Chandigarh Lok Sabha constituency

Chandigarh
CH-1
Lok Sabha constituency
Interactive Map Outlining Chandigarh Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
Union TerritoryChandigarh
Established1967
Total electors6,59,805 (2024)
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party  INC
Alliance  INDIA
Elected year2024

Chandigarh Lok Sabha constituency is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency and covers the entire Union Territory of Chandigarh.

Most successful parties from Chandigarh lok sabha
  1. INC(8 times) (53.3%)
  2. BJP(4 times) (26.7%)
  3. BJS(1 time) (6.66%)
  4. JP(1 time) (6.66%)
  5. JD(1 time) (6.66%)

Members of Parliament

The Chandigarh Lok Sabha constituency was created in 1968. The list of Member of Parliament (MP) is as follows:

Year Member Party
1967 Srichand Goyal Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1971 Amarnath Vidyalanakar Indian National Congress
1977 Krishan Kant Janata Party
1980 Jagannath Kaushal Indian National Congress (I)
1984 Indian National Congress
1989 Harmohan Dhawan Janata Dal
1991 Pawan Kumar Bansal Indian National Congress
1996 Satya Pal Jain Bharatiya Janata Party
1998
1999 Pawan Kumar Bansal Indian National Congress
2004
2009
2014 Kirron Kher Bharatiya Janata Party
2019
2024 Manish Tewari Indian National Congress

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2024
 
48.22%
2019
 
50.64%
2014
 
42.20%
2009
 
46.87%
2004
 
52.06%
1999
 
47.00%
1998
 
42.36%
1996
 
39.05%
1991
 
35.86%
1989
 
42.05%
1984
 
66.02%
1980
 
49.65%
1977
 
66.13%
1971
 
66.85%
1967
 
48.70%

2024

2024 Indian general elections: Chandigarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Manish Tewari 216,657 48.22 Increase7.87
BJP Sanjay Tandon 214,153 47.67 Decrease2.97
BSP Ritu Singh 6,708 1.49 Decrease0.13
NOTA None of the Above 2,912 0.65 Decrease0.30
Majority 2,504 0.55 Decrease9.74
Turnout 449,275 67.98 Decrease2.63
INC gain from BJP Swing

Detailed Results at: https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseU021.htm

2019

2019 Indian general elections: Chandigarh[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Kirron Anupam Kher 231,188 50.64 Increase8.44
INC Pawan Kumar Bansal 1,84,218 40.35 Increase13.51
AAP Harmohan Dhawan 13,781 3.82 Decrease20.15
BSP Parveen Kumar 7,396 1.62 Decrease1.89
NOTA None of the Above 4,335 0.95 Increase0.27
Majority 46,970 10.29 Decrease5.07
Turnout 4,56,637 70.61 Decrease3.10
BJP hold Swing

2014

2014 Indian general elections: Chandigarh[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Kirron Anupam Kher 191,362 42.20 Increase12.49
INC Pawan Kumar Bansal 1,21,720 26.84 Decrease20.03
AAP Gulkirat Kaur Panag 1,08,679 23.97 New
BSP Jannat Jahan-Ul-Haq 15,934 3.51 Decrease14.37
Independent Reena Sharma 2,643 0.58 N/A
NOTA None of the Above 3,106 0.68 N/A
Majority 69,642 15.36
Turnout 4,53,455 73.71 Increase8.20
BJP gain from INC Swing Increase16.26

2009

2009 Indian general elections: Chandigarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Pawan Kumar Bansal 161,042 46.87 Decrease5.19
BJP Satya Pal Jain 1,02,075 29.71 Decrease5.51
BSP Harmohan Dhawan 61,434 17.88 Increase15.57
RJD Haffiz Anwar-Ul-Haq 11,549 3.36 N/A
Independent S. K. Suri 2,776 0.81 N/A
Majority 58,967 17.16 Increase0.32
Turnout 3,43,557 65.51 Increase14.61
INC hold Swing Decrease5.19

2004

2004 Indian general elections: Chandigarh[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Pawan Kumar Bansal 139,880 52.06
BJP Satya Pal Jain 94,632 35.22
INLD Harmohan Dhawan 17,762 6.61
BSP Hem Raj 6,203 2.31
Majority 45,248 16.84
Turnout 2,68,670 50.91
INC hold Swing

1999

1999 Indian general election: Chandigarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Pawan Kumar Bansal 132,924 47.00
BJP Krishan Lal Sharma 1,27,475 45.07
BSP Mata Ram Dhiman 7,781 2.75
SP Manphool Singh 4,853 1.72
Ajeya Bharat Party Dilbagh Singh 472 0.17
BSP (A) Bimla Sapna 411 0.15
Independent 10 Independent Candidates 8,900 3.14
Majority 5,449 1.93
Turnout
Swing to INC from BJP Swing

