Chatra Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha constituency in Jharkhand, India
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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.
| Chatra JH-4 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Chatra Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| Assembly constituencies | Simaria Chatra Manika Latehar Panki |
| Established | 1957 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
Presently, Chatra Lok Sabha is the smallest constituency in Jharkhand and comprises the following five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:[1]
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
Election results
2024
| 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 | |||||
| Turnout | 10,89,296 | 64.35 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
| 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 | 3,77,871 | 40.81 | |||
| Turnout | 9,25,956 | 64.97 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2014
| 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 | 1,78,026 | 24.97 | |||
| Turnout | 7,12,980 | 54.32 | |||
| BJP gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2009
| 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 | ||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) | Keshwar Yadav | 63,846 | 13.47 | ||
| JD(U) | Arun Kumar Yadav | 46,088 | 9.72 | ||
| Majority | 16,178 | 3.41 | |||
| Turnout | 4,73,941 | 45.67 | |||
| Independent gain from RJD | Swing | ||||
1984 Lok Sabha
- Yogeshwar Prasad Yogesh (INC) : 211,020 votes [3]
- Shukdeo Prasad Verma (ICJ) : 54,478