 11 | Ladwa | None | Kurukshetra | 126,704 |
| 12 | Shahbad | SC | Kurukshetra | 117,740 |
| 13 | Thanesar | None | Kurukshetra | 107,633 |
| 14 | Pehowa | None | Kurukshetra | 125,742 |
| 15 | Guhla | SC | Kaithal | 135,018 |
| 16 | Kalayat | None | Kaithal | 153,366 |
| 17 | Kaithal | None | Kaithal | 133,129 |
| 18 | Pundri | None | Kaithal | 137,831 |
| Total: | 1,168,405 | |||
Members of Parliament
| Lok Sabha | Duration | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second | 1957-62 | Mool Chand Jain | Indian National Congress |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | Raghubir Singh Virk | Janata Party |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | Manohar Lal Saini | Janata Party |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | Sardar Harpal Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | Gurdial Singh Saini | Janata Dal |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | Tara Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Eleventh | 1996-98 | O. P. Jindal | Haryana Vikas Party |
| Twelfth | 1998-99 | Kailasho Devi | Indian National Lok Dal |
| Thirteenth | 1999-04 | Kailasho Devi | Indian National Lok Dal |
| Fourteenth | 2004-2009 | Naveen Jindal | Indian National Congress |
| Fifteenth | 2009-2014 | Naveen Jindal | Indian National Congress |
| Sixteenth | 2014-Incumbent | Raj Kumar Saini | Bharatiya Janata Party |
General elections Results
| Indian general elections, 2014: Kurukshetra | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| BJP | Raj Kumar Saini | 4,18,112 | 36.81 | +36.81 | |
| INLD | Balbir Saini | 2,88,376 | 25.39 | -6.42 | |
| INC | Naveen Jindal | 2,87,722 | 25.33 | -20.04 | |
| BSP | Chhattar Singh | 68,926 | 6.07 | -11.20 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,482 | 0.22 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,29,736 | 11.42 | -2.14 | ||
| Turnout | 11,35,892 | 75.80 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | +36.81 | |||
See also
References
- ↑ "Parliamentary/Assembly Constituency wise Electors in Final Roll 2009" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana.
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