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Kurukshetra (Lok Sabha constituency)
| Kurukshetra | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
 | |
| Incumbent | Nayab Singh Saini |
| Parliamentary Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected Year | 2019 |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1977 |
| Reservation | None |
| State | Haryana |
| Assembly Constituencies | Radaur Ladwa Shahbad Thanesar Pehowa Guhla Kalayat Kaithal Pundri |
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[edit]
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 | Yamunanagar | 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[edit]
| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Mool Chand Jain | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Dev Dutt Puri | |
| 1967 | Gulzarilal Nanda | |
| 1971 | ||
| 1977 | Raghubir Singh Virk | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Manohar Lal Saini | |
| 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 Saini | Indian National Lok Dal |
| 1999 | ||
| 2004 | Naveen Jindal | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | ||
| 2014 | Raj Kumar Saini | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Nayab Singh Saini |
Election Results[edit]
| 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 | ||
| [[Jannayak Janata Party|Template:Jannayak Janata Party/meta/shortname]] | Jai Bhagwan Sharma | 68,437 | 5.57 | ||
| [[Indian National Lok Dal|Template:Indian National Lok Dal/meta/shortname]] | 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 | |
| [[Indian National Lok Dal|Template:Indian National Lok Dal/meta/shortname]] | 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 | ||
| [[Indian National Lok Dal|Template:Indian National Lok Dal/meta/shortname]] | Ashok Kumar Arora | 2,78,475 | 31.80 | ||
| BSP | Gurdyal Singh Saini | 1,51,231 | 17.27 | ||
| [[Haryana Janhit Congress (BL)|Template:Haryana Janhit Congress (BL)/meta/shortname]] | Jaswant Singh Cheema | 16,839 | 1.92 | ||
| Majority | 1,18,729 | 13.56 | |||
| Turnout | 8,75,536 | 75.04 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "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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