Bhiwani-Mahendragarh (Lok Sabha constituency)
Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: भिवानी-महेंद्रगढ़ लोकसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 10 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Haryana state in northern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.
This constituency was created by merging four assembly segments, Ateli, Mahendragarh, Narnaul and Nangal Chaudhry of the erstwhile Mahendragarh constituency and five assembly segments, Loharu, Badhra, Dadri, Bhiwani and Tosham of the erstwhile Bhiwani constituency.[1] This constituency covers the major part of Bhiwani district and the entire Mahendragarh district.
Assembly segments
At present, Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha constituency comprises nine Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies. These are:
| Constituency number |
Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
District | Number of electorates (2009)[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Loharu | None | Bhiwani | 138,541 |
| 55 | Badhra | None | Bhiwani | 143,046 |
| 56 | Dadri | None | Bhiwani | 142,507 |
| 57 | Bhiwani | None | Bhiwani | 133,258 |
| 58 | Tosham | None | Bhiwani | 152,160 |
| 68 | Ateli | None | Mahendragarh | 143,404 |
| 69 | Mahendragarh | None | Mahendragarh | 144,606 |
| 70 | Narnaul | None | Mahendragarh | 103,733 |
| 71 | Nangal Chaudhry | None | Mahendragarh | 114,375 |
| Total: | 1,215,630 | |||
Members of Parliament
Key
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Shruti Choudhry | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Dharambir | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
General elections 2014
| Indian general elections, 2014: Bhiwani-Mahendragarh | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| BJP | Dharamveer | 4,04,542 | 39.26 | N/A | |
| INLD | Rao Bahadur Singh | 2,75,148 | 26.70 | -1.90 | |
| INC | Shruti Choudhry | 2,68,115 | 26.02 | -9.01 | |
| BSP | Vedpal Tanwar | 27,834 | 2.70 | -4.41 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,994 | 0.19 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,29,394 | 12.56 | +6.13 | ||
| Turnout | 10,30,431 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See also
- Bhiwani (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Mahendragarh (Lok Sabha constituency)
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
References
- ↑ Mohan, Raman (February 20, 2007). "Political vacuum in Bhiwani constituency". The Tribune.
- ↑ "Parliamentary/Assembly Constituency wise Electors in Final Roll 2009" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana.
| ||||||