Khunti Lok Sabha constituency

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Khunti
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Lok Sabha constituency
Khunti Lok Sabha constituency
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Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Jharkhand
Assembly constituencies Kharsawan
Tamar
Torpa
Khunti
Simdega
Kolebira
Established1952
Reservation ST
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party  INC
Alliance  INDIA
Elected year 2024

Khunti Lok Sabha constituency is one of the fourteen Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jharkhand state in eastern India. This constituency is reserved for candidates belonging to scheduled tribes. This constituency covers all of Khunti and Simdega districts and parts of Ranchi and Seraikela Kharsawan districts.

Contents

Assembly segments

The Khunti Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments, all of which are reserved for scheduled tribes: [1]

#NameDistrictMemberParty2024 Lead
57 Kharsawan (ST) Seraikela Kharsawan Dashrath Gagrai JMM INC
58 Tamar (ST) Ranchi Vikas Kumar Munda JMM INC
59 Torpa (ST) Khunti Sudeep Gudhiya JMM INC
60 Khunti (ST) Ram Surya Munda JMM INC
70 Simdega (ST) Simdega Bhushan Bara INC INC
71 Kolebira (ST) Naman Bixal Kongari INC INC

Members of Parliament

YearNameParty
1951-52 Jaipal Singh Munda Jharkhand Party
1957
1962
1967 Indian National Congress
1971 Niral Enem Horo
1977 Kariya Munda Janata Party
1980 Niral Enem Horo Jharkhand Party
1984 Simon Tigga Indian National Congress
1989 Kariya Munda Bharatiya Janata Party
1991
1996
1998
1999
2004 Sushila Kerketta Indian National Congress
2009 Kariya Munda Bharatiya Janata Party
2014
2019 Arjun Munda
2024 Kali Charan Munda Indian National Congress

Election results

2024

2024 Indian general election: Khunti [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Kali Charan Munda 511,647 54.62 Increase2.svg8.20
BJP Arjun Munda 3,61,97238.64Decrease2.svg7.43
NOTA None of the above21,9192.34Decrease2.svg0.25
Majority 1,49,67515.98Increase2.svg15.81
Turnout 9,40,24770.73
INC gain from BJP Swing

2019

2019 Indian general elections: Khunti
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Arjun Munda 382,638 45.97 +9.48
INC Kali Charan Munda3,81,19345.80+25.87
NOTA None of the Above 21,2452.55−0.68
IND. Meenakshi Munda10,9891.32+1.32
Jharkhand Party Ajay Topno8,8381.06−22.93
BSP Indumati Mundu7,6630.92N/A
Majority 1,4450.17−12.33
Turnout 8,32,83469.25
BJP hold Swing

2014

2014 Indian general elections: Khunti
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Kariya Munda 269,185 36.49
Jharkhand Party Anosh Ekka 1,76,93723.99
INC Kalicharan Munda 1,47,01719.93
AJSU Neil Tirkey27,1583.68
JVM(P) Basant Kumar Longa24,5143.32
NOTA None of the Above 23,8163.23
Majority 92,24812.50
Turnout 7,37,61166.34
BJP hold Swing

2009

2009 Indian general elections: Khunti
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Kariya Munda 210,214 41.19
INC Neil Tirkey1,30,03925.48
Jharkhand Party Nishikant Horo84,02516.46
Majority 80,17515.71
Turnout 5,10,34352.03
BJP gain from INC Swing

See also

Notes

  1. "Parliamentary Constituency". Chief Electoral Officer, Jharkhand website. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26.
  2. Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Khunti" . Retrieved 26 July 2024.

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