Vishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Vishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Vishnupur in West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. Results of elections held in the constituency were as follows:

Year Voters Voter Turnout Winner Runners up
%age Candidate %age Party Candidate %age Party
1977 [1] 376,330 62.60 Ajit Kumar Saha 67.30 CPI(M) Gour Chandra Lohar 31.39 INC
1980 527,720 76.18 Ajit Kumar Saha 58.27 CPI(M) Tulsi Das Mandal 36.81 INC(I)
1984 613,200 80.50 Ajit Kumar Saha 54.77 CPI(M) Gour Chandra Lohar 42.17 INC
1989 744,880 82.12 Sukhendu Khan 59.78 CPI(M) Jayanta Kumar Mallick 34.20 INC
1991 738, 610 78.99 Sukhendu Khan 58.57 CPI(M) Sadhan Majhi 32.18 INC
1996 851,260 84.13 Sandhya Bauri 58.14 CPI(M) Ashis Rajak 25.99 INC
1998 862,530 81.06 Sandhya Bauri 56.79 CPI(M) Purnima Lohar 36.28 WBTC
1999 846,340 78.96 Sandhya Bauri 57.89 CPI(M) Adhibas Duley 36.13 AITC
2004 806,910 76.64 Susmita Bauri 64.28 CPI(M) Janardan Saha 23.14 AITC

[edit] Assembly segments

In 2001, Vishnupur Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments[2]:

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 37 Bishnupur (SC) will be composed of the following segments: [3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ 36 - Vishnupur (SC) Parliamentary Constituency. West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
  2. ^ General election to the Legislative Assembly, 2001 – List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies. West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
  3. ^ Press Note, Delimitation Commission. Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal. Delimitation Commission. Retrieved on 2008-03-22.

[edit] See also