Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency)
Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency is based on Purba Bardhaman district in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 38 Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency) are in Purba Bardhaman district. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
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|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
| Incumbent | Sunil Kumar Mandal |
| Parliamentary Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Elected Year | 2014 |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 2009-present |
| Reservation | Reserved for SC |
| State | West Bengal |
| Total Electors | 1,532,244[1] |
| Assembly Constituencies | Raina (SC) Jamalpur (SC) Kalna (SC) Memari Purbasthali Dakshin Purbasthali Uttar Katwa |
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Burdwan (Lok Sabha constituency), Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency) and Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency) ceased to exist from 2009 and new constituencies came into being: Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency) and Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
Assembly segments
Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency) (parliamentary constituency no. 38) is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
- Raina (SC) (assembly constituency no. 261)
- Jamalpur (SC) (assembly constituency no. 262)
- Kalna (SC) (assembly constituency no. 264)
- Memari (assembly constituency no. 265)
- Purbasthali Dakshin (assembly constituency no. 268)
- Purbasthali Uttar (assembly constituency no. 269)
- Katwa (assembly constituency no. 270)
Members of Parliament
| Lok Sabha | Duration | Constituency | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifteenth | 2009-14 | Anup Kumar Saha | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[3] | |
| Sixteenth | 2014-2019 | Sunil Kumar Mandal | All India Trinamool Congress[4] | |
| Seventeenth | 2019-incumbent | Sunil Kumar Mandal | All India Trinamool Congress |
For Members of Parliament from this area in previous years see Burdwan (Lok Sabha constituency) and Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency)
Election results
General election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sunil Kumar Mandal | 6,40,834 | 44.52 | +1.02 | |
| BJP | Paresh Chandra Das | 5,51,523 | 38.32 | +25.39 | |
| CPI (M) | Ishwar Chandra Das | 1,75,920 | 12.22 | -22.61 | |
| INC | Sidhartha Majumdar | 38,472 | 2.67 | -3.54 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 10,747 | 0.75 | N/A | |
| Majority | 89,819 | 8.66 | +3.38 | ||
| Turnout | 14,39,603 | 84.78 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change | Vote percentage | Vote change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 22 |  |
43.00 |  |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 18 | |
40.00 | |
| Indian National Congress | 2 | |
6.29 | |
| Left Front | 0 | |
7.57 | |
Source: Election Results 2019 Note: The vote share may change marginally once the final data is released by Election Commission.
General election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sunil Kumar Mandal | 574,660 | 43.50 | +1.48 | |
| CPI (M) | Ishwar Chandra Das | 460,181 | 34.83 | -12.48 | |
| BJP | Santosh Roy | 170,828 | 12.93 | +6.56 | |
| INC | Chandana Majhi | 68,884 | 5.21 | N/A | |
| JMM | Swapan Malik | 9,666 | 0.73 | N/A | |
| SUCI(C) | Kalicharan Sardar | 7,981 | 0.60 | N/A | |
| CPI (ML) Liberation | Pejush Kumar Sahana | 5,919 | 0.44 | -0.30 | |
| BSP | Mukul Biswas | 5,442 | 0.41 | -0.39 | |
| JDP | Prosanta Bag | 3,410 | 0.25 | ||
| Majority | 1,14,479 | 8.66 | +3.38 | ||
| Turnout | 13,20,922 | 86.21 | -1.00 | ||
| AITC gain from CPI (M) | Swing | -4.76 | |||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 34 | |
39.3 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | |
22.7 |
| Communist Party of India | 0 | |
2.3 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | |
2.4 |
| Forward Bloc | 0 | |
2.1 |
| Indian National Congress | 4 | |
9.6 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 2 | |
16.8 |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 0 | |
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI (M) | Dr Anup Kumar Saha | 531,987 | 47.31 | ||
| AITC | Ashoke Biswas | 472,568 | 42.02 | ||
| BJP | Sankar Haldar | 71,632 | 6.37 | ||
| AUDF | Rabindranath Bag | 17,716 | 1.57 | ||
| JDP | Raju Malik | 12,982 | 1.15 | ||
| BSP | Mukul Biswas | 9,069 | 0.80 | ||
| CPI (ML) Liberation | Pijush Kumar Sahana | 8,419 | 0.74 | ||
| Majority | 59,419 | 5.28 | |||
| Turnout | 11,24,373 | 87.21 | |||
| CPI (M) win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2014". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
- "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Result" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- "General Elections 2019 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results". West Bengal. Election commission of India. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
See also
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha