Ambala (Lok Sabha constituency)
The Ambala Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: अंबाला लोकसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 10 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Haryana state in northern India. This constituency covers the entire Panchkula and Ambala districts and part of Yamuna Nagar district. It is reserved for the Scheduled caste candidates.
Assembly segments
Ambala 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalka | None | Panchkula | 114,353 |
| 2 | Panchkula | None | Panchkula | 130,932 |
| 3 | Naraingarh | None | Ambala | 133,850 |
| 4 | Ambala Cantonment | None | Ambala | 134,401 |
| 5 | Ambala City | None | Ambala | 172,404 |
| 6 | Mulana | SC | Ambala | 157,696 |
| 7 | Sadhaura | SC | Yamuna Nagar | 149,418 |
| 8 | Jagadhri | None | Yamuna Nagar | 137,791 |
| 9 | Yamuna Nagar | None | Yamuna Nagar | 128,829 |
| Total: | 1,259,674 | |||
Members of Parliament
| Lok Sabha | Duration | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | 1952-57 | Tek Chand | Indian National Congress |
| Second | 1957-62 | Chuni Lal | Indian National Congress |
| Third | 1962-67 | Chuni Lal | Indian National Congress |
| Fourth | 1967-71 | Suraj Bhan | Bharatiya Jan Sangh |
| Fifth | 1971-77 | Ram Prakash Chaudhary | Indian National Congress |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | Suraj Bhan | Janata Party |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | Suraj Bhan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | Ram Prakash Chaudhary | Indian National Congress |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | Ram Prakash Chaudhary | Indian National Congress |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | Ram Prakash Chaudhary | Indian National Congress |
| Eleventh | 1996-98 | Suraj Bhan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Twelfth | 1998-99 | Aman Kumar Nagra | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| Thirteenth | 1999-04 | Rattan Lal Kataria | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Fourteenth | 2004-2009 | Kumari Selja | Indian National Congress |
| Fifteenth | 2009-2014 | Kumari Selja | Indian National Congress |
| Sixteenth | 2014-Incumbent | Rattan Lal Kataria | Bharatiya Janata Party |
General elections Results
| Indian general elections, 2014: Ambala | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| BJP | Rattan Lal Kataria | 6,12,121 | 50.22 | +14.72 | |
| INC | Raj Kumar Valmiki | 2,72,047 | 22.32 | -14.87 | |
| INLD | Dr. Kusum Sherwal | 1,29,571 | 10.63 | N/A | |
| BSP | Kapoor Singh | 1,02,627 | 8.42 | -13.34 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 7,816 | 0.64 | --- | |
| Majority | 3,40,074 | 27.90 | +26.21 | ||
| Turnout | 12,18,995 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | +7.29 | |||
References
- ↑ "Parliamentary/Assembly Constituency wise Electors in Final Roll 2009" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana.
- ↑ Hindustan Times. Selja is a big Dalit leader, says Ambala Congress candidate
See also
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Coordinates: 30°22′37″N 76°46′30″E / 30.377°N 76.775°E
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