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(Top) 1 Voter composition 2 Assembly segments 3 Members of Parliament 4 Election results 4.1 2024 4.2 2019 4.3 2014 4.4 2009 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References

Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency

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Kurukshetra HR-2
Lok Sabha constituency
Interactive Map Outlining Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Haryana
Assembly constituencies	Radaur Ladwa Shahbad Thanesar Pehowa Guhla Kalayat Kaithal Pundri
Established	1977
Reservation	None
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent Naveen Jindal
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

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

Voter composition

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Caste wise voter composition
Caste	Total voter	Percentage(%)
SC	396,000	22
Jat	240,000	15
Saini(Hindu+Sikh)	183,600	10.2
Baniya	108,000	6
Brahmin	144,000	8
Punjabi- khatri	126,000	7
Rajput	54,000	3
Kamboj	63,000	3.5
Jatt Sikh	72,000	4
Gurjar	54,000	3
Ror	54,000	3
Muslim	36,000	2
Kashyap	54,000	3
Ramgarhiya	36,000	2
Other OBC Gen	149,400	8.3

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
10	Radaur	Yamunanagar	Bishan Lal Saini	INC	BJP
11	Ladwa	Kurukshetra	Mewa Singh	INC	BJP
12	Shahbad (SC)		Ram Karan	JJP	AAP
13	Thanesar		Subhash Sudha	BJP	BJP
14	Pehowa		Sandeep Singh	BJP	AAP
15	Guhla (SC)	Kaithal	Ishwar Singh	JJP	AAP
16	Kalayat		Kamlesh Dhanda	BJP	AAP
17	Kaithal		Leela Ram	BJP	BJP
18	Pundri		Randhir Singh Gollen	Ind	BJP

Members of Parliament

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Year	Winner
1957	Mool Chand Jain	Indian National Congress
1962	Dev Dutt Puri
1967	Gulzarilal Nanda
1971	Gulzarilal Nanda
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	Kailasho Devi	Indian National Lok Dal
2004	Naveen Jindal	Indian National Congress
2009	Naveen Jindal	Indian National Congress
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	11.02
	AAP	Sushil Gupta	5,13,154	42.55	New
	INLD	Abhay Singh Chautala	78,708	6.53	1.6
	BSP	Deepak Mehra	20,944	1.74	4.41
	Independent	Jai Kumar Saini Hamidpur	8,093	0.67	New
	JJP	Pala Ram Saini	6,182	0.51	5.06
	NOTA	None of the Above	2,439	0.20
Majority			29,021	2.41	28.86
Turnout			12,05,872
	BJP hold		Swing	11.02

2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Kurukshetra^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Nayab Singh Saini	686,588	55.98	19.17
	INC	Nirmal Singh	3,03,722	24.71	0.62
	BSP	Shashi	75,533	6.15	0.08
	JJP	Jai Bhagwan Sharma	68,437	5.57	new
	INLD	Arjun Chautala	60,574	4.93	20.46
Majority			3,84,591	31.27	19.85
Turnout			12,31,165	74.29	1.51
	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	36.81
	INLD	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	0.76
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	36.81

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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Notes

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References

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^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

^ "Parliamentary/Assembly Constituency wise Electors in Final Roll 2009" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2009.

^ "General Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

^ "General Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

^ "General Election 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

^ "General Election, 1991 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

^ "General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

^ "General Election 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

Lok Sabha constituencies of Haryana

Current

Defunct

StateofHaryana

Capital: Chandigarh

Topics

Districts and
divisions

Ambala division	Ambala Kurukshetra Panchkula Yamunanagar
Faridabad division	Faridabad Nuh Palwal
Gurgaon division	Gurgaon Mahendragarh Rewari
Hisar division	Fatehabad Hisar Jind Sirsa
Karnal division	Kaithal Karnal Panipat
Rohtak division	Bhiwani Charkhi Dadri Jhajjar Rohtak Sonipat

