Khunti (Lok Sabha constituency) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Khunti Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...

(parliamentary) constituencies in Jharkhand

Jharkhand

Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...

state in eastern India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. This constituency is presently reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes

Adivasi

Adivasi is an umbrella term for a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups claimed to be the aboriginal population of India. They comprise a substantial indigenous minority of the population of India...

. This constituency covers the entire Khunti

Khunti district

Khunti district is one of the twenty-four districts in South Chotanagpur division of the Indian state of Jharkhand. The district of Khunti was carved out of Ranchi district on the 12 September 2007. It is historically known as the centre of activity of the Birsa movement...

and Simdega

Simdega

Simdega is a settlement in India, a District Headquarters of the Simdega District to the state of Jharkhand. It is close to the capital of Jharkhand, Ranchi and the Steel city Rourkela,Orissa.- Geography :...

district and parts of Ranchi

Ranchi District

Ranchi district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Ranchi city, the capital of Jharkhand state is the district headquarters.As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Jharkhand .-Origin of name:...

and Seraikela Kharsawan districts.

Assembly segments

Presently, Khunti Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha

Vidhan Sabha

The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...

(legislative assembly) segments:

Constituency number	Name	Reserved for (SC Dalit Dalit is a designation for a group of people traditionally regarded as Untouchable. Dalits are a mixed population, consisting of numerous castes from all over South Asia; they speak a variety of languages and practice a multitude of religions... /ST Adivasi Adivasi is an umbrella term for a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups claimed to be the aboriginal population of India. They comprise a substantial indigenous minority of the population of India... /None)	District
57	Kharsawan Kharsawan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Kharsawan is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-References:*Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India...	ST	Seraikela Kharsawan
58	Tamar Tamar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Tamar is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-References:*Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India...	ST	Ranchi
59	Torpa Torpa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Torpa is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-References:*Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India...	ST	Khunti
60	Khunti Khunti (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Khunti is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-References:*Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India...	ST	Khunti
71	Kolebira Kolebira (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Kolebira is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-References:*Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India...	ST	Simdega
70	Simdega Simdega (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Simdega is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-References:*Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India...	ST	Simdega

Members of Parliament

1951: Jaipal Singh
Jaipal Singh
Jaipal Singh Munda was a Munda tribal man, who captained the Indian field hockey team to clinch gold in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. He is well known for his sportsmanship and political skills....

, Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
1957: Jaipal Singh
Jaipal Singh
Jaipal Singh Munda was a Munda tribal man, who captained the Indian field hockey team to clinch gold in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. He is well known for his sportsmanship and political skills....

, Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
1962: Jaipal Singh
Jaipal Singh
Jaipal Singh Munda was a Munda tribal man, who captained the Indian field hockey team to clinch gold in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. He is well known for his sportsmanship and political skills....

, Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
1967: Niral Enem Horo
1971: Niral Enem Horo
1977: Kariya Munda
Kariya Munda
Kariya Munda is an Indian politician and the current Deputy Speaker of the 15th Lok Sabha. He is a former minister in the Government of India. He was a cabinet minister in the ministry headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He is a senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party.Munda was born in the Ranchi...
1980: Niral Enem Horo
1984: Simon Tigga, Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
1989: Kariya Munda
Kariya Munda
Kariya Munda is an Indian politician and the current Deputy Speaker of the 15th Lok Sabha. He is a former minister in the Government of India. He was a cabinet minister in the ministry headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He is a senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party.Munda was born in the Ranchi...

, Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
1991: Kariya Munda
Kariya Munda
Kariya Munda is an Indian politician and the current Deputy Speaker of the 15th Lok Sabha. He is a former minister in the Government of India. He was a cabinet minister in the ministry headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He is a senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party.Munda was born in the Ranchi...

, Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
1996: Kariya Munda
Kariya Munda
Kariya Munda is an Indian politician and the current Deputy Speaker of the 15th Lok Sabha. He is a former minister in the Government of India. He was a cabinet minister in the ministry headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He is a senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party.Munda was born in the Ranchi...

, Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
1998: Kariya Munda
Kariya Munda
Kariya Munda is an Indian politician and the current Deputy Speaker of the 15th Lok Sabha. He is a former minister in the Government of India. He was a cabinet minister in the ministry headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He is a senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party.Munda was born in the Ranchi...

, Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
1999: Kariya Munda
Kariya Munda
Kariya Munda is an Indian politician and the current Deputy Speaker of the 15th Lok Sabha. He is a former minister in the Government of India. He was a cabinet minister in the ministry headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He is a senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party.Munda was born in the Ranchi...

, Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
2004: Sushila Kerketta
Sushila Kerketta
Sushila Kerketta was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. She represented the Khunti constituency of Jharkhand and was a member of the Indian National Congress political party....

, Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
2009: Kariya Munda, Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

Assembly segments

Members of Parliament

See also