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.
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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.
Mahendragarh Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constitcy comprised the following Vidhan Sabha segments:Dinesh jangir
Bhiwani was a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Haryana until 2008. Later parts of it came under the newly devised Bhiwani-Mahendragarh.
Bhiwani district is one of the 22 districts of the northern Indian state of Haryana. Created on 22 December 1972, the district was the largest district of the state by area, before the creation of Charkhi Dadri as a separate district, as it occupied an area of 5,140 square kilometres (1,980 sq mi) and administered 442 villages with a population of 1,629,109. Sirsa is now the largest district of the state.
