Bishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency)
| Existence | 1962-present |
|---|---|
| Reservation | Reserved for SC |
| Current MP | Saumitra Khan |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected Year | 2014 |
| State | West Bengal |
| Total Electors | 1,466,921[1] |
| Assembly Constituencies |
Barjora Onda Bishnupur Katulpur (SC) Indas (SC) Sonamukhi (SC) Khandaghosh (SC) |
Bishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency) (Bengali: বিষ্নুপুর লোকসভা কেন্দ্র) (earlier known as Vishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency)) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Bishnupur in West Bengal. While six of the assembly seats of No. 37 Bishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency) are in Bankura district, one assembly segment is in Bardhaman district. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
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. 37 Bishnupur (SC) is composed of the following segments:[2]
- Barjora (assembly constituency no. 253)
- Onda (assembly constituency no. 254)
- Bishnupur (assembly constituency no. 255)
- Katulpur (SC) (assembly constituency no. 256)
- Indas (SC) (assembly constituency no. 257)
- Sonamukhi (SC) (assembly constituency no. 258)
- Khandaghosh (SC) (assembly constituency no. 259)
Prior to delimitation, Vishnupur Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[3]Taldangra (assembly constituency no. 244), Raipur (ST) (assembly constituency no. 245), Ranibandh (ST) (assembly constituency no. 246), Indpur (SC) (assembly constituency no. 247), Vishnupur (assembly constituency no. 253), Kotulpur (assembly constituency no. 254) and Indas (SC) (assembly constituency no. 255).
Members of Parliament
| Lok Sabha | Duration | Constituency | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third | 1962-67 | Bishnupur | Pashupati Mandal | Indian National Congress [4] |
| Fourth | 1967-71 | Pashupati Mandal | Indian National Congress[5] | |
| Fifth | 1971-77 | Ajit Kumar Saha | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6] | |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | Ajit Kumar Saha | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] | |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | Ajit Kumar Saha | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] | |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | Ajit Kumar Saha | Communist Party of India (Marist)[9] | |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | Sukhendu Khan | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | Sukhendu Khan | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
| Eleventh | 1996-98 | Sandhya Bauri | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
| Twelfth | 1998-99 | Sandhya Bauri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [13] | |
| Thirteenth | 1999-04 | Sandhya Bauri | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] | |
| Fourteenth | 2004-09 | Susmita Bauri | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | |
| Fifteenth | 2009-14 | Susmita Bauri | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[16] | |
| Sixteenth | 2014-incumbent | Saumitra Khan | All India Trinamool Congress[17] |
Election results
General election 2014
| Indian general elections, 2014: Bishnupur[17] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| AITMC | Saumitra Khan | 578,870 | 45.50 | +6.45 | |
| CPI(M) | Susmita Bauri | 429,185 | 33.73 | -17.59 | |
| BJP | Dr. Jayanta Mondal | 179,530 | 14.11 | +10.14 | |
| INC | Narayan Chandra Khan | 27,054 | 2.12 | N/A | |
| BSP | Jagadananda Roy | 10,127 | 0.79 | -0.04 | |
| BMP | Joydeb Bauri | 7,816 | 0.61 | N/A | |
| Independent | Tarani Roy | 6,854 | 0.53 | N/A | |
| Independent | Dinesh Lohar | 6,820 | 0.53 | N/A | |
| SUCI(C) | Sadananda Mandal | 4,886 | 0.38 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 20,928 | 1.64 | N/A | |
| Majority | 149,685 | 11.77 | -0.50 | ||
| Turnout | 1,272,070 | 86.72 | +1.56 | ||
| AITMC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 34 |  15 |
39.3 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 |  7 |
22.7 |
| Communist Party of India | 0 | 2 |
2.3 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 2 |
2.4 |
| Forward Bloc | 0 | 2 |
2.1 |
| Indian National Congress | 4 | 2 |