1998

1998 Indian general election: Chandigarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Satya Pal Jain 119,787 42.36
INC Pawan Kumar Bansal 1,09,421 38.70
SJP(R) Harmohan Dhawan 41,195 14.57
SP Amar Singh Chahal 4,552 1.61
BSP (A) Bimla 1,026 0.36
Ajeya Bharat Party Sunil Saini 959 0.34
Lok Shakti Ravi Parkash 608 0.22
RJD V. S. T. Malik 498 0.18
AD Shyam Bahadur Singh 283 0.10
Independent 9 Independent Candidates 4,426 1.56
Majority 10,366 3.66
Turnout
BJP hold Swing

1996

1996 Indian general election: Chandigarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Satya Pal Jain 101,137 39.05
INC Pawan Kumar Bansal 77,168 29.79
SAP Harmohan Dhawan 45,569 17.59
BSP Mata Ram Dhiman 10,612 4.10
CPI(M) Chaman Lal 6,030 2.33
BSP (A) Subhash Tamoli 4,128 1.59
JD Ravi Parkash 2,405 0.93
JP Ajay Jagga 834 0.32
IC(S) Mahinder Kumar 654 0.25
AIIC(T) Vishwavir Sharma 513 0.20
SS Sudhir Kumar 195 0.08
Others 2 Other Parties 1,617 0.62 N/A
Independent 35 Independent Candidates 8,145 3.16
Majority 23,969 9.26
Turnout
Swing to BJP from INC Swing

1991

1991 Indian general election: Chandigarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Pawan Kumar Bansal 76,628 35.86
BJP Satya Pal Jain 61,533 28.80
JP Harmohan Dhawan 50,177 23.48
BSP Harbhajan Singh Osahan 10,068 4.71
JD P. J. S. Mehta 5,905 2.76
Others 4 Other Parties 546 0.25 N/A
Independent 46 Independent Candidates 8,805 4.13
Majority 15,095 7.06
Turnout
Swing to INC from JD Swing

1989

1989 Indian general election: Chandigarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD Harmohan Dhawan 91,212 42.05
INC Jagan Nath Kaushal 87,238 40.22
BJP Dharam Vir Sehgal 26,586 12.26
BSP Uajagar Singh Sandhu 2,905 1.34
JP Aftab Rai Maini 1,336 0.62
Others 3 Other Parties 565 0.26 N/A
Independent 19 Independent Candidates 7,061 3.27
Majority 3,974 1.83
Turnout
Swing to JD from INC Swing

1984

1984 Indian general election: Chandigarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Jagan Nath Kaushal 103,090 66.02
JP Harmohan Dhawan 36,790 23.56
BJP Yagya Datt Sharma 8,740 5.60
Independent 30 Independent Candidates 7,523 4.83
Majority 66,300 42.46
Turnout
Swing to INC(I) from INC Swing

1980

1980 Indian general election: Chandigarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) Jagan Nath Kaushal 61,624 49.65
Independent Ram Swrup 28,305 22.81
JP Krishna Kant 11,541 9.30
INC(U) Ambika Soni 8,965 7.22
Independent Sukhdev Khanna 6,021 4.85
JP(S) M. P. Verma 1,005 0.81
Independent 33 Independent Candidates 6,654 5.35
Majority 33,319 26.84
Turnout
Swing to INC(I) from JP Swing

1977

1977 Indian general election: Chandigarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Krishna Kant 70,808 66.13
INC Sat Pal 30,382 28.37
CPI Sheila Didi 2,481 2.32
Independent 7 Independent Candidates 3,410 3.18
Majority 40,426 37.76
Turnout
Swing to JP from INC Swing

1971

1971 Indian general election: Chandigarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Amar Nath Vidyalankar 48,335 66.85
ABJS Shri Chand Goyal 16,854 23.31
Independent Kanti Prakash 4,697 6.50
VHP Baldev Raj Kapoor 153 0.21
Independent 7 Independent Candidates 2,263 3.13
Majority 31,481 43.54
Turnout
Swing to INC from ABJS Swing

1967

1967 Indian general election: Chandigarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
ABJS C. Goyal 23,939 48.70
INC A. Nath 11,323 23.04
SWA H. Singh 10,258 20.87
CPI(M) K. R. Palta 1,580 3.21
Independent 6 Independent Candidates 2,055 4.18
Majority 12,616 25.66
Turnout
ABJS win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Partywise Trends & Results". ECI. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Partywise Trends & Results". ECI. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  5. ↑ NDTV (16 May 2014). "Election Results 2014: Top 10 High-Profile Contests and Victory Margins". Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.

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