Chittorgarh (Lok Sabha Constituency)
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Chittorgarh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 25 Lok Sabha
(parliamentary) constituencies in Rajasthan
state in India
.
(legislative assembly) segments. These are:
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 Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
state in 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...
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Assembly segments
Presently, Chittorgarh Lok Sabha constituency comprises eight Vidhan SabhaVidhan 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. These are:
- Mavli
- Vallabhnagar
- Kapasan
- Begun
- Chittorgarh
- Nimbahera
- Bari Sadri
- Pratapgarh
Members of Parliament
- 1952: U. M. Trivedi, Bharatiya Jana SanghBharatiya Jana SanghThe Bharatiya Jana Sangh existed from 1951 to 1980, whereupon it was succeeded by the Bharatiya Janata Party, one of India's largest political parties...
- 1957: Manikya Lal VermaManikya Lal VermaManikya Lal Verma was a member of Constituent Assembly of India in 1949. He was chief minister of Rajasthan before full formation of the state. He was elected to Lok Sabha in 1957 from Chittorgarh and in 1952 from Tonk. He was recipient of Padma Bhushan in 1965.He played pivotial role in Bijolia...
, Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe 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: Manikya Lal Varma, Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe 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: Onkarlal Bohra, Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe 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...
- 1971: Bishwanath Jhunjhunwala, Bharatiya Jana SanghBharatiya Jana SanghThe Bharatiya Jana Sangh existed from 1951 to 1980, whereupon it was succeeded by the Bharatiya Janata Party, one of India's largest political parties...
- 1977: S. S. Somani, Janata PartyJanata PartyThe Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...
- 1980: Nirmla Kumari Shaktawat, Indian National Congress (I)
- 1984: Nirmla Kumari Shaktawat, Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe 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: Mahendra Singh MewarMahendra Singh MewarMahendra Singh Mewar is a Indian politician and member of the Mewar dynasty who served in the 9th Lok Sabha. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Chittorgarh as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the eledest son of then Mewar ruler Bhagwat Singh and as per the tradition should have...
, Bharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata PartyThe 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: Jaswant SinghJaswant Singh- Career :He is one of the few Indian politicians to have been the Minister for Defence, Finance and External Affairs.He started the new government of Vajpayee, which lasted its full term, as the External Affairs Minister and later on switched his ministry to Finance with Yashwant Sinha...
, Bharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata PartyThe 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: Jaswant SinghJaswant Singh- Career :He is one of the few Indian politicians to have been the Minister for Defence, Finance and External Affairs.He started the new government of Vajpayee, which lasted its full term, as the External Affairs Minister and later on switched his ministry to Finance with Yashwant Sinha...
, Bharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata PartyThe 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: Udai Lal AjnaUdai Lal AnjanaUdai Lal Anjana is an Indian politician active in Rajasthan state. He belongs to the Indian National Congress political party. He is the sitting MLA of Nimbahera constituency, and he was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha in 1998 from Chittorgarh constituency. He is also a prominent...
, Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe 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... - 1999: Shrichand KriplaniShrichand KriplaniShrichand Kriplani is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Chittorgarh constituency of Rajasthan and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party.-External links:*...
, Bharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata PartyThe 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: Shrichand KriplaniShrichand KriplaniShrichand Kriplani is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Chittorgarh constituency of Rajasthan and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party.-External links:*...
, Bharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata PartyThe 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... - 2009: Girija VyasGirija VyasShe has written eight books, three of which contain her poetry. Ehsaas Ke Par has her Urdu poems, Seep, Samundar Aur Moti has both her Hindi and Urdu poems while Nostalgia is enriched with English verses.- Positions held :* M.L.A., Rajasthan...
, Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe 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...