Khunti (Lok Sabha constituency)

Khunti Lok Sabha constituency is one of the fourteen Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jharkhand state in Eastern India. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes. This constituency covers the entire Khunti and Simdega district and parts of Ranchi and Seraikela Kharsawan districts.

Assembly segments

Khunti Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:[1]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District
57 Kharsawan ST Seraikela Kharsawan
58 Tamar ST Ranchi
59 Torpa ST Khunti
60 Khunti ST Khunti
71 Kolebira ST Simdega
70 Simdega ST Simdega

Members of Parliament

Election Results
2019 Indian general elections: Khunti
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Arjun Munda 3,82,638 45.97 +9.48
INC Kali Charan Munda 3,81,193 45.80 +25.87
NOTA None of the Above 21,245 2.55 -0.68
IND. Meenakshi Munda 10,989 1.32 +1.32
Jharkhand Party Ajay Topno 8,838 1.06 -22.93
BSP Indumati Mundu 7,663 0.92 N/A
Majority 1,445 0.17 -12.33
Turnout 8,32,834 69.25
BJP hold Swing
2014 Indian general elections: Khunti
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Kariya Munda 2,69,185 36.49
Jharkhand Party Anosh Ekka 1,76,937 23.99
INC Kalicharan Munda 1,47,017 19.93
AJSU Neil Tirkey 27,158 3.68
JVM(P) Basant Kumar Longa 24,514 3.32
NOTA None of the Above 23,816 3.23
Majority 92,248 12.50
Turnout 7,37,611 66.34
BJP hold Swing
2009 Indian general elections: Khunti
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Kariya Munda 2,10,214 41.19
INC Neil Tirkey 1,30,039 25.48
Jharkhand Party Nishikant Horo 84,025 16.46
Majority 80,175 15.71
Turnout 5,10,343 52.03
BJP gain from INC Swing

See also

Notes
  1. "Parliamentary Constituency". Chief Electoral Officer, Jharkhand website. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26.

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