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Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency

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Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency (earlier known as Contai Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Contai in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 31 Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency are in Purba Medinipur district. As per census 2011 Hindus form 89.7% of electors rest by Muslims, Sikhs and others.

Kanthi
WB-31
Lok Sabha constituency
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Kanthi Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
Assembly constituenciesChandipur
Patashpur
Kanthi Uttar
Bhagabanpur
Khejuri
Kanthi Dakshin
Ramnagar
Established1951
Total electors1,490,409[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBhartiya Janata Party
Elected year2019

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. 31 Kanthi is composed of the following segments:[2]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Party MLA
211 Chandipur None Purba Medinipur AITC Soham Chakraborty
212 Patashpur None Purba Medinipur AITC Uttam Barik
213 Kanthi Uttar None Purba Medinipur BJP Sumita Sinha
214 Bhagabanpur None Purba Medinipur BJP Rabindranath Maity
215 Khejuri SC Purba Medinipur BJP Santanu Pramanik
216 Kanthi Dakshin None Purba Medinipur BJP Arup Kumar Das
217 Ramnagar None Purba Medinipur AITC Akhil Giri

Prior to delimitation, Contai Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[3]Bhagabanpur (assembly constituency no. 208), Khajuri (SC) (assembly constituency no. 209), Contai North (assembly constituency no. 210), Contai South (assembly constituency no. 211), Ramnagar (assembly constituency no. 212), Egra (assembly constituency no. 213) and Mugberia (assembly constituency no. 214)

Members of Parliament edit

Year Name Party
1952 Basanta Kumar Das Indian National Congress[4]
1957 Pramatha Nath Bandopadhyay Praja Socialist Party[5]
1962 Basanta Kumar Das Indian National Congress[6]
1967 Samar Guha Praja Socialist Party[7]
1971 Samar Guha[8]
1977 Samar Guha Janata Party[9]
1980 Sudhir Kumar Giri Communist Party of India[10]
1984 Phulrenu Guha Indian National Congress[11]
1989 Sudhir Kumar Giri Communist Party of India[12]
1991 Sudhir Kumar Giri[13]
1996 Sudhir Kumar Giri[14]
1998 Sudhir Kumar Giri[15]
1999 Nitish Sengupta All India Trinamool Congress[16]
2004 Prasanta Pradhan Communist Party of India[17]
2009 Sisir Kumar Adhikari All India Trinamool Congress[18]
2014 Sisir Kumar Adhikari[19]
2019 Sisir Kumar Adhikari

Election results edit

General election 2024 edit

2024 Indian general elections: Kanthi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Soumendu Adhikari
AITC Uttam Barik
INC Urbashi Bhattacharya
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
Swing

General election 2019 edit

2019 Indian general elections: Kanthi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Sisir Adhikari 711,872 49.98 -3.82
BJP Dr. Debasish Samanta 6,00,204 42.14 +33.54
CPI(M) Paritosh Pattyanayak 76,185 5.35 -29.37
INC Dipak Kumar Das 16,851 1.18 -0.92
Majority 1,11,668 7.84 -10.24
Turnout 14,24,966 85.83 -0.78
AITC hold Swing

General election 2014 edit

2014 Indian general elections: Kanthi[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Sisir Kumar Adhikari 6,76,749 52.80 -1.54
CPI(M) Tapas Sinha 4,48,259 34.72 -7.75
BJP Kamalendu Pahari 1,11,082 8.60 +5.76
INC Kunal Banerjee 27,230 2.10
BSP Ansar Ali Sk 8,298
SUCI(C) Manas Pradhan 7,335
Independent Sk Golam Nabi Ajad 3,260
Majority 2,28,490 18.08
Turnout 12,90,811 86.61
AITC hold Swing

General election 2009 edit

2009 Indian general elections: Kanthi[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Sisir Kumar Adhikari 6,06,712 54.95
CPI(M) Prasanta Pradhan 4,77,609 42.47
BJP Amalesh Mishra 31,952 2.84
BSP Rashbehari Patra 8,174
Majority 1,29,103 12.48
Turnout 11,24,454 89.97
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing

General election 2004 edit

General Election, 2004: Contai[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Prasanta Pradhan 464,743 50.04
AITC Dr Nitish Sengupta 405,553 44.00
INC Kshitindra Mohan Sahoo 26,010 2.8
Independent Jiban Das 11,707 1.30
Independent Adhar Chandra Nahal 9,676 1.0
BSP Asalata Majumdar 9,085 1.0
Turnout 9,21,634 85.3
CPI(M) gain from AITC Swing

General elections 1951-2004 edit

Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:

Year
 Winner Runner-up
Candidate Party Candidate Party
1951
 Basanta Kumar Dass Indian National Congress Promatha Nath Bandopadhyay Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party[4]
1957
 Pramatha Nath Bandopadhyay Praja Socialist Party Basanta Kumar Das Indian National Congress[5]
1962
 Basanta Kumar Das Indian National Congress Prafulla Chandra Ghosh Praja Socialist Party[6]
1967
 Samar Guha Praja Socialist Party R. Pal Indian National Congress[7]
1971
 Samar Guha Praja Socialist Party Abha Maiti Indian National Congress (Organisation)[8]
1977
 Samar Guha Janata Party Sudhangshu Panda Indian National Congress[9]
1980
 Sudhir Kumar Giri Communist Party of India (Marxist) Pradip Sarkar Indian National Congress[10]
1984
 Phulrenu Guha Indian National Congress Sudhir Kumar Giri Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1989
 Sudhir Kumar Giri Communist Party of India (Marxist) Abha Maiti Indian National Congress[12]
1991
 Sudhir Kumar Giri Communist Party of India (Marxist) Abha Maiti Indian National Congress[13]
1996
 Sudhir Kumar Giri Communist Party of India (Marxist) Nitish Sengupta Indian National Congress[14]
1998
 Sudhir Kumar Giri Communist Party of India (Marxist) Akhil Giri Trinamool Congress[15]
1999
 Nitish Sengupta All India Trinamool Congress Sudhir Kumar Giri Communist Party of India (Marxist)[16]
2004
 Prasanta Pradhan Communist Party of India (Marxist) Nitish Sengupta All India Trinamool Congress[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 "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 "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 4 April 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 4 April 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 c "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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