Kurukshetra District

Haryana

Kurukshetra district is one of the districts of Haryana. Its administrative headquarters is at Kurukshetra. It covers 1,530 sq km and had a population of 9,64,655 at the 2011 census, a density of 630 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 4 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Kurukshetra
Area
1,530 sq km
Population
9.65 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
630 /km²
Literacy Rate
76.31%
Sex Ratio
888
per 1,000 males
OverviewAdministrationLok SabhaAssemblyRepresentativesElection HistoryPolitical GeographyKey Facts

Kurukshetra District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Kurukshetra district.

Total Population
9.65 Lakh
Male Population
5.11 Lakh
Female Population
4.54 Lakh
Rural Population
6.85 Lakh
Urban Population
2.80 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
1.82 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
0
Literacy Rate
76.31%
Population Density
630 /km²
Sex Ratio
888
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 83.5%Female literacy 68.2%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Kurukshetra district.

4
Tehsils
6
Blocks
50
Nyay Panchayats
412
Gram Panchayats
419
Villages
Headquarters
Kurukshetra
Languages
Hindi, Punjabi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
29.97° N, 76.82° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Kurukshetra

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Kurukshetra

Constituency No. 2 · General
Primary
Naveen Jindal
Naveen Jindal
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Ladwa
  • Thanesar
  • Pehowa
  • Shahbad
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Kurukshetra

(4)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Ladwa
No. 11 · Kurukshetra
MS
Mewa Singh
Indian National Congress
MLA
Thanesar
No. 12 · Kurukshetra
SS
Subhash Sudha
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Pehowa
No. 13 · Kurukshetra
SS
Sandeep Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Shahbad
No. 14 · Kurukshetra
RK
Ram Karan
Jannayak Janta Party
MLA

Your Representatives from Kurukshetra

(5)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Kurukshetra district.

  • Naveen Jindal
    Naveen Jindal
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Kurukshetra · No. 2
  • MS
    Mewa Singh
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Ladwa · No. 11
  • SS
    Subhash Sudha
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Thanesar · No. 12
  • SS
    Sandeep Singh
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Pehowa · No. 13
  • RK
    Ram Karan
    Jannayak Janta Party
    MLA
    Shahbad · No. 14

Election History

Lok Sabha

Kurukshetra · No. 2

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPNaveen Jindal
    Votes 5,42,175Vote share 44.96%Margin 29,021
    1. 1. Naveen Jindal · BJP5,42,175 (44.96%)
    2. 2. Sushil Gupta · AAP5,13,154 (42.55%)
    3. 3. Abhay Singh Chautala · Indian National Lok Dal78,708 (6.53%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaBJPNayab Singh Saini
    Votes 6,88,629Vote share 55.98%Margin 3,84,591
    1. 1. Nayab Singh Saini · BJP6,88,629 (55.98%)
    2. 2. Nirmal Singh · INC3,04,038 (24.71%)
    3. 3. Shashi · BSP75,625 (6.15%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaBJPRaj Kumar Saini
    Votes 4,18,112Vote share 36.81%Margin 1,29,736
    1. 1. Raj Kumar Saini · BJP4,18,112 (36.81%)
    2. 2. Balbir Singh Saini · Indian National Lok Dal2,88,376 (25.39%)
    3. 3. Naveen Jindal · INC2,87,722 (25.33%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Haryana
State
Kurukshetra
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 2
4 Assembly
No. 11, 12, 13, 14

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Kurukshetra District at a Glance

State
Haryana
Headquarters
Kurukshetra
Area
1,530 sq km
Population
9.65 Lakh
Population density
630 per km²
Sex ratio
888 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
76.31%
Languages
Hindi, Punjabi
Tehsils
4
Blocks
6
Gram panchayats
412
Villages
419
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
4
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Haryana
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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