Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency

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Birbhum
WB-42
Lok Sabha constituency
Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency
Interactive Map Outlining Birbhum Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State West Bengal
Assembly constituencies Dubrajpur
Suri
Sainthia
Rampurhat
Hansan
Nalhati
Murarai
Established1951
Total electors18,57,022
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Shatabdi Roy.jpg
Incumbent
Party  AITC
Alliance  INDIA
Elected year 2024

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.

Contents

Assembly segments

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 Westbengalen Wahlkreise Lok Sabha.svg
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]

NoNameDistrictMemberParty2024 Lead
284 Dubrajpur (SC) Birbhum Anup Kumar Saha Bharatiya Janata Party Trinamool Congress
285 Suri Bikash Roy Chowdhury Trinamool Congress
289 Sainthia (SC) Nilabati Saha
291 Rampurhat Ashish Banerjee
292 Hansan Ashok Kumar Chattopadhyay
293 Nalhati Rajendra Prasad Singh
294 Murarai Mosarraf Hossain

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

Lok SabhaDurationConstituencyName of M.P.Party
First*1952-57Birbhum Kamal Krishna Das Indian National Congress [3]
Anil Kumar Chanda [3]
Second*1957-62 Anil Kumar Chanda [4]
Kamal Krishna Das [4]
Third 1962-67Sisir Kumar Das [5]
Fourth 1967-71 [6]
Fifth 1971-77 Gadadhar Saha Communist Party of India (Marxist) [7]
Sixth 1977-80 [8]
Seventh 1980-84 [9]
Eighth 1984-89 [10]
Ninth 1989-91 Dr. Ram Chandra Dome [11]
Tenth 1991-96 [12]
Eleventh 1996-98 [13]
Twelfth 1998-99 [14]
Thirteenth 1999-04 [15]
Fourteenth 2004-09 [16]
Fifteenth 2009-14 Satabdi Roy Trinamool Congress [17]
Sixteenth 2014-19 [18]
Seventeenth 2019-24
Seventeenth 2024-present

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

Election results

General election 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Birbhum [19] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Satabdi Roy 717,961 47.00 Increase2.svg1.87
BJP Debtanu Bhattacharya5,20,31134.06Decrease2.svg4.93
INC Milton Rashid 2,26,26014.81Increase2.svg9.60
NOTA None of the above14,0930.92Increase2.svg0.07
Majority 1,97,65012.94Increase2.svg6.75
Turnout 15,27,43282.25Decrease2.svg3.09
AITC hold Swing

General election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Birbhum
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Satabdi Roy 654,070 45.13 +7.32
BJP Dudh Kumar Mondal565,15338.99+20.52
CPI(M) Dr. Rezaul Karim96,7636.68−24.14
INC Imam Hossain75,4515.21−5.14
NOTA None of the Above 12,3070.85N/A
Majority 89,7116.19
Turnout 14,50,10885.34
AITC hold Swing

General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Birbhum [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Satabdi Roy 4,60,56836.09−11.72
CPI(M) Dr. Mohammed Qamre Elahi3,93,30530.82−10.95
BJP Joy Banerjee 2,35,75318.47+13.85
INC Syed Siraj Jimmi1,32,08410.35N/A
JMM Shibratan Sharma7,9890.62+0.47
SP Prasanta Roy7,1940.56−1.12
Majority 67,2635.27−0.77
Turnout 12,75,81985.33
AITC hold Swing +2.49

General election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Birbhum [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Satabdi Roy 4,86,55347.82
CPI(M) Braja Mukherjee4,25,03441.77
BJP Tapas Mukherjee47,0684.62
SP Asgar Ali17,1771.68
BSP Radheshyam Singh13,3881.31
JMM Shib Ratan Sharma1,5910.15
Majority 61,5196.04
Turnout 10,17,49383.27
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing

General elections 1951-2004

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 Chanda23.19 Congress
Kamal Krishna Das21.80CongressNitya Narayan Bandopadhyay17.94 Hindu Mahasabha [3]
1957737,91342.85Kamal Krishna Das32.49Congress
Anil Kumar Chanda26.80CongressManmatha Nath Das22.91Hindu Mahasabha [4]
1962180,91638.28Sisir Kumar Saha43.15CongressMrityunjay Manadal24.40 Forward Bloc [5]
1967242,68652.04S.K.Saha36.27CongressG.Bauri22.31Forward Bloc [6]
1971215,72043.86Gadadhar Saha39.59 CPI(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 Dome 50.88CPI(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 Choudhury28.23 BJP [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

References

  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.
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  10. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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.
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  13. 1 2 "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  14. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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.
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  18. 1 2 "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  19. ↑ "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Birbhum". Election Commission of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 27 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  20. ↑ "Birbhum Constituency Lok Sabha Election Result 2024". The Times of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 27 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.

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