Karnal (Lok Sabha constituency)

Karnal Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: करनाल लोकसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 10 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Haryana state in northern India.

Assembly segments

At present, Karnal Lok Sabha constituency comprises nine Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies. These are:[1]

  1. Nilokheri
  2. Indri
  3. Karnal
  4. Gharaunda
  5. Assandh
  6. Panipat Rural
  7. Panipat City
  8. Israna
  9. Samalkha

Members of Parliament

Lok Sabha Duration Name of M.P. Party Affiliation
First 1952-57 Virendar Kumar Satyawadi Indian National Congress
Third 1962-67 Swami Rameshwaranand Jan Sangh
Fourth 1967-71 Madho Ram Sharma Indian National Congress
Fifth 1971-77 Madho Ram Sharma Indian National Congress
Sixth 1977-80 Mohinder Singh Janata Party
Seventh 1980-84 Chiranjilal Sharma Indian National Congress
Eighth 1984-89 Chiranjilal Sharma Indian National Congress
Ninth 1989-91 Chiranjilal Sharma Indian National Congress
Tenth 1991-96 Chiranjilal Sharma Indian National Congress
Eleventh 1996-98 Ishwar Dayal Swami Bharatiya Janata Party
Twelfth 1998-99 Bhajan Lal Indian National Congress
Thirteenth 1999-04 Ishwar Dayal Swami Bharatiya Janata Party
Fourteenth 2004-2009 Arvind Kumar Sharma Indian National Congress
Fifteenth 2009-2014 Arvind Kumar Sharma Indian National Congress
Sixteenth 2014-Incumbent Ashwini Kumar Chopra Bharatiya Janata Party

General elections 2014

General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ashwini Kumar Chopra 5,94,817 49.84 +26.98
INC Arvind Kumar Sharma 2,34,670 19.66 -17.91
INLD Jaswinder Singh Sandhu 1,87,902 15.74 +15.74
BSP Virender Maratha 1,02,628 8.60 -19.56
NOTA None of the Above 2,929 0.25 ---
Majority 3,60,147 30.18 +15.47
Turnout 11,93,500 70.86 +4.22
BJP gain from INC Swing

See also

References

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