# Chatra Lok Sabha constituency

Chatra Lok Sabha constituency 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.

## Vidhan Sabha segments

Presently, Chatra Lok Sabha is the smallest constituency in Jharkhand and comprises the following five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead |
| 26 | Simaria (SC) | Chatra | Kumar Ujjwal | BJP | BJP |
| 27 | Chatra (SC) | Chatra | Janardan Paswan | LJP(RV) | BJP |
| 73 | Manika (ST) | Latehar | Ramchandra Singh | INC | INC |
| 74 | Latehar (SC) | Latehar | Prakash Ram | BJP | BJP |
| 75 | Panki | Palamu | Kushwaha Shashi Bhushan Mehta | BJP | BJP |
Until 1977, Chatra was one of the vast 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 (Chatra, Simaria, Latehar and Manika) are reserved seats, whereas Chatra continues to be an unreserved Parliamentary constituency.

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1957 | Vijaya Raje | Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party |
| 1962 | Vijaya Raje | Swatantra Party |
| 1967 | Vijaya Raje | Independent |
| 1971 | Shankar Dayal Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Sukhdeo Prasad Verma | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Ranjit Singh | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | Yogeshwar Prasad Yogesh | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Upendra Nath Verma | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | Upendra Nath Verma | Janata Dal |
| 1996 | Dhirendra Agarwal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1998 | Dhirendra Agarwal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Nagmani | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2004 | Dhirendra Agarwal | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Inder Singh Namdhari | Independent |
| 2014 | Sunil Kumar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Sunil Kumar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Kalicharan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Chatra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Kalicharan Singh | 574,556 | 52.89 |
| | INC | Krishna Nand Tripathi | 3,53,597 | 32.55 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 8,511 | 0.78 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 63.69 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Chatra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Sunil Kumar Singh | 528,077 | 57.03 |
| | INC | Manoj Kumar Yadav | 1,50,206 | 16.22 |
| | RJD | Subhash Yadav | 83,425 | 9.01 |
| | CPI | Arjun Kumar | 22,577 | 2.44 |
| | BSP | Nageshwar Ganjhu | 18,888 | 2.04 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,77,871 | 40.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,25,956 | 64.97 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Chatra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Sunil Kumar Singh | 2,95,862 | 41.50 |
| | INC | Dhiraj Prasad Sahu | 1,17,836 | 16.53 |
| | JVM(P) | Nilam Devi | 1,04,176 | 14.61 |
| | AJSU | Nagmani | 35,674 | 5.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,78,026 | 24.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,12,980 | 54.32 |
| | BJP gain from Independent | BJP gain from Independent | Swing | |

### 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Chatra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Inder Singh Namdhari | 1,08,336 | 22.86 |
| | INC | Dhiraj Prasad Sahu | 92,158 | 19.44 |
| | RJD | Nagmani Kushwaha | 68,764 | 14.51 |
| | CPI(ML) | Keshwar Yadav | 63,846 | 13.47 |
| | JD(U) | Arun Kumar Yadav | 46,088 | 9.72 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,178 | 3.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,73,941 | 45.67 |
| | Independent gain from RJD | Independent gain from RJD | Swing | |

### 1984 Lok Sabha

* Yogeshwar Prasad Yogesh (INC) : 211,020 votes
* Shukdeo Prasad Verma (ICJ) : 54,478