Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency)
Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on the western part of Birbhum district in West Bengal. The seat was reserved for scheduled castes till 2004, but was declared a free seat from 2009 general elections.
Assembly segments
As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 42 Birbhum is composed of the following assembly segments from 2009:[1]
Prior to delimitation, Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
Election results
Results of elections prior to 2009 are summarised below:
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Voters |
Voter Turnout |
Winner |
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Runners up |
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Candidate |
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Candidate |
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Party |
1971 |
270,782 |
52.77 |
Gadadhar Saha |
39.59 |
CPI(M) |
Kanai Saha |
35.47 |
INC |
1977[4] |
288.120 |
52.08 |
Gadadhar Saha |
49.00 |
CPI(M) |
Birendaban Saha |
38.04 |
INC |
1980 |
441,810 |
67.18 |
Gadadhar Saha |
51.91 |
CPI(M) |
Badal Chandra Bagdi |
42.48 |
INC(I) |
1984 |
563,390 |
74.98 |
Gadadhar Saha |
50.32 |
CPI(M) |
Badal Bagdi |
47.88 |
INC |
1989 |
692,220 |
76.28 |
Dr. Ram Chandra Dome |
50.88 |
CPI(M) |
Badal Bagdi |
41.77 |
INC |
1991 |
692,510 |
75.21 |
Dr. Ram Chandra Dome |
49.71 |
CPI(M) |
Subhendu Mondal |
25.47 |
INC |
1996 |
827,370 |
83.18 |
Dr. Ram Chandra Dome |
50.35 |
CPI(M) |
Mamata Saha |
36.48 |
INC |
1998 |
789,910 |
76.83 |
Dr. Ram Chandra Dome |
69.07 |
CPI(M) |
Dr. Madan Lal Choudhury |
28.23 |
BJP |
1999 |
734,170 |
70.33 |
Dr. Ram Chandra Dome |
51.65 |
CPI(M) |
Dr. Madan Lal Choudhury |
29.93 |
BJP |
2004 |
724, 090 |
70.31 |
Dr. Ram Chandra Dome |
51.42 |
CPI(M) |
Gopal Chadra Das |
24.95 |
INC |
References
See also
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People |
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Subdivisions |
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Territories |
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Locations
other than cities and towns |
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Municipalities |
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Community development blocks |
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Rivers |
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Transport |
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Lok Sabha constituencies |
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Vidhan Sabha constituencies |
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Former Vidhan Sabha constituencies |
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- Cities and towns in Birbhum district
- People from Birbhum district
- People associated with Santiniketan
- Visva-Bharati alumni
- Villages in Birbhum district
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Other districts in West Bengal |
- Bankura
- Bardhaman
- Cooch Behar
- Dakshin Dinajpur
- Darjeeling
- Hooghly
- Howrah
- Jalpaiguri
- Kolkata
- Malda
- Murshidabad
- Nadia
- North 24 Parganas
- Paschim Medinipur
- Purulia
- Purba Medinipur
- South 24 Parganas
- Uttar Dinajpur
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Surrounding areas outside West Bengal |
- Jharkhand Cities and towns in Santhal Parganas
- Santhal Pargana division topics
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