Chatra Lok Sabha constituency

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.

Vidhan Sabha segments

Presently, Chatra Lok Sabha is the smallest constituency in Jharkhand and comprises the following five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:

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

1957: Vijaya Raje, Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party

1962: Vijaya Raje, Swatantra

1967: V.Raje (Vijaya Raje), Independent

1971: Shankar Dayal Singh, Indian National Congress

1977: Sukhdeo Verma, Janata Party

1980: Ranjit Singh, Indian National Congress

1984: Yogeshwar Prasad Yogesh, Indian National Congress

1989: Upendra Nath Verma, Janata Dal

1991: Upendra Nath Verma, Janata Dal

1996: Dhirendra Agarwal, Bharatiya Janta Party

1998: Dhirendra Agarwal, Bharatiya Janta Party

1999: Nagmani Kushwaha, Rashtriya Janata Dal

2004: Dhirendra Agarwal, Rashtriya Janata Dal

2009: Inder Singh Namdhari, Independent

2014: Sunil Kumar Singh, Bharatiya Janta Party

Election results

2019

1984 Lok Sabha

Yogeshwar Prasad Yogesh (INC) : 211,020 votes

Shukdeo Prasad Verma (ICJ) : 54,478

See also

Chatra district

List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha

Notes

Lok Sabha constituencies in Jharkhand

Chatra district

Latehar district