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 constituency comprises 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 |
It may be interesting to note that till 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, Rashtriya Janata Dal
- 2004: Dhirendra Agarwal, Rashtriya Janata Dal
- 2009: Inder Singh Namdhari, Independent
- 2014: Sunil Kumar Singh, Bharatiya Janta Party
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sunil Singh | 295862 | |||
| INC | Dhiraj pr sahu | 117836 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] | Swing | ||||
See also
Notes
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