Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency)

Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Diamond Harbour in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 21 Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency) are in South 24 Parganas district.

Assembly segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 21 Diamond Harbour is composed of the following segments from 2009:[1]

In 2004 Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[2]Bishnupur West (assembly constituency no. 111), Garden Reach (assembly constituency no. 114), Maheshtala (assembly constituency no. 115), Budge Budge (assembly constituency no. 116), Satgachia (assembly constituency no. 117), Falta (assembly constituency no. 118), Diamond Harbour (assembly constituency no. 119).

Members of Parliament

Lok SabhaDurationConstituencyName of M.P.Party Affiliation
First1952-57Diamond HarbourKamal BasuCommunist Party of India [3]
Purnendu Sekhar NaskarIndian National Congress [3]
Second1957-62Purnendu Sekhar NaskarIndian National Congress[4]
Kansari HalderCommunist Party of India[4]
Third1962-67Sudhansu Bhusan DasIndian National Congress [5]
Fourth1967-71Jyotirmoy BasuCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
Fifth1971-77Jyotirmoy BasuCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
Sixth1977-80Jyotirmoy BasuCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
Seventh1980-82Jyotirmoy BasuCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
Seventh1982-84(Bye)Amal DuttaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
Eighth1984-89Amal DuttaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
Ninth1989-91Amal DuttaCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [12]
Tenth1991-96Amal DuttaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
Eleventh1996-98Samik LahiriCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
Twelfth1998-99Samik LahiriCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
Thirteenth1999-04Samik LahiriCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[16]
Fourteenth2004-09Samik LahiriCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [17]
Fifteenth2009-14Somendra Nath MitraAll India Trinamool Congress[18]
Sixteenth2014-incumbentAbhishek BanerjeeAll India Trinamool Congress[19]

Election results

General election 2014

Indian general elections, 2014: Diamond Harbour[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Trinamool Congress Abhishek Banerjee 508,481 40.31 -13.25
CPI(M) Dr. Abul Hasnat 437,187 34.66 -4.51
BJP Abhijit Das (Bobby) 200,858 15.92 +12.36
INC Md. Qamaruzzaman Qamar 63,047 5.00 +5.00
Independent Sudip Kumar Saha 8,740
Independent Sougata Ghosh 6,634
Independent Sailen Sadhukhan 6,633
Independent Bechu Mondal 3,607
WPI Nazma Yasmeen 3,272
BSP Dilip Kumar Mondal 2,892
SUCI(C) Ajay Ghosh 2,529
IUML Jaynal Abedin Mondal 1,856
Independent Bijan Majumder 1,348
PDS Samir Putatunda 1,322
RJP Habibur Rahman Molla 1,260
Independent Alok Sen 977
NOTA None of the Above 10,657 0.84 ---
Majority 71,298 5.65 -8.74
Turnout 12,61,296 81.06
Trinamool Congress hold Swing
 Indian general election, 2014
West Bengal summary
Party Seats won Seat change Vote percentage
Trinamool Congress 34 Increase15 39.3
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 2 Decrease7 22.7
Communist Party of India 0 Decrease2 2.3
Revolutionary Socialist Party 0 Decrease2 2.4
Forward Bloc 0 Decrease2 2.1
Indian National Congress 4 Decrease2 9.6
Bharatiya Janata Party 2 Increase1 16.8
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) 0 Decrease1 0.7

Source: General Election to the Lok Sabha 2014 - State wise seats won & valid votes polled by political parties
General Elections 2009 to the 15th Lok Sabha - Party wise seats won and votes polled

General election 2009

General Election, 2009: Diamond Harbour[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Trinamool Congress Somendra Nath Mitra 564,612 53.56
CPI(M) Samik Lahiri 412,923 39.17
BJP Abhijit Das (Bobby) 37,542 2.88
Independent Mainuddin Chisty 9,966 0.77
SP Sk Nasiruddin 7,486 0.57
NCP Harunal Rashid Kaji 7,187 0.55
BSP R.N. Chaudhury 4,989 0.38
Independent Debajyoti Sengupta 4,282 0.32
ABP Shyamal Mondal 2,664 0.20
Independent Bechu Mondal 2,535 0.19
Majority 151,689 15.4
Turnout 1,054,112 80.94
Trinamool Congress gain from CPI(M) Swing

