Burdwan Lok Sabha constituency

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Burdwan
Former Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State West Bengal
Assembly constituenciesAs of 2004:
Bhatar
Bardhaman North
Bardhaman South
Khandaghosh (SC)
Raina
Jamalpur (SC)
Memari
Established1951
Abolished2009
ReservationNone

Burdwan Lok Sabha constituency was one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centred on Bardhaman in West Bengal, which was abolished following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008.

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Overview

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, this parliamentary constituency ceased to exist and assembly segments were part of either of the two new constituencies: Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha constituency or Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency. Only Khandaghosh assembly segment will be part of Bishnupur Lok Sabha constituency. [1]

Vidhan Sabha segments

Prior to delimitation, Burdwan Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments in 2004: [2]

Members of Lok Sabha

Lok SabhaDurationConstituencyName of M.P.Party affiliation
First 1952-57Bardhaman Mono Mohan Das Indian National Congress [3]
Atulya Ghosh Indian National Congress [3]
Second 1957-62 Subiman Ghosh Forward Bloc (Marxist) [4]
Third 1962-63Guru Gobinda BasuIndian National Congress [5]
Third 1963-67 Nirmal Chandra Chatterjee (bye-poll)Independent
Fourth 1967-71 Nirmal Chandra Chatterjee Independent [6]
Fifth 1971-77 Somnath Chatterjee Communist Party of India (Marxist) [7]
Sixth 1977-80 Raj Krishna Dawn Janata Party [8]
Seventh 1980-84 Sushil Kumar Bhattacharya Communist Party of India (Marxist) [9]
Eighth 1984-89 Sudhir Ray Communist Party of India (Marxist) [10]
Ninth 1989-91Sudhir RayCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [11]
Tenth 1991-96Sudhir RayCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [12]
Eleventh 1996-98 Balai Ray Communist Party of India (Marxist) [13]
Twelfth 1998-99 Nikhilananda Sar Communist Party of India (Marxist) [14]
Thirteenth 1999-04Nikhilananda SarCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [15]
Fourteenth 2004-09Nikhilananda SarCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [16]
After 2009Seat does not existRead the line below.

Results of elections

2004

General Election, 2004: Burdwan [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) Nikhilananda Sar 673,091 67.70%
BJP Anindya Gopal Mitra201,74020.30%
INC Champak Garai88,2178.90%
JDP Shanti Murmu21,5602.20%
BSPDinesh Chandra Sikdar12,4161.20
Majority 471,35147.4%
Turnout 9,94,00381.4%
CPI(M) hold Swing

General elections 1977-2004

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

YearVotersVoter TurnoutWinnerRunners up
%ageCandidate%agePartyCandidate%ageParty
1951512,21935.45 Atulya Ghosh 23.42 Indian National Congress Subiman Ghosh17.62 Forward Bloc (Marxist) [3]
Mono Mohan Das20.02Indian National Congress [3]
1957213,29050.15Subiman Ghosh50.48Forward Bloc (Marxist)Durgapade Chaudhuri49.52Indian National Congress [4]
1962287,68553.85Gurucobinda Basu55.83Indian National CongressSubiman Ghosh44.17 All India Forward Bloc [5]
1963N C Chaterjee (bye-poll)IndependentN C ChoudhryCongress
1967293,26659.30N.C.Chatterjee51.27IndependentC.Chittaranjan38.34Indian National Congress [6]
1971372,04064.42 Somnath Chatterjee 56.72 Communist Party of India (Marxist) Bholanath Sen38.87Indian National Congress [7]
1977363,20056.85Raj Krishna Dawn53.69 Janata Party Shyama Prasad Kundu33.66Indian National Congress [8]
1980558,71074.03Sushil Kumar Bhattacharya58.97Communist Party of India (Marxist)Narayan Choudhury36.98 Indian National Congress (I) [9]
1984697,71083.01Sudhir Ray53.50Communist Party of India (Marxist)Prodyut Guha45.08Indian National Congress [10]
1989853,78083.31Sudhir Ray61.28Communist Party of India (Marxist)Prodyut Guha38.02Indian National Congress [11]
1991855,13080.57Sudhir Ray57.01Communist Party of India (Marxist)Asit Baran Patra30.64Indian National Congress [12]
1996983,52085.96Balai Ray59.92Communist Party of India (Marxist)Ritesh Kumar Dutta32.70Indian National Congress [13]
1998997,28083.78 Nikhilananda Sar 58.88Communist Party of India (Marxist)Prof (Smt) Santi Roy31.18 Bharatiya Janata Party [14]
1999984,68080.93Nikhilananda Sar61.56Communist Party of India (Marxist)Anup Mukherjee30.51Bharatiya Janata Party [15]
2004998,35081.71Nikhilananda Sar67.51Communist Party of India (Marxist)Anindya Gopal Mitra20.23Bharatiya Janata Party [16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. 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. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1957- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  5. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1962- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  6. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. 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.
  12. 1 2 "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. 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.
  16. 1 2 3 "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.

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