Churu Lok Sabha constituency

{{short description|Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| type = LS

| name = Churu

| map_image =

| map_caption =

| established = 1977

|reservation= None

| party = Indian National Congress

| mp = Rahul Kaswan

| latest_election_year = 2024

| state = Rajasthan

| assembly_cons =Nohar
Bhadra
Sadulpur
Taranagar
Sardarshahar
Churu
Ratangarh
Sujangarh

}}

Churu ({{IPA|hi|t͡ʃuːɾuː}}) is one of the 25 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Rajasthan state in India.{{cite web |url=https://upload.indiacode.nic.in/showfile?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00030_200233_1517807324510&type=order&filename=Delimitation%20Order,2008.pdf |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |date=26 November 2008 |access-date= 24 June 2021}}

Assembly segments

Presently, Churu Lok Sabha constituency comprises eight Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:{{cite web|url=http://ceorajasthan.nic.in/PC-ACWISE-ELECTORS.pdf|title=Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies wise Polling Stations & Electors|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Rajasthan website|access-date=14 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726003649/http://ceorajasthan.nic.in/PC-ACWISE-ELECTORS.pdf|archive-date=26 July 2011|url-status=dead}}

class="wikitable"

!#

!Name

!District

!Member

! colspan="2" |Party

! colspan="2" |2024 Lead

10

|Nohar

| rowspan="2" |Hanumangarh

|Amit Chachan

|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|INC

|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|INC

11

|Bhadra

|Sanjeev Beniwal

|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |

|BJP

|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |

|BJP

19

|Sadulpur

| rowspan="6" |Churu

|Manoj Kumar

|style="background-color: {{party color|Shiv Sena}}" |

|SHS

|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|INC

20

|Taranagar

|Narendra Budania

|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|INC

|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|INC

21

|Sardarshahar

|Anil Kumar Sharma

|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|INC

|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|INC

22

|Churu

|Harlal Saharan

|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |

|BJP

|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|INC

23

|Ratangarh

|Poosaram Godara

|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|INC

|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |

|BJP

24

|Sujangarh (SC)

|Manoj Meghwal

|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|INC

|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|INC

Members of Parliament

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Member

! colspan="2" |Party

colspan="4" |{{Center|Till 1977 : Constituency did not exist}}
1977

| rowspan="2" |Daulat Ram Saran

| style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party}}" |

|Janata Party

1980

| style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}" |

|Janata Party (Secular)

1984

|Mohar Singh Rathore

| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

| rowspan="2" |Indian National Congress

1985^

|Narendra Budania

1989

|Daulat Ram Saran

| style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal}}" |

|Janata Dal

1991

|Ram Singh Kaswan

| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |

|Bharatiya Janata Party

1996

| rowspan="2" |Narendra Budania

| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

| rowspan="2" |Indian National Congress

1998
1999

| rowspan="3" |Ram Singh Kaswan

| rowspan="5" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |

| rowspan="5" |Bharatiya Janata Party

2004
2009
2014

| rowspan="3" |Rahul Kaswan

2019
2024

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

Election results

=2024=

{{Election box begin | title=2024 Indian general election: Churu}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|candidate= Rahul Kaswan

|party= Indian National Congress

|votes=728,211

|percentage=51.12

|change=+16.60

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Devendra Jhajharia|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=6,55,474|percentage=46.01|change=-13.08}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=6656|percentage=0.79|change=+0.04}}

{{Election box majority||votes=72,737|percentage=5.11|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=14,07,716|percentage=63.61|change=-2.29}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner =Indian National Congress

|loser = BJP

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

  • the turnout does not include postal ballots

=2019=

{{Election box begin | title=2019 Indian general elections: Churu{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/1551-general-election-2019-including-vellore-pc/ |title=General Election 2019 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 22 October 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = BJP

|candidate = Rahul Kaswan

|votes = 7,92,999

|percentage = 59.69

|change ={{increase}}7.06

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Indian National Congress

| candidate = Rafique Mandelia

| votes = 4,58,597

| percentage = 34.52

| change = {{increase}}18.89

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|candidate = Balwan Poonia

|votes = 25,090

|percentage = 1.89

|change = {{increase}}0.94

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bahujan Samaj Party

|candidate = Hari Singh

|votes = 16,116

|percentage = 1.21

|change = {{decrease}}25.38

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = None of the above

|candidate = None of the Above

|votes = 9,978

|percentage = 0.75

|change = {{decrease}}0.25

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 3,34,402

| percentage = 25.17

| change = {{decrease}}0.87

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 13,30,672

| percentage = 65.90

| change = {{increase}}1.41

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

| winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2014=

{{Election box begin | title=2014 Indian general elections: Churu{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/2857-constituency-wise-detailed-result/ |title=General Election 2014 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 22 October 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Rahul Kaswan

|votes = 5,95,756

|percentage = 52.63

|change = {{increase}}5.75

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bahujan Samaj Party

|candidate = Abhinesh Maharshi

|votes = 3,01,017

|percentage = 26.59

|change = {{increase}}23.39

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Indian National Congress

| candidate = Pratap Singh

| votes = 1,76,912

| percentage = 15.63

| change = {{decrease}}29.70

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Aam Aadmi Party

| candidate = Krishan Kumar Saran

| votes = 13,977

| percentage = 1.23

| change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|candidate = Indra Singh Jat

|votes = 10,778

|percentage = 0.95

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = None of the above

|candidate = None of the Above

|votes = 11,293

|percentage = 1.00

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 2,94,739

| percentage = 26.04

| change = {{increase}}24.49

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 11,31,104

| percentage = 64.49

| change = {{increase}}12.08

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

| winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2009=

{{Election box begin | title=2009 Indian general elections: Churu}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Ram Singh Kaswan

|votes = 3,76,708

|percentage = 46.88

|change = {{decrease}}1.17

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Rafique Mandelia

|votes = 3,64,268

|percentage = 45.33

|change = {{increase}}0.86

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bahujan Samaj Party

|candidate = Budh Ram Saini

|votes = 25,690

|percentage = 3.20

|change = {{decrease}}0.41

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent politician

|candidate =Salim Gujar

|votes = 7,257

|percentage = 0.90

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 12,440

|percentage = 1.55

|change = {{decrease}}2.03

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 8,03,025

|percentage = 52.41

|change = {{decrease}}8.43

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2004=

{{Election box begin | title=2004 Indian general elections: Churu}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Ram Singh Kaswan

|votes = 400,718

|percentage = 48.05

|change = {{decrease}}3.61

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Balram Jakhar

|votes = 370,864

|percentage = 44.47

|change = {{decrease}}0.31

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bahujan Samaj Party

|candidate = Daulataram Painsiya

|votes = 30,142

|percentage = 3.61

|change = {{increase}}2.11

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Lok Dal

|candidate = Damodar Mishra

|votes = 10,132

|percentage = 1.21

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Sufi Sultan

|votes = 8,594

|percentage = 1.03

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Sabir Khan

|votes = 5,146

|percentage = 0.62

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Ranjeet Rai

|votes = 3,773

|percentage = 0.45

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Chimna Ram

|votes = 2,499

|percentage = 0.30

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Mohd. Iliyas Khichi

|votes = 2,108

|percentage = 0.25

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 29,854

|percentage = 3.58

|change = {{decrease}}3.30

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 833,976

|percentage = 60.84

|change = {{increase}}5.52

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|swing = {{decrease}}3.61

}}

{{Election box end}}

See also

Notes

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