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Karnal Lok Sabha — MP & election results

Who is the MP of Karnal? — Manohar Lal (BJP), who won the Lok Sabha Election 2024 by 2,32,577 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.
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MP · 2024

Manohar Lal

BJP
Margin: 2,32,577Landslide

Election history — every MP of Karnal

2 elections · newest first

  1. 2024Jun 2024Manohar LalBJPCurrent MPLok Sabha Election 2024 · defeated Divyanshu Budhiraja (INC)Margin2,32,577
  2. 2019May 2019Sanjay BhatiaBJPLok Sabha Election 2019 · defeated Kuldip Sharma (INC)Margin6,56,142

Lok Sabha Election 2024 — results

Winner

Manohar Lal

BJPLandslide

votes

7,39,285

Margin

2,32,577(17.3%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Manohar Lal · BJPDivyanshu Budhiraja · INC
7,39,2855,06,708
Candidate (20)votes
  1. 1Manohar Lal✓ WinnerBJP7,39,28554.93%
  2. 2Divyanshu BudhirajaINC5,06,70837.65%
  3. 3Inder SinghBSPDeposit lost32,5082.42%
  4. 4Maratha Virender VermaNCP(SP)Deposit lost29,1512.17%
  5. 5Devender KadianJannayak Janta PartyDeposit lost11,4670.85%
  6. 6Manoj BansalINDDeposit lost4,0040.3%
See all candidates (+14)
  1. 7NOTA3,9550.29%
  2. 8Gulshan KashyapINDDeposit lost2,9940.22%
  3. 9Ashok KatariaSamst Samaj PartyDeposit lost2,9040.22%
  4. 10Harjeet Singh VirkShiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)(Simranjit Singh Mann)Deposit lost1,8660.14%
  5. 11SoniaINDDeposit lost1,8510.14%
  6. 12ManishINDDeposit lost1,5870.12%
  7. 13Leena KohliINDDeposit lost1,2920.1%
  8. 14Nitin GehlotPeoples Party of India (Democratic)Deposit lost1,2530.09%
  9. 15Balwan SinghINDDeposit lost1,1880.09%
  10. 16Vineet ChoudharyBharatiya Asha PartyDeposit lost1,0200.08%
  11. 17Roop SinghRashtriya Garib DalDeposit lost7690.06%
  12. 18Sawami AgniveshINDDeposit lost7520.06%
  13. 19Azad Singh PuniaINDDeposit lost7050.05%
  14. 20Ashok KumarINDDeposit lost6330.05%
Total votes13,45,892

Deposit lost: 17 of 19 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Lok Sabha election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
21,09,702

incl. service voters

Votes cast
13,46,656

incl. 5,459 postal

Turnout
63.83%
Polling stations
2,027

Turnout of men and women

Women62.1%

6,19,418 of 9,96,848 voted on EVMs

Men64.9%

7,21,760 of 11,12,816 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 38; 19 voted.

  • Candidates19 (2 women)
  • Lost deposit17
  • NOTA3,955
  • Valid votes13,41,937

Women candidates: Sonia, Leena Kohli

Past elections

Lok Sabha Election 2019Winner: Sanjay Bhatia (BJP)Full result ▾
Candidate (17)votes
  1. 1Sanjay Bhatia✓ WinnerBJP9,11,59470.08%
  2. 2Kuldip SharmaINC2,55,45219.64%
  3. 3PankajBSPDeposit lost67,1835.17%
See all candidates (+14)
  1. 4Krishan Kumar AggarwalAAPDeposit lost22,0841.7%
  2. 5Dharmvir PadhaINLDDeposit lost15,7971.21%
  3. 6Parmod SharmaINDDeposit lost6,2910.48%
  4. 7NOTA5,4630.42%
  5. 8Vicky ChinalyaSamajik Nyaya PartyDeposit lost3,3180.26%
  6. 9AnkurAapki Apni Party (Peoples)Deposit lost2,7890.21%
  7. 10Naresh KumarPragatishil Samajwadi Party (Lohia)Deposit lost2,3400.18%
  8. 11Kitab SinghPeoples Party of India (Democratic)Deposit lost2,1180.16%
  9. 12Dinesh SharmaShiv SenaDeposit lost1,7310.13%
  10. 13Anil KumarJai Jawan Jai Kisan PartyDeposit lost1,2430.1%
  11. 14JagdishINDDeposit lost1,1860.09%
  12. 15Ishwar SharmaRashtriya Lokswaraj PartyDeposit lost8080.06%
  13. 16Tilak RajRashtriya Garib DalDeposit lost7740.06%
  14. 17Ishwar Chand SalwanAadarsh Janata Sewa PartyDeposit lost5510.04%
Total votes13,00,722

Lok Sabha Election 2019 — full result page →

Assembly segments

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MP of Karnal?

Manohar Lal (BJP) won Karnal in the Lok Sabha Election 2024 with 7,39,285 votes.

What was the winning margin in Karnal?

Manohar Lal defeated Divyanshu Budhiraja (INC) by 2,32,577 votes.

Who were the previous MPs of Karnal?

2019: Sanjay Bhatia (BJP)

What was the turnout in Karnal in 2024?

63.83% — 13,46,656 of 21,09,702 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 62.1%, men's 64.9%.

How many voters does Karnal have?

21,09,702 electors at the 2024 election — 11,12,816 men, 9,96,848 women, 38 third gender (service voters included), and 2,027 polling stations.

Source: eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2024/1 · eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2019/cat/1551 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer