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Ganganagar (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Member of parliament
  
Nihalchand

State
  
Rajasthan

Female electors
  
808,672

Party
  
Bharatiya Janata Party

Male electors
  
909,749

Last election
  
Indian general election, 2014

Assembly segments
  
Raisingh Nagar, Pilibanga, Karanpur, Suratgarh, Sadulshahr, Sangaria, Hanumangarh, Ganganagar

Ganganagar Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: गंगानगर लोकसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 25 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Rajasthan state in India.

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Assembly segments

Presently, Ganganagar Lok Sabha constituency comprises eight Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:

  1. Sadulshahar
  2. Sri Ganganagar
  3. Karanpur
  4. Suratgarh
  5. Raisinghnagar
  6. Sangaria
  7. Hanumangarh
  8. Pilibanga

Members of Parliament

  • 1952: Pannalal Barupal, Indian National Congress
  • 1957: Pannalal Barupal, Indian National Congress
  • 1962: Pannalal Barupal, Indian National Congress
  • 1967: Pannalal Barupal, Indian National Congress
  • 1971: Pannalal Barupal, Indian National Congress
  • 1977: Begaram Chauhan, Janata Party
  • 1980: Birbal Ram, Indian National Congress
  • 1984: Birbal Ram, Indian National Congress
  • 1989: Begaram Chauhan, Janata Party
  • 1991: Birbal Ram, Indian National Congress
  • 1996: Nihalchand Meghwal, Bharatiya Janata Party (a.k.a. Nihal Chand Meghwal)
  • 1998: Shankar Pannu, Indian National Congress
  • 1999: Nihalchand Meghwal, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2004: Nihalchand Meghwal, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2009: Bharat Ram Meghwal, Indian National Congress
  • 2014: Nihalchand Meghwal, Bharatiya Janata Party

    • Election results

    2004 Lok Sabha

    Nihalchand Meghwal (BJP) : 331,475 votes Bharat Ram (Cong): 324,082

    2009 Lok Sabha

    Bharat Ram (Cong): 476,554 Nihalchand Meghwal (BJP) : 335,886

    2014 Lok Sabha

    Nihalchand Meghwal (BJP) : 658,130 votes Bhanwarlal Meghwal (Cong): 366,389

    References

    Ganganagar (Lok Sabha constituency) Wikipedia
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