Panskura (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Panskura
Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency Details
Established1977-2009
ReservationNone
StateWest Bengal
Assembly ConstituenciesAs of 2004:
Daspur
Nandanpur
Panskura West
Sabang
Pingla
Debra
Keshpur (SC)

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

Assembly segments[]

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

  • Daspur (assembly constituency no. 198)
  • Nandanpur (assembly constituency no. 199)
  • Panskura West (assembly constituency no. 200)
  • Sabang (assembly constituency no. 216)
  • Pingla (assembly constituency no. 217)
  • Debra (assembly constituency no. 218)
  • Keshpur (SC) (assembly constituency no. 219)

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[]

Election Member Party
1977 Abha Maiti Bharatiya Lok Dal
1980 Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India
1984 Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India
1989 Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India
1991 Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India
1996 Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India
1998 Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India
1999 Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India
Bye Election,2000 Bikram Sarkar All India Trinamool Congress
2004 Gurudas Dasgupta Communist Party of India

Members of Parliament[]

Lok Sabha Duration Constituency Name of M.P. Party Affiliation
Sixth 1977-80 Panskura Abha Maiti Janata Party[3]
Seventh 1980-84 Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India[4]
Eighth 1984-89 Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India[5]
Ninth 1989-91 Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India[6]
Tenth 1991-96 Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India [7]
Eleventh 1996-98 Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India [8]
Twelfth 1998-99 Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India [9]
Thirteenth 1999-2000 Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India[10]
2000-04 Bikram Sarkar All India Trinamool Congress[11]
Fourteenth 2004-09 Gurudas Dasgupta Communist Party of India [12]

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:

Year Winner Runner-up
Candidate Party Candidate Party
1977 Abha Maiti Bharatiya Lok Dal Phulrenu Guha Indian National Congress[3]
1980 Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India Rajani Kanta Dolai Indian National Congress (I)[4]
1984 Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India Chittaranjan Chakraborty Indian National Congress[5]
1989 Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India Chittaranjan Chakraborty Indian National Congress[6]
1991 Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India Sudhanshu Bhowmik Indian National Congress[7]
1996 Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India Padma Khastgir Indian National Congress[8]
1998 Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India Saumen Mahapatra West Bengal Trinamool Congress[9]
1999 Geeta Mukherjee Communist Party of India Gouri 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 India Hema Choubey All India Trinamool Congress[12]

Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency) functioned from 1951 to 1971.

General election 2004[]

General Election, 2004: Panskura[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Gurudas Dasgupta 541,513 61.92
AITC Hema Choubey 262,035 30.10
INC Nazim Ahmed 71,006 8.01
Majority 279,478 31.92
Turnout 8,74,554 86.35
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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Bikram Sarkar 426,779 50.73 +7.28
CPI Gurudas Dasgupta 385,298 45.80 -3.40
INC Subhankar Sarkar 20,497 2.44 -22.07
Independent Sk. Hafijur Rahaman 5,008 0.15 6.74
Independent Sk. Maksud Hossain 3,622 0.43
Majority 41,491 3.83
Turnout 96,650 47.69 -6.7
AITC gain from CPI Swing +21.27

General election 1999[]

1999 Indian general election: Panskura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Geeta Mukherjee 401,465 49.20 -5.06
AITC Gouri Ghosh 354,573 43.45 +10.95
INC Rajani Kanta Dolai 65,147 7.25 -17.97
Independent Ajit Mallick 979 0.12 +1.97
Majority 46,892 5.7
Turnout 8,16,130 83.55
CPI hold Swing

General election 1998[]

1998 Indian general election: Panskura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Geeta Mukherjee 450,092 54.26
Trinamool Congress Dr. Soumen Mahapatra 270,549 32.50
INC Sandhya De 99,439 12.00
Majority 179,543 21.60
Turnout 8,20,080 85.99
CPI hold Swing

General election 1996[]

1996 Indian general election: Panskura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Geeta Mukherjee 455,424 54.82
INC Padma Khastgir 360,026 41.41
BJP Amitabh Nayak 15,563 1.87
Independent Durgapada Hansda 9,265 1.12
Independent Rabindra Kumar Ghosh 3,794 0.46
Independent Purshottam Upaddhay 930 0.11
AMB Subhash Prakash Pal 891 0.11
IUML Sk. Manoray Ali 824 0.10
Majority 95,398
Turnout 8,30,707 89.88
CPI hold Swing

General election 1991[]

1991 Indian general election: Panskura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Geeta Mukherjee 391,509 54.96
INC Sudhansu Bhowmik 265,209 37.23
BJP Pannalal Bhattacharya 42,059 5.90
Independent Manik Maity 4,121 0.58
JP Jagdiswar Panja 3,874 0.54
Independent Mukesh Maity 1,708 0.24
Independent Rabindra Kumar Ghosh 1,328 0.19
IC(S) Sikari Dhobey 1,278 0.18
Independent Purusottamlal Upaddhyay 1,203 0.17
Majority 126,300
Turnout 8,20,080 85.99
CPI hold Swing

General election 1989[]

1989 Indian general election: Panskura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Geeta Mukherjee 422,979 58.11
INC Chittaranjan Chakraborty 296,628 40.76
Kalipada Murmu 3,984 0.55
JMM Kanailal Ghorai 3,659 0.50
Independent Jagat Shaw 558 0.08
Majority 126,351
Turnout 7,27,759 85.28
CPI hold Swing

General election 1984[]

1984 Indian general election: Panskura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Geeta Mukherjee 321,694 53.63
INC Chittaranjan Chakraborty 273,818 45.65
BJS Jagadiswar Panja 2,115 0.35
Independent Dubraj Saren 1,874 0.31
Independent Shikari Dhoby 383 0.06
Majority 47,876
Turnout 5,99,884 85.70
CPI hold Swing

General election 1980[]

1980 Indian general election: Panskura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Geeta Mukherjee 291,528 57.10
INC(I) Rajani Kanta Dolai 193,298 37.86
INC(U) Phulrenu Guha 188,195 34.95
JP Abha Maiti 23,997 4.70
JP(S) Saswati Prasad Bag 1,713 0.34
Turnout 98,230
Turnout 5,10,536 83.96
CPI gain from BLD Swing

General election 1977[]

1977 Indian general election: Panskura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLD Abha Maiti 230,704 63.51%
INC Phulrenu Guha 132,567 36.49%
Majority 98,137
Turnout 3,63,271 71.78%
BLD win (new seat)

See also[]

  • List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

References[]

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  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.
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  5. ^ a b "General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  6. ^ a b "General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  7. ^ a b "General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  8. ^ a b "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  9. ^ a b "General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  10. ^ a b "General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  11. ^ a b "Former Trinamool MP to join BJP". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  12. ^ a b "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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