Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency

Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on the western part of Birbhum district in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 42 Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency are in Birbhum district. The seat was reserved for scheduled castes from 1962 to 2004, but was declared a free seat in 2009 general elections.

Birbhum
WB-42
Lok Sabha constituency
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Birbhum Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
Assembly constituenciesDubrajpur
Suri
Sainthia
Rampurhat
Hansan
Nalhati
Murarai
Established1951
Total electors18,57,022
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2024

Assembly segments

edit
Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal - 1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. Birbhum

As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 42 Birbhum is composed of the following assembly segments from 2009:[1]

Constituency numberNameReserved for (SC/ST/None)DistrictParty
(as of 2021)
284DubrajpurSCBirbhumBJP
285SuriNoneBirbhumTMC
289SainthiaSCBirbhumTMC
291RampurhatNoneBirbhumTMC
292HansanNoneBirbhumTMC
293NalhatiNoneBirbhumTMC
294MuraraiNoneBirbhumTMC

Prior to delimitation, Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[2]Rajnagar (SC) (assembly constituency no. 287), Suri (assembly constituency no. 288), Mahammad Bazar (assembly constituency no. 289), Rampurhat (assembly constituency no. 291), Hansan (SC) (assembly constituency no. 292), Nalhati (assembly constituency no. 293) and Murarai (assembly constituency no. 294).

Members of Parliament

edit
Lok SabhaDurationConstituencyName of M.P.Party
First*1952-57BirbhumKamal Krishna DasIndian National Congress[3]
Anil Kumar Chanda[3]
Second*1957-62Anil Kumar Chanda[4]
Kamal Krishna Das[4]
Third1962-67Sisir Kumar Das[5]
Fourth1967-71[6]
Fifth1971-77Gadadhar SahaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
Sixth1977-80[8]
Seventh1980-84[9]
Eighth1984-89[10]
Ninth1989-91Dr. Ram Chandra Dome[11]
Tenth1991-96[12]
Eleventh1996-98[13]
Twelfth1998-99[14]
Thirteenth1999-04[15]
Fourteenth2004-09[16]
Fifteenth2009-14Satabdi RoyTrinamool Congress[17]
Sixteenth2014-19[18]
Seventeenth2019-24
Seventeenth2024-incumbent

.* In 1951 and 1957, Birbhum had dual seats.

Election results

edit

General election 2024

edit
2024 Indian general elections: Birbhum
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCSatabdi Roy 717,961 47.00 1.87
BJPDebtanu Bhattacharya5,20,31134.06 4.93
INCMilton Rashid2,26,26014.81 9.60
NOTANone of the above14,0930.92 0.07
Majority1,97,65012.94 6.75
Turnout15,27,43282.25 3.09
AITC holdSwing

General election 2019

edit
2019 Indian general elections: Birbhum
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCSatabdi Roy 654,070 45.13 +7.32
BJPDudh Kumar Mondal565,15338.99+20.52
CPI(M)Dr. Rezaul Karim96,7636.68-24.14
INCImam Hossain75,4515.21-5.14
NOTANone of the Above12,3070.85N/A
Majority89,7116.19
Turnout14,50,10885.34
AITC holdSwing

General election 2014

edit
2014 Indian general elections: Birbhum[18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCSatabdi Roy4,60,56836.09-11.72
CPI(M)Dr. Mohammed Qamre Elahi3,93,30530.82-10.95
BJPJoy Banerjee2,35,75318.47+13.85
INCSyed Siraj Jimmi1,32,08410.35N/A
JMMShibratan Sharma7,9890.62+0.47
SPPrasanta Roy7,1940.56-1.12
Majority67,2635.27-0.77
Turnout12,75,81985.33
AITC holdSwing+2.49

General election 2009

edit
2009 Indian general elections: Birbhum[17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCSatabdi Roy4,86,55347.82
CPI(M)Braja Mukherjee4,25,03441.77
BJPTapas Mukherjee47,0684.62
SPAsgar Ali17,1771.68
BSPRadheshyam Singh13,3881.31
JMMShib Ratan Sharma1,5910.15
Majority61,5196.04
Turnout10,17,49383.27
AITC gain from CPI(M)Swing

General elections 1951-2004

edit

In 1951 and 1957 Birbhum had dual seats. It had single seats in other years, Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:

YearVotersVoter TurnoutWinnerRunners up
%ageCandidate%agePartyCandidate%ageParty
1951503,41033.04Arun Kumar Chanda23.19Congress
Kamal Krishna Das21.80CongressNitya Narayan Bandopadhyay17.94Hindu Mahasabha[3]
1957737,91342.85Kamal Krishna Das32.49Congress
Anil Kumar Chanda26.80CongressManmatha Nath Das22.91Hindu Mahasabha[4]
1962180,91638.28Sisir Kumar Saha43.15CongressMrityunjay Manadal24.40Forward Bloc[5]
1967242,68652.04S.K.Saha36.27CongressG.Bauri22.31Forward Bloc[6]
1971215,72043.86Gadadhar Saha39.59CPI(M)Kanai Saha35.47Congress[7]
1977288.12052.08Gadadhar Saha49.00CPI(M)Birendaban Saha38.04INC[8]
1980441,81067.18Gadadhar Saha51.91CPI(M)Badal Chandra Bagdi42.48INC(I)[9]
1984563,39074.98Gadadhar Saha50.32CPI(M)Badal Bagdi47.88INC[10]
1989692,22076.28Dr. Ram Chandra Dome50.88CPI(M)Badal Bagdi41.77INC[11]
1991692,51075.21Dr. Ram Chandra Dome49.71CPI(M)Subhendu Mondal25.47INC[12]
1996827,37083.18Dr. Ram Chandra Dome50.35CPI(M)Mamata Saha36.48INC[13]
1998789,91076.83Dr. Ram Chandra Dome69.07CPI(M)Dr. Madan Lal Choudhury28.23BJP[14]
1999734,17070.33Dr. Ram Chandra Dome51.65CPI(M)Dr. Madan Lal Choudhury29.93BJP[15]
2004724, 09070.31Dr. Ram Chandra Dome51.42CPI(M)Gopal Chadra Das24.95INC[16]

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 1951- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 1957- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  5. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  6. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  7. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  8. ^ a b "General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  9. ^ a b "General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  10. ^ a b "General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  11. ^ a b "General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  12. ^ a b "General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  13. ^ a b "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  14. ^ a b "General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  15. ^ a b "General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  16. ^ a b "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  17. ^ a b "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  18. ^ a b "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2016.

23°55′00″N 87°32′00″E / 23.9167°N 87.5333°E / 23.9167; 87.5333