Ambala (Lok Sabha constituency)

Indian Lok Sabha constituencies in Haryana state, Ambala Lok Sabha "reserved" constituency is numbered 1

The Ambala Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: अंबाला लोकसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 10 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Haryana state in northern India. This constituency covers the entire Panchkula and Ambala districts and part of Yamuna Nagar district. It is reserved for the Scheduled caste candidates.

Assembly segments

Ambala Lok Sabha constituency comprises nine Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies. These are:^[1]

Constituency number	Name	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	District	Number of electorates (2009)
1	Kalka	None	Panchkula	114,353
2	Panchkula	None	Panchkula	130,932
3	Naraingarh	None	Ambala	133,850
4	Ambala Cantonment	None	Ambala	134,401
5	Ambala City	None	Ambala	172,404
6	Mulana	SC	Ambala	157,696
7	Sadhaura	SC	Yamuna Nagar	149,418
8	Jagadhri	None	Yamuna Nagar	137,791
9	Yamuna Nagar	None	Yamuna Nagar	128,829
Total:				1,259,674

Members of Parliament

Lok Sabha	Duration	Name of M.P.	Party Affiliation
First	1952-57	Tek Chand	Indian National Congress
Second	1957-62	Chuni Lal	Indian National Congress
Third	1962-67	Chuni Lal	Indian National Congress
Fourth	1967-71	Suraj Bhan	Bharatiya Jan Sangh
Fifth	1971-77	Ram Prakash Chaudhary	Indian National Congress
Sixth	1977-80	Suraj Bhan	Janata Party
Seventh	1980-84	Suraj Bhan	Bharatiya Janata Party
Eighth	1984-89	Ram Prakash Chaudhary	Indian National Congress
Ninth	1989-91	Ram Prakash Chaudhary	Indian National Congress
Tenth	1991-96	Ram Prakash Chaudhary	Indian National Congress
Eleventh	1996-98	Suraj Bhan	Bharatiya Janata Party
Twelfth	1998-99	Aman Kumar Nagra	Bahujan Samaj Party
Thirteenth	1999-04	Rattan Lal Kataria	Bharatiya Janata Party
Fourteenth	2004-2009	Kumari Selja	Indian National Congress
Fifteenth	2009-2014	Kumari Selja	Indian National Congress
Sixteenth	2014-Incumbent	Rattan Lal Kataria	Bharatiya Janata Party

General elections Results

Indian general elections, 2014: Ambala
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	BJP	Rattan Lal Kataria	6,12,121	50.22	+14.72
	INC	Raj Kumar Valmiki	2,72,047	22.32	-14.87
	INLD	Dr. Kusum Sherwal	1,29,571	10.63	N/A
	BSP	Kapoor Singh	1,02,627	8.42	-13.34
	NOTA	None of the above	7,816	0.64	---
Majority			3,40,074	27.90	+26.21
Turnout			12,18,995
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	+7.29

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References

↑ "Parliamentary/Assembly Constituency wise Electors in Final Roll 2009" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana.
↑ Hindustan Times. Selja is a big Dalit leader, says Ambala Congress candidate

Places of interest

Indus Valley Civilization	Balu, Haryana Banawali Bhirrana Farmana Jognakhera Kunal Lohari Ragho Mitathal Rakhigarhi Siswal Sothi

Archaeological	Agroha Mound Chaneti Stupa

Forts	Asigarh Fort (Hansi) Badhshapur Fort Buria Fort Chhachhrauli Fort Dhosi Hill Fort Fatehabad Fort Farrukhnagar Fort Hisar-e-Firoza Fort Kotla Indor Fort Jind Fort Kaithal Fort Gajpat Singh Fort at Karnal Loharu Fort Madhogarh Fort Mahendragarh Fort Meham Fort Nahar Singh Fort at Ballabhgargh Pinjore Fort Raipur Rani Fort Fort of King Saras of Sirsa Tosham Hill Fort

Hills	Dhosi Hill near Narnaul Kotla Hill in Mewat Indor Hill in Mewat Madhogarh Hill near Mahendragarh Mahendragarh Hill Morni Hills in Yamuna Nagar Tosham Hill in Bhiwani

Caves	Chyvan Rishi Cave at Dhosi Hill Tosham Hill Caverns Nar Narayan Cave in Yamuna Nagar

Historical	Bhima Devi Temple Complex at Pinjore Dhosi Hill Farrukhnagar Mughal Bridge at Kernal Harsh ka Tilla at Kurukshetra Nahar Singh Mahal Narnaul Pataudi Palace Pinjore Gardens Sthaneshwar Mahadev Temple Surajkund Tomb of Saikh Taiyab at Kaithal Tosham rock inscription State Protected Monuments Monuments of National Importance

Wildlife Sanctuary	Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary Kalesar National Park Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary Morni Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary Saraswati Wildlife Sanctuary Sohna Sultanpur Lake Bird Sanctuary

Endangered Wildlife Breeding	Chinkara Breeding Centre Kairu, Bhiwani Crocodile Breeding Centre, Kurukshetra Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centre, Pinjore Pheasant Breeding Centre Morni Pheasant Breeding Centre, Berwala Peacock & Chinkara Breading Centre, Jhabua in Rewari district Deer Park, Hisar

Zoos in Haryana	Bhiwani Zoo Hisar Deer Park Rohtak Zoo Pipli Zoo

Herbal Parks	Shatavar Vatika Herbal Park, Hisar Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Herbal Park, Tosham Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Herbal Park, Kairu Ch. Devi Lal Herbal Nature Park

Lakes	Badkhal Lake Blue Bird Lake at Hisar Damdama Lake Karna Lake Tilyar Lake at Rohtak

Dams	Anagpur Dam Hathnikund Barrage Ottu barrage Tajewala Barrage

Rivers	Chautang Ghaggar-Hakra Markanda River Najafgarh Sahibi River Sarasvati River Yamuna

Religious	Adi Badri (Haryana) Sarsvati udgam sthal Agroha Dham Baba Thakur Banbhori Devi Brahma Sarovar Bhuteshwar Temple Jayanti Devi Temple Jyotisar Kartikeya Temple Markandeshwar Mata Mansa Devi Mandir Nada Sahib Naugaja Peer Pindara Temple Sannihit Sarovar Sita Mai Temple Sthaneshwar Mahadev Temple Sheetla Mata Mandir Gurgaon St. Thomas' Church at Hisar

Offices	High Court Legislative Assembly Raj Bhavan

Public places	Courtyard by Marriott Kingdom of Dreams Mall of India The Oberoi

Extreme Corners of Haryana	Eastern-most point: Kalesar village Yamuna riverbank in Yamuna Nagar District Western-most point: Chautala-Sangari border road crossing in Sirsa district Southern-most point: Kol Gaon hill in Ferozepur Jhirka tehsil of Gurgaon district Northern-most point: Khokhra village riverbank north of Chandigarh-Baddi river bridge in Panchkula district

Highest-lowest of Haryana	Highest point: Karoh Peak in Shivalik Hills of Panchkula district Lowest natural Surface elevation point: Deepest Underground Cave: Coldest avg temp: Karoh Peak in Shivalik Hills of Panchkula district Hottest avg temp: Hisar Wettest avg rainfall: Morni hills in Shivalik Hills of Panchkula district Driest avg rainfall: Bhiwani

Oldest of Haryana	Oldest archaeological site: Rakhigarhi 4700 BC or 6700 years old Indus Valley Civilization in Hisar district Oldest archaeological mine site: Kaliyana hill Indus Valley Civilization stone mine (3000 BC or 5000 years old) west of Charkhi Dadri

Government and Politics

Elections	1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014

Chief Ministers	Banarsi Das Gupta Rao Birender Singh Bansi Lal Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Bhajan Lal Devi Lal Om Prakash Chautala Hukam Singh Bhupinder Singh Hooda Manohar Lal Khattar

Governors	Dharma Vira Birendra Narayan Chakraborty Ranjit Singh Narula Jaisukh Lal Hathi Harcharan Singh Brar Surjit Singh Sandhawalia Ganpatrao Devji Tapase Saiyid Muzaffar Husain Burney Hari Anand Barari Dhanik Lal Mandal Mahaveer Prasad Babu Parmanand Om Prakash Verma Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai Jagannath Pahadia Kaptan Singh Solanki

State agencies	Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Debt Conciliation Board Doordarshan Haryana Foreign Investment and NRI Cell Forests Department, Haryana Department of Economic and Statistical Analysis, Haryana Department of Environment, Haryana Department of Excise & Taxation, Haryana Department of Finance, Haryana Department of Industries & Commerce, Haryana Department of Industrial Training & Vocational Education, Haryana Department of Institutional Finance & Credit Control, Haryana Department of Labour & Employment, Haryana Department of Land records & Consolidation, Haryana Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Haryana Department of Rehabilitation, Haryana Department of Higher Education, Haryana Department of School Education, Haryana Department of Elementary Education, Haryana Haryana Board of School Education Haryana Civil Medical Services Haryana Environment Protection Council Haryana Land Record Information System Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited Haryana Police Haryana Roadways Haryana Seeds Development Corporation Haryana State Directorate of Archaeology & Museums Haryana State Legal Services Authority, Haryana Haryana Tourism Corporation Limited Haryana Urban Development Authority Haryana Waqf Board State Counselling Board, Haryana Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam

Sports

Venues	Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium Nahar Singh Stadium Tau Devi Lal Stadium Sector 16 Stadium Mahabir Stadium

Associations	Haryana Archery Association Haryana Cricket Association

Teams	Haryana cricket team Haryana football team Bhiwani Boxing Club

Portal: Haryana
Category: Haryana
Wikiproject: Haryana

Coordinates: 30°22′37″N 76°46′30″E / 30.377°N 76.775°E / 30.377; 76.775

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Lok Sabha constituencies of Haryana

Ambala Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Faridabad Gurgaon Hisar Karnal Kurukshetra Rohtak Sirsa Sonipat

Ambala (Lok Sabha constituency)

Assembly segments

Members of Parliament

General elections Results

References

See also