Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Birbhum
Lok Sabha Constituency
Interactive Map Outlining Birbhum Lok Sabha Constituency
IncumbentSatabdi Roy
Parliamentary PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected Year2014
Constituency Details
Established1951-present
ReservationNone
StateWest Bengal
Total Electors1,495,108[1]
Assembly ConstituenciesDubrajpur
Suri
Sainthia
Rampurhat
Hansan
Nalhati
Murarai

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 from 2009 general elections.

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

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:[2]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District
284 Dubrajpur SC Birbhum
285 Suri None Birbhum
289 Sainthia SC Birbhum
291 Rampurhat None Birbhum
292 Hansan None Birbhum
293 Nalhati None Birbhum
294 Murarai None Birbhum

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

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

Election results[]

17th Lok Sabha: 2019 General Elections[]

2019 Indian general elections: Birbhum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Satabdi Roy 6,54,070 45.13 -7.32
BJP Dudh Kumar Mondal 5,65,153 38.99 +20.52
CPI(M) Dr. Rezaul Karim 96,763 6.68
INC Imam Hossain 75,451 5.21
NOTA None of the Above 12,307 0.85 N/A
Majority 89,711 6.19
Turnout 14,50,108 85.34
AITC hold Swing

General election 2014[]

2014 Indian general elections: Birbhum[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Satabdi Roy 4,60,568 36.09 -11.72
CPI(M) Dr. Mohammed Qamre Elahi 3,93,305 30.82 -10.95
BJP Joy Banerjee 2,35,753 18.47 +13.85
INC Syed Siraj Jimmi 1,32,084 10.35 N/A
JMM Shibratan Sharma 7,989 0.62 +0.47
SP Prasanta Roy 7,194 0.56 -1.12
Majority 67,263 5.27 -0.77
Turnout 12,75,819 85.33
AITC hold Swing +2.49

2009 results[]

2009 Indian general elections: Birbhum[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Satabdi Roy 4,86,553 47.82
CPI(M) Braja Mukherjee 4,25,034 41.77
BJP Tapas Mukherjee 47,068 4.62
SP Asgar Ali 17,177 1.68
BSP Radheshyam Singh 13,388 1.31
JMM Shib Ratan Sharma 1,591 0.15
Majority 61,519 6.04
Turnout 10,17,493 83.27
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:

Year Voters Voter Turnout Winner Runners up
%age Candidate %age Party Candidate %age Party
1951 503,410 33.04 Arun Kumar Chanda 23.19 Congress
Kamal Krishna Das 21.80 Congress Nitya Narayan Bandopadhyay 17.94 Hindu Mahasabha[4]
1957 737,913 42.85 Kamal Krishna Das 32.49 Congress
Anil Kumar Chanda 26.80 Congress Manmatha Nath Das 22.91 Hindu Mahasabha[5]
1962 180,916 38.28 Sisir Kumar Saha 43.15 Congress Mrityunjay Manadal 24.40 Forward Bloc[6]
1967 242,686 52.04 S.K.Saha 36.27 Congress G.Bauri 22.31 Forward Bloc[7]
1971 215,720 43.86 Gadadhar Saha 39.59 CPI(M) Kanai Saha 35.47 Congress[8]
1977 288.120 52.08 Gadadhar Saha 49.00 CPI(M) Birendaban Saha 38.04 INC[9]
1980 441,810 67.18 Gadadhar Saha 51.91 CPI(M) Badal Chandra Bagdi 42.48 INC(I)[10]
1984 563,390 74.98 Gadadhar Saha 50.32 CPI(M) Badal Bagdi 47.88 INC[11]
1989 692,220 76.28 Dr. Ram Chandra Dome 50.88 CPI(M) Badal Bagdi 41.77 INC[12]
1991 692,510 75.21 Dr. Ram Chandra Dome 49.71 CPI(M) Subhendu Mondal 25.47 INC[13]
1996 827,370 83.18 Dr. Ram Chandra Dome 50.35 CPI(M) Mamata Saha 36.48 INC[14]
1998 789,910 76.83 Dr. Ram Chandra Dome 69.07 CPI(M) Dr. Madan Lal Choudhury 28.23 BJP[15]
1999 734,170 70.33 Dr. Ram Chandra Dome 51.65 CPI(M) Dr. Madan Lal Choudhury 29.93 BJP[16]
2004 724, 090 70.31 Dr. Ram Chandra Dome 51.42 CPI(M) Gopal Chadra Das 24.95 INC[17]

References[]

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  2. ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
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  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.
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  19. ^ a b "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2016.

See also[]

  • Birbhum district
  • List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

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