Khunti Lok Sabha constituency explained

Khunti
Type:LS
Established:1952
Mp:Kali Charan Munda
Preceded By:Arjun Munda
Latest Election Year:2024
State:Jharkhand
Reservation:ST
Assembly Cons:Kharsawan
Tamar
Torpa
Khunti
Simdega
Kolebira

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.

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
57Kharsawan (ST)Seraikela KharsawanDashrath Gagrai
58Tamar (ST)RanchiVikas Kumar Munda
59Torpa (ST)KhuntiSudeep Gudhiya
60Khunti (ST)Ram Surya Munda
70Simdega (ST)SimdegaBhushan Bara
71Kolebira (ST)Naman Bixal Kongari

Members of Parliament

Year Name Party
1951-52Jaipal Singh MundaJharkhand Party
1957
1962
1967Indian National Congress
1971Niral Enem Horo
1977Kariya MundaJanata Party
1980Niral Enem HoroJharkhand Party
1984Simon TiggaIndian National Congress
1989Kariya MundaBharatiya Janata Party
1991
1996
1998
1999
2004Sushila KerkettaIndian National Congress
2009Kariya MundaBharatiya Janata Party
2014
2019Arjun Munda
2024Kali Charan Munda

Election results

2009

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parliamentary Constituency . Chief Electoral Officer, Jharkhand website . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120226080317/http://www.jharkhand.gov.in/ceo/2005/constituencies.html . 2012-02-26 .