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{{Short description|Lok Sabha Constituency in Haryana, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Kurukshetra {{Small|HR-2}}
| type = LS
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Lok Sabha constituencies/2019/Haryana/Kurukshetra.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency
| established = 1977
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image = Naveen Jindal at the India Economic Summit 2010 cropped.jpg
| mp = [[Naveen Jindal]]
| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
| state = [[Haryana]]
| assembly_cons = [[Radaur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Radaur]] [[Ladwa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ladwa]] [[Shahbad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shahbad]] [[Thanesar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Thanesar]] [[Pehowa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Pehowa]] [[Guhla (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Guhla]] [[Kalayat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kalayat]] [[Kaithal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kaithal]] [[Pundri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Pundri]]
}}

'''Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency''' is one of the 10 [[Lok Sabha]] (parliamentary) constituencies in [[Haryana]] state in [[India]].<ref name=delimitation2008>{{cite web |url=https://upload.indiacode.nic.in/showfile?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00030_200233_1517807324510&type=order&filename=Delimitation%20Order,2008.pdf |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |date=26 November 2008 |access-date= 24 June 2021}}</ref> This constituency covers the entire [[Kurukshetra district|Kurukshetra]] and [[Kaithal district|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:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceoharyana.nic.in/pdf/ERoll%202009.pdf |title=Parliamentary/Assembly Constituency wise Electors in Final Roll 2009 |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409213734/http://ceoharyana.nic.in/pdf/ERoll%202009.pdf |archivedate=9 April 2009 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!#
!Name
!District
!Member
! colspan="2" |Party
! colspan="2" |Leading
{{small|(in 2024)}}
|-
|10
|[[Radaur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Radaur]]
|[[Yamunanagar district|Yamunanagar]]
|[[Shyam Singh Rana]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
|11
|[[Ladwa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ladwa]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Kurukshetra district|Kurukshetra]]
|[[Nayab Singh Saini]]
|-
|12
|[[Shahbad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shahbad]] (SC)
|[[Ram Karan]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=6}}
| {{party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|-
|13
|[[Thanesar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Thanesar]]
|[[Ashok Kumar Arora]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|14
|[[Pehowa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Pehowa]]
|[[Mandeep Chatha]]
| {{party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party|rowspan=3}}
|-
|15
|[[Guhla (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Guhla]] (SC)
| rowspan="4" |[[Kaithal district|Kaithal]]
|[[Devender Hans]]
|-
|16
|[[Kalayat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kalayat]]
|[[Vikas Saharan]]
|-
|17
|[[Kaithal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kaithal]]
|[[Aditya Surjewala]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
|18
|[[Pundri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Pundri]]
|[[Satpal Jamba]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|}

== Members of Parliament ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Winner
! colspan="2"| Party
|-
|[[1957 Indian general election|1957]]
|[[Mool Chand Jain]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}}
|-
|[[1962 Indian general election|1962]]
|Dev Dutt Puri
|-
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]
|-
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|Raghubir Singh Virk
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|Manohar Lal Saini
|style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}" |
|[[Janata Party (Secular)]]
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|Sardar Harpal Singh
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|Gurdial Singh Saini
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|[[Tara Singh (Haryana politician)|Tara Singh]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|[[Om Prakash Jindal]]
|{{Full party name with color|Haryana Vikas Party}}
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Kailasho Devi Saini]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Lok Dal|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Naveen Jindal]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|[[Raj Kumar Saini]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[Nayab Singh|Nayab Singh Saini]]
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|[[Naveen Jindal]]
|}

==Election results==

===2024===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Indian general elections]]: [[Kurukshetra]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Naveen Jindal]]
|votes = 5,42,175
|percentage = 44.96
|change = {{decrease}}11.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Sushil Gupta]]
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|votes = 5,13,154
|percentage = 42.55
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Abhay Singh Chautala]]
|party = Indian National Lok Dal
|votes = 78,708
|percentage = 6.53
|change = {{increase}}1.60
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Deepak Mehra
|votes = 20,944
|percentage = 1.74
|change = {{decrease}}4.41
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Jai Kumar Saini Hamidpur
|votes = 8,093
|percentage = 0.67
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jannayak Janata Party
|candidate = Pala Ram Saini
|votes = 6,182
|percentage = 0.51
|change = {{decrease}}5.06
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = NOTA
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 2,439
|percentage = 0.20
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 29,021
|percentage = 2.41
|change = {{decrease}}28.86
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 12,06,961
|percentage = 67.06
|change = {{down}}7.23
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing = {{decrease}}11.02
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2019===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: Kurukshetra<ref name=election2019>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/1551-general-election-2019-including-vellore-pc/ |title=General Election 2019 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 22 October 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Nayab Singh|Nayab Singh Saini]]
|votes = 6,86,588
|percentage = 55.98
|change = {{increase}}19.17
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Nirmal Singh (Haryana)|Nirmal Singh]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 3,03,722
|percentage = 24.71
|change ={{decrease}}0.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Shashi
|votes = 75,533
|percentage = 6.15
|change = {{increase}}0.08
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jannayak Janata Party
|candidate = Jai Bhagwan Sharma
|votes = 68,437
|percentage = 5.57
|change = new
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Arjun Chautala]]
|party = Indian National Lok Dal
|votes = 60,574
|percentage = 4.93
|change = {{decrease}}20.46
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,84,591
|percentage = 31.27
|change = {{increase}}19.85
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 12,31,165
|percentage = 74.29
|change = {{decrease}}1.51
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2014===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: Kurukshetra<ref name=election2014>{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/2857-constituency-wise-detailed-result/ |title=General Election 2014 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 22 October 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Raj Kumar Saini]]
|votes = 4,18,112
|percentage = 36.81
|change = {{increase}}36.81
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Lok Dal
|candidate = Balbir Saini
|votes = 2,88,376
|percentage = 25.39
|change = {{decrease}}6.42
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Naveen Jindal]]
|votes = 2,87,722
|percentage = 25.33
|change = {{decrease}}20.04
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Chhattar Singh
|votes = 68,926
|percentage = 6.07
|change = {{decrease}}11.20
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,482
|percentage = 0.22
|change = N/A
}}

{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,29,736
|percentage = 11.42
|change = {{decrease}}2.14
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 11,35,892
|percentage = 75.80
|change ={{increase}}0.76
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing = {{increase}}36.81
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2009===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: Kurukshetra<ref name=election2009>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/98-general-election-2009/ |title=General Election 2009 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 22 October 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Naveen Jindal]]
|votes = 3,97,204
|percentage = 45.36
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Lok Dal
|candidate = Ashok Kumar Arora
|votes = 2,78,475
|percentage =31.80
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Gurdyal Singh Saini
|votes = 1,51,231
|percentage =17.27
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Haryana Janhit Congress (BL)
|candidate = Jaswant Singh Cheema
|votes =16,839
|percentage =1.92
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,18,729
|percentage = 13.56
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =8,75,536
|percentage = 75.04
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =Indian National Congress

|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}<ref name="election1991">{{cite web |title=General Election, 1991 (Vol I, II) |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4121-general-election-1991-vol-i-ii/ |access-date=31 December 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref><ref name="election1999">{{cite web |title=General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III) |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4125-general-election-1999-vol-i-ii-iii/ |access-date=31 December 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref><ref name="election2004">{{cite web |title=General Election 2004 |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/4126-general-election-2004-vol-i-ii-iii/ |access-date=22 October 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Kurukshetra district]]
*[[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Haryana}}
{{Haryana}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Haryana]]
[[Category:Kurukshetra district]]
[[Category:Kaithal district]]
[[Category:Yamunanagar district]]

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