Chatra (Lok Sabha constituency)
Chatra Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: चतरा लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र)) is one of the 14 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jharkhand state in eastern India. It covers the entire Chatra and Latehar districts and part of Palamu district
Assembly segments
Presently, Chatra Lok Sabha smallestconstituency in jharkhandcomprises the following five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:[1]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Chatra | SC | Chatra |
| 26 | Simaria | SC | Chatra |
| 74 | Latehar | SC | Latehar |
| 75 | Panki | None | Palamu |
| 73 | Manika | ST | Latehar |
Until 1977, Chatra was one of the vasted Parliamentary constituencies with parts of Gaya, Hazaribag and Palamu districts. The districts of Chatra and Latehar came into being much later. Sans Panki, all the assembly segments namely Chatra, Simaria, Latehar and Manika are reserved seats, whereas Chatra continues to be an unreserved Parliamentary constituency.
Members of Parliament
- 1957: Vijaya Raje, CNSPJP (Janata Party)
- 1962: Vijaya Raje, Swatantra
- 1967: V.Raje (Vijaya Raje), Independent
- 1971: Shankar Dayal Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1977: Sukhdeo Verma, Janata Party
- 1980: Ranjit Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1989: Upendra Nath Verma, Janata Dal
- 1991: Upendra Nath Verma, Janata Dal
- 1996: Dhirendra Agarwal, Bharatiya Janta Party
- 1998: Dhirendra Agarwal, Bharatiya Janta Party
- 1999: Nagmani Kushwaha, Rashtriya Janata Dal
- 2004: Dhirendra Agarwal, Rashtriya Janata Dal
- 2009: Inder Singh Namdhari, Independent
- 2014: Sunil Kumar Singh, Bharatiya Janta Party
- 2019: Sunil Kumar Singh, Bharatiya Janta Party
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sunil Kumar Singh | 5,28,077 | 57.03 | ||
| INC | Manoj Kumar Yadav | 1,50,206 | 16.22 | ||
| RJD | Subhash Yadav | 83,425 | 9.01 | ||
| CPI | Arjun Kumar | 22,577 | 2.44 | ||
| BSP | Nageshwar Ganjhu | 18,888 | 2.04 | ||
| Majority | 3,77,871 | 40.81 | |||
| Turnout | 9,25,956 | 64.97 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sunil Kumar Singh | 2,95,862 | 41.50 | ||
| INC | Dhiraj Prasad Sahu | 1,17,836 | 16.53 | ||
| JVM(P) | Nilam Devi | 1,04,176 | 14.61 | ||
| AJSU | Nagmani | 35,674 | 5.00 | ||
| Majority | 1,78,026 | 24.97 | |||
| Turnout | 7,12,980 | 54.32 | |||
| BJP gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Inder Singh Namdhari | 1,08,336 | 22.86 | ||
| INC | Dhiraj Prasad Sahu | 92,158 | 19.44 | ||
| RJD | Nagmani Kushwaha | 68,764 | 14.51 | ||
| CPI(ML)(L) | Keshwar Yadav | 63,846 | 13.47 | ||
| JD(U) | Arun Kumar Yadav | 46,088 | 9.72 | ||
| Majority | 16,178 | 3.41 | |||
| Turnout | 4,73,941 | 45.67 | |||
| Independent gain from RJD | Swing | ||||
See also
- Chatra district
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
Notes
- "Parliamentary Constituency". Chief Electoral Officer, Jharkhand website. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26.
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