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Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency

Kurukshetra
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Lok Sabha constituency
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Interactive Map Outlining Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateHaryana
Assembly constituenciesRadaur
Ladwa
Shahbad
Thanesar
Pehowa
Guhla
Kalayat
Kaithal
Pundri
Established1977
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent

Kurukshetra is one of the 10 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Haryana state in India.[1] 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

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At present, Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency comprises nine Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies. These are:[2]

# Name District Member Party Leading

(in 2024)

10 Radaur Yamunanagar Shyam Singh Rana BJP BJP
11 Ladwa Kurukshetra Nayab Singh Saini BJP BJP
12 Shahbad (SC) Ram Karan INC AAP
13 Thanesar Ashok Kumar Arora INC BJP
14 Pehowa Mandeep Chatha INC AAP
15 Guhla (SC) Kaithal Devender Hans INC AAP
16 Kalayat Vikas Saharan INC AAP
17 Kaithal Aditya Surjewala INC BJP
18 Pundri Satpal Jamba BJP BJP

Members of Parliament

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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 Janata Party (Secular)
1984 Sardar Harpal Singh Indian National Congress
1989 Gurdial Singh Saini Janata Dal
1991 Tara Singh Indian National Congress
1996 Om Prakash Jindal Haryana Vikas Party
1998 Kailasho Devi Indian National Lok Dal
1999
2004 Naveen Jindal Indian National Congress
2009
2014 Raj Kumar Saini Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 Nayab Singh Saini
2024 Naveen Jindal

Election results

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2024

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2024 Indian general elections: Kurukshetra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Naveen Jindal 542,175 44.96 Decrease11.02
AAP Sushil Gupta 5,13,154 42.55 New
INLD Abhay Singh Chautala 78,708 6.53 Increase1.60
BSP Deepak Mehra 20,944 1.74 Decrease4.41
Independent Jai Kumar Saini Hamidpur 8,093 0.67 New
JJP Pala Ram Saini 6,182 0.51 Decrease5.06
NOTA None of the Above 2,439 0.20
Majority 29,021 2.41 Decrease28.86
Turnout 12,06,961 67.06 Decrease7.23
BJP hold Swing Decrease11.02

2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Kurukshetra[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Nayab Singh Saini 686,588 55.98 Increase19.17
INC Nirmal Singh 3,03,722 24.71 Decrease0.62
BSP Shashi 75,533 6.15 Increase0.08
JJP Jai Bhagwan Sharma 68,437 5.57 new
INLD Arjun Chautala 60,574 4.93 Decrease20.46
Majority 3,84,591 31.27 Increase19.85
Turnout 12,31,165 74.29 Decrease1.51
BJP hold Swing

2014

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2014 Indian general elections: Kurukshetra[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Raj Kumar Saini 418,112 36.81 Increase36.81
INLD Balbir Saini 2,88,376 25.39 Decrease6.42
INC Naveen Jindal 2,87,722 25.33 Decrease20.04
BSP Chhattar Singh 68,926 6.07 Decrease11.20
NOTA None of the above 2,482 0.22 N/A
Majority 1,29,736 11.42 Decrease2.14
Turnout 11,35,892 75.80 Increase0.76
BJP gain from INC Swing Increase36.81

2009

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2009 Indian general elections: Kurukshetra[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Naveen Jindal 397,204 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

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See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Parliamentary/Assembly Constituency wise Electors in Final Roll 2009" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2009.
  3. ^ "General Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  4. ^ "General Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. ^ "General Election 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  6. ^ "General Election, 1991 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  7. ^ "General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  8. ^ "General Election 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

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