Katwa Lok Sabha constituency

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Katwa
Former Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State West Bengal
Assembly constituenciesAs of 2004:
Balagarh (SC)
Pandua
Kalna
Nadanghat
Monteswar
Purbasthali
Katwa
Established1962
Abolished2009
ReservationNone

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

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Overview

As per order o the Delimitation Commission issued in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, this parliamentary constituency ceased to exist and constituent assembly segments are now part of either of the two new constituencies: Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha constituency or Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency. [1]

Assembly segments

Katwa Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments: [2]

Members of Parliament

Lok SabhaDurationConstituencyName of M.P.Party Affiliation
First 1952-57Kalna-Katwa Janab Abdus Sattar Indian National Congress [3]
Second 1957-62No seat [4]
Third 1962-67Katwa Saradish Roy Communist Party of India [5]
Fourth 1967-71D.SenIndian National Congress [6]
Fifth 1971-77 Saroj Mukherjee Communist Party of India (Marxist) [7]
Sixth 1977-80 Dhirendranath Basu Indian National Congress [8]
Seventh 1980-84 Saifuddin Choudhury Communist Party of India (Marxist) [9]
Eighth 1984-89Saifuddin ChoudhuryCommunist Party of India (Marist) [10]
Ninth 1989-91Saifuddin ChoudhuryCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [11]
Tenth 1991-96Saifuddin ChoudhuryCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [12]
Eleventh 1996-98 Mahboob Zahedi Communist Party of India (Marxist) [13]
Twelfth 1998-99Mahboob ZahediCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [14]
Thirteenth 1999-04Mahboob ZahediCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [15]
Fourteenth 2004-06Mahboob ZahediCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [16]
2006-09 Abu Ayesh Mondal Communist Party of India (Marxist) [17]

For Members of Parliament from this area in subsequent years see Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha constituency and Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency.

Election results

2006 Bye-election

A bye-election was held on 16 September 2006 following the death of the sitting MP, Mahboob Zahedi on 8 April 2006.

Indian Parliamentary bye election, 2006: Katwa constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) Abu Ayesh Mondal 541.496 60.32 +8.82
AITC Susanta Ghosh356,16239.68+3.18
Majority 185,33419.3
Turnout 8,97,68475.8
CPI(M) hold Swing

General election 2004

2004 Indian general elections: Katwa [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) Mahboob Zahedi 494,71651.50
AITC Sultan Ahmed 351,36736.50
PDS Saifuddin Choudhury 60,6936.30
Independent Hossain Amjad14,6859.54
BSP Susul Sarkar10,3233.25
Independent Shyam Sundar Das8,857
CPI(M-L) Salil Dutta6,290
SS Swapan Bhattacharya5,442
Independent Rina Mondal3,907
SP Kailash Sharma3,541
Independent Mohammad Zakaria3,3620.49−−−
Independent None of the above3,0800.49−−−
Turnout 9,66,26381.31
Majority 1,43,34914.9
CPI(M) hold Swing

General elections 1951-2004

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

YearVotersVoter TurnoutWinnerRunners up
%ageCandidate%agePartyCandidate%ageParty
1951185,67249.22Janab Abdus Sattar39.15 INC Asutosh Lahiri27.36 Hindu Mahasabha [3]
1957No seat
1962277,32953.40Saraish Roy56.57 CPI Anil Kumar Chanda43.43INC [4]
1967334,98968.94D.Sen49.82INCS.K.Mukherjee46.44 CPI(M) [5]
1971382,73372.16Saroj Mukherjee56.91CPI(M)Dwaipayan Sen38.39INC [7]
1977369, 90064.30Dhirendra Nath Basu49.84INC Syed Abul Mansur Habibullah 46.64CPI (M) [8]
1980549,37077.00 Saifuddin Choudhury 59.37CPI (M)Dhirendra Nath Basu37.41INC (I) [9]
1984662, 48082.75Saifuddin Choudhury53.75CPI (M)Chowdhury Siddiquallah46.55INC [10]
1989811, 64083.68Saifuddin Choudhury52.41CPI (M)Nurul Islam38.76INC [11]
1991819.63081.15Saifuddin Choudhury50.24CPI (M)Nurul Islam31.02INC [12]
1996960,92086.20 Mahboob Zahedi 50.46CPI (M)Nurul Islam39.19INC [13]
1998965,24083.46Mahboob Zahedi49.47CPI (M) Swapan Debnath 34.89 AITC [14]
1999933,09078.83Mehboob Zahedi50.25CPI (M)Amal Kumar Dutta38.45AITC [15]
2004967,46082.72Mahboob Zahedi51.20CPI (M)Sultan Ahmed36.36AITC [16]
2006 Bye Election897,68475.80Abu Ayesh Mondal60.32CPI(M)Susanta Ghosh39.68AITC [17]

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 "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. ↑ "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.
  7. 1 2 "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.
  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 "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  17. 1 2 "Left retains two seats in W Bengal bypolls". rediff.com. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
  18. ↑ CEO West Bengal. Form 7A - 19 Jaynagar

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