9.6 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 2 | 1 |
16.8 |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 0 | 1 |
0.7 |
Source: Party-wise trends in General Election to the Lok Sabha 2014
List of successful candidates in General Elections 2009 to the 15th Lok Sabha
General election 2009
| General Election, 2009: Bishnupur[16] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| CPI(M) | Susmita Bauri | 541,075 | 51.32 | -12.96 | |
| AITMC | Seuli Saha | 411,709 | 39.05 | +15.91 | |
| BJP | Jayanta Mondal | 41,908 | 3.97 | N/A | |
| JMM | Tapas Das | 21,634 | 2.02 | N/A | |
| Independent | Uma Kanta Bhakat | 17,727 | 1.68 | N/A | |
| Independent | Uttam Bouri | 11,280 | 1.07 | N/A | |
| BSP | Manik Bauri | 8,816 | 0.83 | -0.48 | |
| Majority | 129,366 | 12.27 | -28.87 | ||
| Turnout | 1,054,188 | 85.16 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | -12.96 | |||
General election 2004
| General Election, 2004: Bishnupur[16] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| CPI(M) | Susmita Bauri | 5,18,507 | 64.28 | ||
| AITMC | Janardan Saha | 1,86,678 | 23.14 | ||
| INC | Achintya Majhi | 61,793 | 7.66 | ||
| Independent | Sraban Mondal | 29,009 | 3.59 | ||
| BSP | Ajoy Bauri | 10,637 | 1.31 | ||
| Majority | 3,31,829 | 41.14 | |||
| Turnout | 8,06,624 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 1 | 7 |
31.8 |
| Indian National Congress | 6 |  0 |
13.45 |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 0 | 0 |
NA |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 26 | 3 |
33.1 |
| Communist Party of India | 3 | 1 |
3.6 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 3 | 0 |
3.56 |
| All India Forward Bloc | 3 | 1 |
3.04 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 1 |
6.14 |
General elections 1962-2004
Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
| Year | Voters | Voter Turnout | Winner | Runners up | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %age | Candidate | %age | Party | Candidate | %age | Party | ||
| 1962 | 214,661 | 45.63 | Pashupati Mandal | 52.94 | Indian National Congress | Biswanath Bauri | 27.54 | Communist Party of India[4] |
| 1967 | 315,034 | 60.58 | Pashupati Mandal | 49.12 | Indian National Congress | M.M.Mallick | 35.45 | Bangla Congress[5] |
| 1971 | 316,885 | 50.14 | Ajit Kumar Saha | 33.29 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Guru Pada Khan | 32.46 | Indian National Congress[6] |
| 1977 | 376,330 | 62.60 | Ajit Kumar Saha | 67.30 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Gour Chandra Lohar | 31.39 | Indian National Congress[7] |
| 1980 | 527,720 | 76.18 | Ajit Kumar Saha | 58.27 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Tulsi Das Mandal | 36.81 | Indian National Congress (I)[8] |
| 1984 | 613,200 | 80.50 | Ajit Kumar Saha | 54.77 | Communst Party of India (Marxist) | Gour Chandra Lohar | 42.17 | Indian National Congress[9] |
| 1989 | 744,880 | 82.12 | Sukhendu Khan | 59.78 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Jayanta Kumar Mallick | 34.20 | Indian National Congress[10] |
| 1991 | 738, 610 | 78.99 | Sukhendu Khan | 58.57 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Sadhan Majhi | 32.18 | Indian National Congress[11] |
| 1996 | 851,260 | 84.13 | Sandhya Bauri | 58.14 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Ashis Rajak | 25.99 | Indian National Congress[12] |
| 1998 | 862,530 | 81.06 | Sandhya Bauri | 56.79 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Purnima Lohar | 36.28 | All India Trinamool Congress[13] |
| 1999 | 846,340 | 78.96 | Sandhya Bauri | 57.89 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Adhibas Duley | 36.13 | All India Trinamool Congress[14] |
| 2004 | 806,910 | 76.64 | Susmita Bauri | 64.28 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Janardan Saha | 23.14 | All India Trinamool Congress[15] |
In 1951 and 1957 Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency), then covering the Bishnupur area also, had two seats with one reserved for Scheduled Castes
See also
References
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- ↑ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ↑ "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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