Kurukshetra (Lok Sabha constituency)
Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 10 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Haryana state in India. This constituency covers the entire Kurukshetra and Kaithal districts and part of Yamunanagar district.
Kurukshetra Lok Sabha seat was initially Kaithal Lok Sabha seat and till 1977 its headquarters was also Kaithal. Kurukshetra Lok Sabha seat came into existence in 1977. Elections from 2nd to 5th Lok Sabha were held at Kaithal Lok Sabha seat
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
| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Mool Chand Jain | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Dev Dutt Puri | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Gulzarilal Nanda | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Gulzarilal Nanda | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Raghubir Singh Virk | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Manohar Lal Saini | Janata Party |
| 1984 | Sardar Harpal Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Gurdial Singh Saini | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | Tara Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | O. P. Jindal | Haryana Vikas Party |
| 1998 | Kailasho Devi | Indian National Lok Dal |
| 1999 | Kailasho Devi | Indian National Lok Dal |
| 2004 | Naveen Jindal | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Naveen Jindal | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Raj Kumar Saini | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Nayab Singh Saini | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Election Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nayab Singh Saini | 6,86,588 | 55.98 | ||
| INC | Nirmal Singh | 3,03,722 | 24.71 | ||
| BSP | Shashi | 75,533 | 6.15 | ||
| JJP | Jai Bhagwan Sharma | 68,437 | 5.57 | ||
| INLD | Arjun Chautala | 60,574 | 4.93 | ||
| Majority | 3,84,591 | 31.27 | +19.85 | ||
| Turnout | 12,31,165 | 74.29 | -1.51 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Naveen Jindal | 3,97,204 | 45.36 | ||
| INLD | Ashok Kumar Arora | 2,78,475 | 31.80 | ||
| BSP | Gurdyal Singh Saini | 1,51,231 | 17.27 | ||
| HJC(BL) | Jaswant Singh Cheema | 16,839 | 1.92 | ||
| Majority | 1,18,729 | 13.56 | |||
| Turnout | 8,75,536 | 75.04 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also
- Kurukshetra district
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
References
- "Parliamentary/Assembly Constituency wise Electors in Final Roll 2009" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2009.
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