General election 2004

General Election, 2004: Diamond Harbour[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
CPI(M) Samik Lahiri 430,590 51.60
Trinamool Congress Saugata Roy 277,106 33.20
INC Daulat Ali Sheikh 92,807 11.10
Independent Sheikh Nasir Uddin 8427 1.00
NCP Abdur Rauf Baidya 5559 0.70
INL Zameerul Hasssan 4989 0.50
Independent Mainuddin Chisty 5559 0.50
BSP Dr. Dhirendra Nath Mondal 4455 0.40
Independent Bechu Mondal 4001 0.40
Bangla Congress Mala Banerjee 3663 0.30
Samajwadi Party Sheikh Nazrul Islam 3411 0.30
Independent Amit Sundar Purkait 2592 0.20
Majority 153,784 18.4%
Turnout 8,35,475 75.8%
CPI(M) hold Swing
 Indian general election, 2004
West Bengal summary
Party Seats won Seat change Vote percentage
Trinamool Congress 1 Decrease7 31.8
Indian National Congress 6 Increase3 13.45
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) 0 Steady0 NA
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 26 Increase3 33.1
Communist Party of India 3 Increase1 3.6
Revolutionary Socialist Party 3 Steady0 3.56
All India Forward Bloc 3 Increase1 3.04
Bharatiya Janata Party 0 Decrease2 6.14

General election 1999

General Election, 1999: Diamond Harbour[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
CPI(M) Samik Lahiri 402,761 47.10
Trinamool Congress Sardar Amjad Ali 331,598 39.27
INC Daulat Ali Sheikh 106,344 12.59
Independent Kishor Kumar Ghosh 1165 0.14
Independent Gopal Roy Safai 1088 0.13
Independent Bitan Mondal 814 0.10
Independent Bechu Mondal 572 0.07
Majority 71,163 8.3%
Turnout 8,58,209 75.5%
CPI(M) hold Swing

General election 1998

General Election, 1998: Diamond Harbour[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
CPI(M) Samik Lahiri 405,048 45.97
Trinamool Congress Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar 344,092 39.05
INC Dr. Maya Ghose 124,335 14.11
Independent Shahadat Hossain Jamadar 3210 0.36
Independent Bechu Mondal 2229 0.25
Independent Ranendra Kumar Gupta 1550 0.18
Independent Sambhu Mondal 640 0.07
Majority 60,956 6.8%
Turnout 8,96,052 79.8%
CPI(M) hold Swing

General election 1996

General Election, 1996: Diamond Harbour[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
CPI(M) Samik Lahiri 411,844 47.37
INC Sardar Amjad Ali 389,318 44.77
BJP Dulal Chaudhuri 55,518 6.38
MUL Ruhulamine Mollick 4365 0.50
Shiv Sena Sanjib Chatterjee 3381 0.39
Independent Jahar Biswas 2139 0.25
Independent Nemai Naskar 2010 0.23
Independent Nathuni Roy 936 0.11
Majority 22,526 2.5%
Turnout 8,89,735 80.5%
CPI(M) hold Swing

General elections 1951-2004

Diamond Harbour was a double-member constituency in 1951 and 1957. Since then it is a single-member constituency. Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:

Year Winner Runner-up
Party Candidate Party
1951 Kamal Basu CPI
Purnendu Sekhar Naskar Congress Mahabir Prosad Congress[3]
1957 Kansari Halder CPI
Purnendu Sekhar Naskar Congress Kamal Basu CPI[4]
1962 Sudhansu Bhusan Das Congress Kamal Basu CPI [5]
1967 Jyotirmoy Basu CPI(M) S.B.Das Congress[6]
1971 Jyotirmoy Basu CPI(M) Amar Prosad Bandopadhyay Congress[7]
1977 Jyotirmoy Basu CPI(M) Biren Mahanti Congress[8]
1980 Jyotirmoy Basu CPI(M) A K M Ishaque Congress[9]
1984 Amal Datta CPI(M) Sudhendu Mundle Congress[11]
1989 Amal Datta CPI(M) Maya Ghosh Congress[12]
1991 Amal Datta CPI(M) Maya Ghosh Congress[13]
1996 Samik Lahiri CPI(M) Amjad Ali Sardar Congress[14]
1998 Samik Lahiri CPI(M) Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar Trinamool Congress[15]
1999 Samik Lahiri CPI(M) Amjad Ali Sardar Trinamool Congress[16]
2004 Samik Lahiri CPI(M) Saugata Roy Trinamool Congress[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  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 2010-10-01.
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  6. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  7. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
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  9. 1 2 "General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Seventh Lok Sabha -State wise Details - West Bengal". Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
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  12. 1 2 "General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  13. 1 2 "General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  14. 1 2 3 "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  15. 1 2 3 "General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  16. 1 2 3 "General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  17. 1 2 3 "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  18. 1 2 "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  19. 1 2 "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

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Coordinates: 22°12′N 88°12′E / 22.2°N 88.2°E / 22.2; 88.2

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