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Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency

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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 electors1,495,108[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2009

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:[2]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Party
(as of 2021)
284 Dubrajpur SC Birbhum BJP
285 Suri None Birbhum TMC
289 Sainthia SC Birbhum TMC
291 Rampurhat None Birbhum TMC
292 Hansan None Birbhum TMC
293 Nalhati None Birbhum TMC
294 Murarai None Birbhum TMC

Prior to delimitation, Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[3]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 Sabha Duration Constituency Name of M.P. Party
First* 1952-57 Birbhum Kamal Krishna Das Indian National Congress[4]
Anil Kumar Chanda[4]
Second* 1957-62 Anil Kumar Chanda[5]
Kamal Krishna Das[5]
Third 1962-67 Sisir Kumar Das[6]
Fourth 1967-71 Sisir Kumar Das[7]
Fifth 1971-77 Gadadhar Saha Communist Party of India[8]
Sixth 1977-80 Gadadhar Saha[9]
Seventh 1980-84 Gadadhar Saha[10]
Eighth 1984-89 Gadadhar Saha[11]
Ninth 1989-91 Dr. Ram Chandra Dome[12]
Tenth 1991-96 Dr. Ram Chandra Dome[13]
Eleventh 1996-98 Dr. Ram Chandra Dome[14]
Twelfth 1998-99 Dr. Ram Chandra Dome[15]
Thirteenth 1999-04 Dr. Ram Chandra Dome[16]
Fourteenth 2004-09 Dr. Ram Chandra Dome[17]
Fifteenth 2009-14 Satabdi Roy Trinamool Congress[18]
Sixteenth 2014-2019 Satabdi Roy[19]
Seventeenth 2019-incumbent Satabdi Roy

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

Election results edit

General election 2024 edit

2024 Indian general elections: Birbhum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Satabdi Roy
INC Milton Rashid
BJP Debashis Dhar
SUCI(C)
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
Swing

17th Lok Sabha: 2019 General Elections edit

2019 Indian general elections: Birbhum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Satabdi Roy 654,070 45.13 -7.32
BJP Dudh Kumar Mondal 5,65,153 38.99 +20.52
CPI(M) Dr. Rezaul Karim 96,763 6.68 -24.14
INC Imam Hossain 75,451 5.21 -5.14
NOTA None of the Above 12,307 0.85 N/A
Majority 89,711 6.19
Turnout 14,50,108 85.34
AITC hold Swing

General election 2014 edit

2014 Indian general elections: Birbhum[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Satabdi Roy 4,60,568 36.09 -11.72
CPI(M) Dr. Mohammed Qamre Elahi 3,93,305 30.82 -10.95
BJP Joy Banerjee 2,35,753 18.47 +13.85
INC Syed Siraj Jimmi 1,32,084 10.35 N/A
JMM Shibratan Sharma 7,989 0.62 +0.47
SP Prasanta Roy 7,194 0.56 -1.12
Majority 67,263 5.27 -0.77
Turnout 12,75,819 85.33
AITC hold Swing +2.49

2009 results edit

2009 Indian general elections: Birbhum[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Satabdi Roy 4,86,553 47.82
CPI(M) Braja Mukherjee 4,25,034 41.77
BJP Tapas Mukherjee 47,068 4.62
SP Asgar Ali 17,177 1.68
BSP Radheshyam Singh 13,388 1.31
JMM Shib Ratan Sharma 1,591 0.15
Majority 61,519 6.04
Turnout 10,17,493 83.27
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:

Year Voters Voter Turnout Winner Runners up
%age Candidate %age Party Candidate %age Party
1951 503,410 33.04 Arun Kumar Chanda 23.19 Congress
Kamal Krishna Das 21.80 Congress Nitya Narayan Bandopadhyay 17.94 Hindu Mahasabha[4]
1957 737,913 42.85 Kamal Krishna Das 32.49 Congress
Anil Kumar Chanda 26.80 Congress Manmatha Nath Das 22.91 Hindu Mahasabha[5]
1962 180,916 38.28 Sisir Kumar Saha 43.15 Congress Mrityunjay Manadal 24.40 Forward Bloc[6]
1967 242,686 52.04 S.K.Saha 36.27 Congress G.Bauri 22.31 Forward Bloc[7]
1971 215,720 43.86 Gadadhar Saha 39.59 CPI(M) Kanai Saha 35.47 Congress[8]
1977 288.120 52.08 Gadadhar Saha 49.00 CPI(M) Birendaban Saha 38.04 INC[9]
1980 441,810 67.18 Gadadhar Saha 51.91 CPI(M) Badal Chandra Bagdi 42.48 INC(I)[10]
1984 563,390 74.98 Gadadhar Saha 50.32 CPI(M) Badal Bagdi 47.88 INC[11]
1989 692,220 76.28 Dr. Ram Chandra Dome 50.88 CPI(M) Badal Bagdi 41.77 INC[12]
1991 692,510 75.21 Dr. Ram Chandra Dome 49.71 CPI(M) Subhendu Mondal 25.47 INC[13]
1996 827,370 83.18 Dr. Ram Chandra Dome 50.35 CPI(M) Mamata Saha 36.48 INC[14]
1998 789,910 76.83 Dr. Ram Chandra Dome 69.07 CPI(M) Dr. Madan Lal Choudhury 28.23 BJP[15]
1999 734,170 70.33 Dr. Ram Chandra Dome 51.65 CPI(M) Dr. Madan Lal Choudhury 29.93 BJP[16]
2004 724, 090 70.31 Dr. Ram Chandra Dome 51.42 CPI(M) Gopal Chadra Das 24.95 INC[17]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2014". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 1957- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  6. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ a b "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ a b "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ a b "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2016.

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