Major cities

Culture

List of films, Chandrawal, Jagat Jakhar)

Music
- Folk dance
- Saang)
Haryanvi language
- Ahirwati
- Bagri
- Braj Bhasha
- Bangru
- Deshwali
- Khadar
- Loarki
- Mewati
- Pahari)
Haryanvi people

Economy

Power stations and power organisations

Places of interest
Sarasvati civilization (Indus Valley Civilisation)	Adi Badri Balu, Kaithal Banawali Bhirrana Farmana Jognakhera Kanwari Kunal Lohari Ragho Mitathal Rakhigarhi Siswal Sothi
Archaeological	National monuments State monuments
Baoli (Stepwells)s	Kaithal (Bhai ki Baoli) Fatehabad (Rania,_Sirsa#History"Rania) Gurgaon (Akhara Baoli, Badshahpur Baoli, Dhumaspur Baoli) Maham in Rohtak (Choron ki Baoli) Narnaul (Alijaan ki Bawdi)
Buddhist and Hindu sites	Buddhist mounds (Agroha Mound, Sugh Ancient Mound) Buddhist stupas ([Adi Badri, Haryana
Haveli	Nangal Sirohi Hemu Ki Haveli in Rewari Noor Mahal in Karnal Gurugram: (Sikanderpur, Mohammadpur Jharsa, 12 Biswa haveli in Gurgaon gaon, Mahalwala haveli in 8 Biswa of Gurgaon gaon)
Forts	Asigarh Fort (Hansi) Badhshapur Fort Buria Fort Chhachhrauli Fort Dhosi Hill Fort Fatehabad Fort Farrukhnagar Fort Hisar-e-Firoza Fort Kotla Indor Fort Jind Fort Kaithal Fort Gajpat Singh Fort at Karnal Loharu Fort Madhogarh Fort Mahendragarh Fort Meham Fort Nahar Singh Fort at Ballabhgargh Pinjore Fort Raipur Rani Fort Fort of King Saras of Sirsa Tosham Hill Fort
Hills	Dhosi Hill near Narnaul Kotla Hill in Mewat Indor Hill in Mewat Madhogarh Hill near Mahendragarh Mahendragarh Hill Morni Hills in Yamunanagar Tosham Hill in Bhiwani
Caves	Chyvan Rishi Cave at Dhosi Hill Tosham Hill Caverns Nar Narayan Cave in Yamunanagar
Historical	Bhima Devi Temple Complex at Pinjore Dhosi Hill Farrukhnagar Kalayat Ancient Bricks Temple Complex Mughal Bridge at Kernal Harsh ka Tilla at Kurukshetra Nahar Singh Mahal Narnaul Pataudi Palace Sthaneshwar Mahadev Temple Surajkund Tomb of Saikh Taiyab at Kaithal Tosham rock inscription Yadavindra Gardens State Protected Monuments Monuments of National Importance
Protected areas	Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary Kalesar National Park Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary Morni Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary Saraswati Wildlife Sanctuary Sohna Sultanpur Lake Bird Sanctuary
Endangered wildlife breeding	Chinkara Breeding Centre Kairu, Bhiwani Crocodile Breeding Centre, Kurukshetra Deer Park, Hisar Kalesar Elephant Rehabilitation Centre Pheasant Breeding Centre, Morni Pheasant Breeding Centre, Berwala Peacock & Chinkara Breeding Centre, Jhabua Sparrow Conservation Centre, Pinjore Vulture and Sparrow Conservation and Breeding Centre, Pinjore
Zoos	Bhiwani Zoo Hisar Deer Park Rohtak Zoo Pipli Zoo
Herbal parks	Shatavar Vatika Herbal Park, Hisar Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Herbal Park, Tosham Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Herbal Park, Kairu Ch. Devi Lal Herbal Nature Park
Lakes	Badkhal Lake Blue Bird Lake at Hisar Damdama Lake Karna Lake Tilyar Lake at Rohtak
Dams	Anangpur Dam Hathni Kund Barrage Kaushalya Dam Masani barrage Ottu barrage Palla barrage Pathrala barrage Tajewala Barrage
Rivers	Chautang Ghaggar-Hakra River Markanda River Najafgarh_drain Sahibi River Sarasvati River Yamuna
Religious	Adi Badri, Haryana Sarsvati udgam sthal Agroha Dham Baba Thakur Banbhori Devi Brahma Sarovar Bhuteshwar Temple Jayanti Devi Temple Jyotisar Kartikeya Temple Markandeshwar Mata Mansa Devi Mandir Nada Sahib Naugaja Peer Pindara Temple Sannihit Sarovar Sita Mai Temple Sthaneshwar Mahadev Temple Sheetla Mata Mandir Gurgaon St. Thomas' Church at Hisar
Offices	High Court Legislative Assembly Raj Bhavan
Public places	Kingdom of Dreams Mall of India The Oberoi
Extreme corners	Easternmost point: Kalesar village Yamuna riverbank in Yamunanagar district Westernmost point: Chautala–Sangari border road crossing in Sirsa district Southernmost point: Kol Gaon hill in Ferozepur Jhirka tehsil of Gurgaon district Northernmost point: Khokhra village riverbank north of Chandigarh–Baddi river bridge in Panchkula district
Highest and lowest	Highest point: Karoh PeakinSivalik HillsofPanchkula district Lowest natural surface elevation point: Deepest underground cave: Coldest avg temp: Karoh PeakinSivalik HillsofPanchkula district Hottest avg temp: Hisar Wettest avg rainfall: Morni hills in Sivalik HillsofPanchkula district Driest avg rainfall: Bhiwani
Oldest	Oldest archaeological site: Rakhigarhi 4700 BC or 6700 years old Indus Valley CivilisationinHisar district Oldest archaeological mine site: Kaliyana hill Indus Valley Civilisation stone mine (3000 BC or 5000 years old) west of Charkhi Dadri

Government and politics
Elections	Elections in Haryana 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019
Chief ministers	Banarsi Das Gupta Rao Birender Singh Bansi Lal Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Bhajan Lal Devi Lal Om Prakash Chautala Hukam Singh Bhupinder Singh Hooda Manohar Lal Khattar
Governors	Dharma Vira Birendra Narayan Chakraborty Ranjit Singh Narula Jaisukhlal Hathi Harcharan Singh Brar Surjit Singh Sandhawalia Ganpatrao Devji Tapase Saiyid Muzaffar Husain Burney Hari Anand Barari Dhanik Lal Mandal Mahaveer Prasad Babu Parmanand Om Prakash Verma Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai Jagannath Pahadia Kaptan Singh Solanki
State agencies	Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Debt Conciliation Board Doordarshan Haryana Foreign Investment and NRI Cell Forests Department, Haryana Department of Economic and Statistical Analysis, Haryana Department of Environment, Haryana Department of Excise & Taxation, Haryana Department of Finance, Haryana Department of Industries & Commerce, Haryana Department of Industrial Training & Vocational Education, Haryana Department of Institutional Finance & Credit Control, Haryana Department of Labour and Employment (Haryana) Department of Land records & Consolidation, Haryana Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Haryana Department of Rehabilitation, Haryana Department of Higher Education (Haryana) Department of School Education, Haryana Department of Elementary Education, Haryana Haryana Board of School Education Haryana Civil Medical Services Haryana Environment Protection Council Haryana Land Record Information System Haryana Power Generation Corporation Haryana Police Haryana Roadways Haryana Seeds Development Corporation Haryana State Directorate of Archaeology & Museums Haryana State Legal Services Authority, Haryana Haryana Tourism Corporation Haryana Urban Development Authority Haryana Waqf Board State Counselling Board, Haryana Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam

Sports

Venues

Associations

Teams

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