Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency)
| Kanthi | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Kanthi Lok Sabha Constituency | |
| Incumbent | Sisir Adhikari |
| Parliamentary Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected Year | 2019 |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1951-present |
| Reservation | None |
| State | West Bengal |
| Total Electors | 1,490,409[1] |
| Assembly Constituencies | Chandipur Patashpur Kanthi Uttar Bhagabanpur Khejuri Kanthi Dakshin Ramnagar |
Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency) (earlier known as Contai (Lok Sabha constituency)) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Contai in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 31 Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency) are in Purba Medinipur district.
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. 31 Kanthi is composed of the following segments:[2]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 211 | Chandipur | None | Purba Medinipur |
| 212 | Patashpur | None | Purba Medinipur |
| 213 | Kanthi Uttar | None | Purba Medinipur |
| 214 | Bhagabanpur | None | Purba Medinipur |
| 215 | Khejuri | SC | Purba Medinipur |
| 216 | Kanthi Dakshin | None | Purba Medinipur |
| 217 | Ramnagar | None | Purba Medinipur |
Prior to delimitation, Contai Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[3]Bhagabanpur (assembly constituency no. 208), Khajuri (SC) (assembly constituency no. 209), Contai North (assembly constituency no. 210), Contai South (assembly constituency no. 211), Ramnagar (assembly constituency no. 212), Egra (assembly constituency no. 213) and Mugberia (assembly constituency no. 214)
Members of Parliament[]
| Member of Parliament | Party Affiliation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basanta Kumar Das | Indian National Congress[4] | ||
| Pramatha Nath Bandopadhyay | Praja Socialist Party[5] | ||
| Basanta Kumar Das | Indian National Congress[6] | ||
| Samar Guha | Praja Socialist Party[7] | ||
| Samar Guha | Praja Socialist Party[8] | ||
| Samar Guha | Bharatiya Lok Dal[9] | ||
| Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | ||
| Phulrenu Guha | Indian National Congress[11] | ||
| Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | ||
| Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | ||
| Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] | ||
| Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | ||
| Nitish Sengupta | All India Trinamool Congress[16] | ||
| Prasanta Pradhan | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[17] | ||
| Sisir Kumar Adhikari | All India Trinamool Congress[18] | ||
| Sisir Kumar Adhikari | All India Trinamool Congress[19] | ||
| Sisir Kumar Adhikari | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
Election results[]
General election 2019[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sisir Adhikari | 7,11,872 | 49.98 | -3.82 | |
| BJP | Dr. Debasish Samanta | 6,00,204 | 42.14 | +33.54 | |
| CPI(M) | Paritosh Pattyanayak | 76,185 | 5.35 | -29.37 | |
| INC | Dipak Kumar Das | 16,851 | 1.18 | -0.92 | |
| Majority | 1,11,668 | 7.84 | -10.24 | ||
| Turnout | 14,24,966 | 85.83 | -0.78 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
General election 2014[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sisir Kumar Adhikari | 6,76,749 | 52.80 | -1.54 | |
| CPI(M) | Tapas Sinha | 4,48,259 | 34.72 | -7.75 | |
| BJP | Kamalendu Pahari | 1,11,082 | 8.60 | +5.76 | |
| INC | Kunal Banerjee | 27,230 | 2.10 | ||
| BSP | Ansar Ali Sk | 8,298 | |||
| SUCI(C) | Manas Pradhan | 7,335 | |||
| Independent | Sk Golam Nabi Ajad | 3,260 | |||
| Majority | 2,28,490 | 18.08 | |||
| Turnout | 12,90,811 | 86.61 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
General election 2009[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sisir Kumar Adhikari | 6,06,712 | 54.95 | ||
| CPI(M) | Prasanta Pradhan | 4,77,609 | 42.47 | ||
| BJP | Amalesh Mishra | 31,952 | 2.84 | ||
| BSP | Rashbehari Patra | 8,174 | |||
| Majority | 1,29,103 | 12.48 | |||
| Turnout | 11,24,454 | 89.97 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
General election 2004[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Prasanta Pradhan | 464,743 | 50.04 | ||
| AITC | Dr Nitish Sengupta | 405,553 | 44.00 | ||
| INC | Kshitindra Mohan Sahoo | 26,010 | 2.8 | ||
| Independent | Jiban Das | 11,707 | 1.30 | ||
| Independent | Adhar Chandra Nahal | 9,676 | 1.0 | ||
| BSP | Asalata Majumdar | 9,085 | 1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 9,21,634 | 85.3 | |||
| CPI(M) gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
General elections 1951-2004[]
Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
| Winner | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party |
| Basanta Kumar Dass | Indian National Congress | Promatha Nath Bandopadhyay | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party[4] |
| Pramatha Nath Bandopadhyay | Praja Socialist Party | Basanta Kumar Das | Indian National Congress[5] |
| Basanta Kumar Das | Indian National Congress | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | Praja Socialist Party[6] |
| Samar Guha | Praja Socialist Party | R. Pal | Indian National Congress[7] |
| Samar Guha | Praja Socialist Party | Abha Maiti | Indian National Congress (Organisation)[8] |
| Samar Guha | Bharatiya Lok Dal | Sudhangshu Panda | Indian National Congress[9] |
| Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Pradip Sarkar | Indian National Congress[10] |
| Phulrenu Guha | Indian National Congress | Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] |
| Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Abha Maiti | Indian National Congress[12] |
| Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Abha Maiti | Indian National Congress[13] |
| Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Nitish Sengupta | Indian National Congress[14] |
| Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Akhil Giri | Trinamool Congress[15] |
| Nitish Sengupta | All India Trinamool Congress | Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[16] |
| Prasanta Pradhan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Nitish Sengupta | All India Trinamool Congress[17] |
See also[]
- Contai
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
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External links[]
Categories:
- Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal
- Politics of Purba Medinipur district