Ganganagar (Lok Sabha constituency)

Ganganagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 25 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Rajasthan state in India.

Assembly segments

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

1. Sadulshahar
2. 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 Chauhan, Bharatiya Janata Party (a.k.a. Nihal Chand Meghwal)
• 1998: Shankar Pannu, Indian National Congress
• 1999: Nihalchand Chauhan, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2004: Nihalchand Chauhan, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2009: Bharat Ram Meghwal, Indian National Congress
• 2014: Nihalchand Chauhan, 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

General Election, 2004: Ganganagar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Nihalchand Meghwal	331,475	45.85	-7.99
	INC	Bharat Ram	324,082	44.83	+5.40
	BSP	Munshi Ram	25,144	3.48	+0.99
	CPI(M)	Comred Shyopatram	22,801	3.15	+0.23
	Independent	Teetar Singh	8,047	1.11
	LPSP	Babu Lal	5,327	0.74	+0.07
	Independent	Teeku Ram	3,702	0.51
	RJVP	Hetram	2,360	0.33	+0.27
Majority			7,393	1.02	-13.39
Turnout			722,938	54.07	+1.27
	BJP hold		Swing	-7.99

See also

• Sri Ganganagar
• List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha