Panskura Lok Sabha constituency

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Panskura
Former Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State West Bengal
Assembly constituenciesAs of 2004:
Daspur
Nandanpur
Panskura West
Sabang
Pingla
Debra
Keshpur (SC)
Established1977
Abolished2009
ReservationNone

Panskura Lok Sabha constituency was one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centred on Panskura in West Bengal.

Contents

Assembly segments

Prior to delimitation in 2006 Panskura Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments: [1]

As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Panskura parliamentary constituency will cease to exist; most of the assembly segments of this constituency will be part of new Ghatal Lok Sabha constituency. [2]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1977 Abha Maiti Janata Party
1980 Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India
1984
1989
1991
1996
1998
1999
2000-By Election Bikram Sarkar Trinamool Congress
2004 Gurudas Dasgupta Communist Party of India

For Members of Parliament from the area during the period 1951-1977 and 2009 onwards, see Ghatal Lok Sabha constituency

Election results

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

YearWinnerRunner-up
CandidatePartyCandidateParty
1977 Abha Maiti Janata Party Phulrenu Guha Indian National Congress [3]
1980 Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of IndiaRajani Kanta Dolai Indian National Congress (I) [4]
1984Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India Chittaranjan ChakrabortyIndian National Congress [5]
1989Geeta MukherjeeCommunist Party of IndiaChittaranjan ChakrabortyIndian National Congress [6]
1991Geeta MukherjeeCommunist Party of IndiaSudhanshu BhowmikIndian National Congress [7]
1996Geeta MukherjeeCommunist Party of IndiaPadma KhastgirIndian National Congress [8]
1998Geeta MukherjeeCommunist Party of IndiaSaumen Mahapatra West Bengal Trinamool Congress [9]
1999Geeta MukherjeeCommunist Party of IndiaGouri Ghosh All India Trinamool Congress [10]
2000(Bye-Election)Bikram Sarkar All India Trinamool Congress Gurudas Dasgupta Communist Party of India [11]
2004 Gurudas Dasgupta Communist Party of IndiaHema ChoubeyAll India Trinamool Congress [12]

Ghatal Lok Sabha constituency functioned from 1951 to 1971.

2004

General Election, 2004: Panskura [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI Gurudas Dasgupta 541,513 61.92
AITC Hema Choubey262,03529.82
INC Nazim Ahmed71,0068.01
Majority 279,47832.10
Turnout 8,74,55486.35
CPI gain from AITC Swing

2000 bye-election

In the Panskura seat, the by-election was held due to the death of the sitting CPI-MP Geeta Mukherjee on 4 March 2000. The bye election held on 5 June 2000. Bikram Sarkar of Trinamool Congress defeated Gurudas Dasgupta of the CPI by 41,491 votes.

Indian Parliamentary bye election, 2000: Panskura constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Bikram Sarkar 426,77950.73+7.28
CPI Gurudas Dasgupta 385,29845.80−3.40
INC Subhankar Sarkar 20,4972.44−22.07
Independent Sk. Hafijur Rahaman5,0080.156.74
Independent Sk. Maksud Hossain3,6220.43
Majority 41,4913.83
Turnout 96,65047.69−6.7
AITC gain from CPI Swing +21.27

General election 1999

1999 Indian general election: Panskura
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI Geeta Mukherjee 401,43149.19−5.68
AITC Gouri Ghosh354,57343.45+10.95
INC Rajani Kanta Dolai65,1477.39−4.81
Independent Ajit Mallick9790.12+1.97
Majority 46,8585.74
Turnout 8,16,13083.55
CPI hold Swing

General election 1998

1998 Indian general election: Panskura
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI Geeta Mukherjee 450,09254.88
Trinamool Congress Dr. Soumen Mahapatra 270,54932.50
INC Sandhya De99,43912.00
Majority 179,54322.38
Turnout 8,20,08085.99
CPI hold Swing

General election 1996

1996 Indian general election: Panskura
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI Geeta Mukherjee 455,42454.82
INC Padma Khastgir360,02641.41
BJP Amitabh Nayak15,5631.87
Independent Durgapada Hansda9,2651.12
Independent Rabindra Kumar Ghosh3,7940.46
Independent Purshottam Upaddhay9300.11
AMB Subhash Prakash Pal8910.11
IUML Sk. Manoray Ali8240.10
Majority 95,398
Turnout 8,30,70789.88
CPI hold Swing

General election 1991

1991 Indian general election: Panskura
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI Geeta Mukherjee 391,50954.96
INC Sudhansu Bhowmik265,20937.23
BJP Pannalal Bhattacharya42,0595.90
Independent Manik Maity4,1210.58
JP Jagdiswar Panja3,8740.54
Independent Mukesh Maity1,7080.24
Independent Rabindra Kumar Ghosh1,3280.19
IC(S) Sikari Dhobey1,2780.18
Independent Purusottamlal Upaddhyay1,2030.17
Majority 126,300
Turnout 8,20,08085.99
CPI hold Swing

General election 1989

1989 Indian general election: Panskura
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI Geeta Mukherjee 422,97958.11
INC Chittaranjan Chakraborty296,62840.76
Jharkhand Party (Naren) Kalipada Murmu3,9840.55
JMM Kanailal Ghorai3,6590.50
Independent Jagat Shaw5580.08
Majority 126,351
Turnout 7,27,75985.28
CPI hold Swing

General election 1984

1984 Indian general election: Panskura
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI Geeta Mukherjee 321,69453.63
INC Chittaranjan Chakraborty273,81845.65
ABJS Jagadiswar Panja2,1150.35
Independent Dubraj Saren1,8740.31
Independent Shikari Dhoby3830.06
Majority 47,876
Turnout 5,99,88485.70
CPI hold Swing

General election 1980

1980 Indian general election: Panskura
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI Geeta Mukherjee 296,52857.10
INC(I) Rajani Kanta Dolai198,29837.86
INC(U) Phulrenu Guha 188,19534.95
JP Abha Maiti 23,9974.70
JP(S) Saswati Prasad Bag1,7130.34
Turnout 98,230
Turnout 5,10,53683.96
CPI gain from JP Swing

General election 1977

1977 Indian general election: Panskura
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JP Abha Maiti 230,70463.51%
INC Phulrenu Guha 132,56736.49%
Majority 98,137
Turnout 3,63,27171.78%
JP win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. "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.
  2. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  3. "General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  4. "General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  5. "General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  6. "General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  7. "General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  8. "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  9. "General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  10. "General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  11. "Former Trinamool MP to join BJP". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  12. "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  13. "General Elections, 2004 (14th Lok Sabha) Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2011.

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