# Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency

Kurukshetra is one of the 10 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Haryana state in India. This constituency covers the entire Kurukshetra and Kaithal districts and part of Yamunanagar district.
Kurukshetra Lok Sabha seat was initially Kaithal Lok Sabha seat and till 1977 its headquarters was also Kaithal. Kurukshetra Lok Sabha seat came into existence in 1977. Elections from 2nd to 5th Lok Sabha were held at Kaithal Lok Sabha seat.

## Assembly segments

At present, Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency comprises nine Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies. These are:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 10 | Radaur | Yamunanagar | Shyam Singh Rana | BJP | BJP |
| 11 | Ladwa | Kurukshetra | Nayab Singh Saini | BJP | BJP |
| 12 | Shahbad (SC) | Kurukshetra | Ram Karan | INC | AAP |
| 13 | Thanesar | Kurukshetra | Ashok Kumar Arora | INC | BJP |
| 14 | Pehowa | Kurukshetra | Mandeep Chatha | INC | AAP |
| 15 | Guhla (SC) | Kaithal | Devender Hans | INC | AAP |
| 16 | Kalayat | Kaithal | Vikas Saharan | INC | AAP |
| 17 | Kaithal | Kaithal | Aditya Surjewala | INC | BJP |
| 18 | Pundri | Kaithal | Satpal Jamba | BJP | BJP |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1957 | Mool Chand Jain | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Dev Dutt Puri | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Gulzarilal Nanda | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Gulzarilal Nanda | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Raghubir Singh Virk | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Manohar Lal Saini | Janata Party (Secular) |
| 1984 | Sardar Harpal Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Gurdial Singh Saini | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | Tara Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Om Prakash Jindal | Haryana Vikas Party |
| 1998 | Kailasho Devi | Indian National Lok Dal |
| 1999 | Kailasho Devi | Indian National Lok Dal |
| 2004 | Naveen Jindal | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Naveen Jindal | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Raj Kumar Saini | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Nayab Singh Saini | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Naveen Jindal | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Kurukshetra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Naveen Jindal | 542,175 | 44.96 | 11.02 |
| | AAP | Sushil Gupta | 5,13,154 | 42.55 | New |
| | INLD | Abhay Singh Chautala | 78,708 | 6.53 | 1.60 |
| | BSP | Deepak Mehra | 20,944 | 1.74 | 4.41 |
| | Independent | Jai Kumar Saini Hamidpur | 8,093 | 0.67 | New |
| | JJP | Pala Ram Saini | 6,182 | 0.51 | 5.06 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,439 | 0.20 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29,021 | 2.41 | 28.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,06,961 | 67.06 | 7.23 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 11.02 | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Kurukshetra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Nayab Singh Saini | 686,588 | 55.98 | 19.17 |
| | INC | Nirmal Singh | 3,03,722 | 24.71 | 0.62 |
| | BSP | Shashi | 75,533 | 6.15 | 0.08 |
| | JJP | Jai Bhagwan Sharma | 68,437 | 5.57 | new |
| | INLD | Arjun Chautala | 60,574 | 4.93 | 20.46 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,84,591 | 31.27 | 19.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,31,165 | 74.29 | 1.51 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Kurukshetra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Raj Kumar Saini | 418,112 | 36.81 | 36.81 |
| | INLD | Balbir Saini | 2,88,376 | 25.39 | 6.42 |
| | INC | Naveen Jindal | 2,87,722 | 25.33 | 20.04 |
| | BSP | Chhattar Singh | 68,926 | 6.07 | 11.20 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,482 | 0.22 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,29,736 | 11.42 | 2.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,35,892 | 75.80 | 0.76 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 36.81 | |

### 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Kurukshetra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Naveen Jindal | 397,204 | 45.36 |
| | INLD | Ashok Kumar Arora | 2,78,475 | 31.80 |
| | BSP | Gurdyal Singh Saini | 1,51,231 | 17.27 |
| | HJC(BL) | Jaswant Singh Cheema | 16,839 | 1.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,18,729 | 13.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,75,536 | 75.04 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |