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Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency

Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal

Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency

Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal

FieldValue
typeLS
nameKanthi WB-31
map_image
map_captionInteractive Map Outlining Kanthi Lok Sabha Constituency
established1951
reservationNone
mpSoumendu Adhikari
party
alliance
latest_election_year2024
stateWest Bengal
assembly_consChandipur
Patashpur
Kanthi Uttar
Bhagabanpur
Khejuri
Kanthi Dakshin
Ramnagar
electors17,94,537

Patashpur Kanthi Uttar Bhagabanpur Khejuri Kanthi Dakshin Ramnagar

Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency (earlier known as Contai Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Contai in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 31 Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency are in Purba Medinipur district. As per census 2011 Hindus form 89.7% of electors rest by Muslims, Sikhs and others.

Assembly segments

'''Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal''' - 1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, '''Kanthi''', 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. Birbhum

As per the order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 31 Kanthi is composed of the following segments:

NoNameDistrictMemberParty2024 Lead
211ChandipurPurba MedinipurSoham Chakraborty
212PatashpurUttam Barik
213Kanthi UttarSumita Sinha
214BhagabanpurRabindranath Maity
215KhejuriSantanu Pramanik
216Kanthi DakshinArup Kumar Das
217RamnagarAkhil Giri

Prior to delimitation, Contai Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:Bhagabanpur (assembly constituency no. 208), Khajuri (SC) (assembly constituency no. 209), Contai North (assembly constituency no. 210), Contai South (assembly constituency no. 211), Ramnagar (assembly constituency no. 212), Egra (assembly constituency no. 213) and Mugberia (assembly constituency no. 214)

Members of Parliament

YearNameParty
1952Basanta Kumar Das
1957Pramatha Nath Bandopadhyay
1962Basanta Kumar Das
1967Samar Guha
1971
1977
1980Sudhir Kumar Giri
1984Phulrenu Guha
1989Sudhir Kumar Giri
1991
1996
1998
1999Nitish Sengupta
2004Prasanta Pradhan
2009Sisir Kumar Adhikari
2014
2019
2024Soumendu Adhikari

Election results

General election 2024

General election 2019

General election 2014

General election 2009

General election 2004

General elections 1951-2004

Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:

Year}}WinnerRunner-upCandidatePartyCandidateParty
Basanta Kumar DasIndian National CongressPromatha Nath BandopadhyayKisan Mazdoor Praja Party
Pramatha Nath BandopadhyayPraja Socialist PartyBasanta Kumar DasIndian National Congress
Basanta Kumar DasIndian National CongressPrafulla Chandra GhoshPraja Socialist Party
Samar GuhaPraja Socialist PartyR. PalIndian National Congress
Samar GuhaPraja Socialist PartyAbha Maitiurl=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdftitle=General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Resultswork=West Bengalpublisher=Election Commissionaccess-date=2 June 2014url-status=deadarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404195218/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdfarchive-date= 4 April 2014 }}
Samar GuhaJanata PartySudhangshu Pandaurl=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdftitle=General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Resultswork=West Bengalpublisher=Election Commission of Indiaaccess-date=2 June 2014url-status=deadarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718185438/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdfarchive-date=18 July 2014 }}
Sudhir Kumar GiriCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Pradip SarkarIndian National Congress
Phulrenu GuhaIndian National CongressSudhir Kumar GiriCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
Sudhir Kumar GiriCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Abha MaitiIndian National Congress
Sudhir Kumar GiriCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Abha Maitiurl=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1991/VOL_I_91.pdftitle=General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Resultswork=West Bengalpublisher=Election Commission of Indiaaccess-date=2 June 2014url-status=deadarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183558/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1991/VOL_I_91.pdfarchive-date=18 July 2014 }}
Sudhir Kumar GiriCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Nitish Senguptaurl = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_I_LS_96.pdftitle = General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Resultswork = West Bengalpublisher = Election Commission of Indiaaccess-date = 2 June 2014 }}
Sudhir Kumar GiriCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Akhil Giriurl=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdftitle=General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Resultswork=West Bengalpublisher=Election Commission of Indiaaccess-date=2 June 2014url-status=deadarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718181833/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdfarchive-date=18 July 2014 }}
Nitish SenguptaAll India Trinamool CongressSudhir Kumar GiriCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
Prasanta PradhanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Nitish SenguptaAll India Trinamool Congress

References

References

  1. "Voter turnout of 62.2% recorded in phase-5 of General Elections 2024".
  2. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18". Government of West Bengal.
  3. "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha". ECI.
  4. "General Elections, India, 1951- Constituency Wise Detailed Results". ECI.
  5. "General Elections, India, 1957- Constituency Wise Detailed Results". ECI.
  6. "General Elections, India, 1962- Constituency Wise Detailed Results". Election Commission.
  7. "General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results". ECI.
  8. "General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results". Election Commission of India.
  9. "General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results". Election Commission of India.
  10. "General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results". Election Commission of India.
  11. "General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results". Election Commission of India.
  12. "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results". Election Commission of India.
  13. "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results". Election Commission of India.
  14. (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Kanthi". Election Commission of India.
  15. (4 June 2024). "Kanthi Constituency Lok Sabha Election Results 2014 - 2024". The Times of India.
  16. "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results". Election Commission of India.
  17. "General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results". Election Commission.
  18. "General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results". Election Commission of India.
  19. "General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results". Election Commission of India.
  20. "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results". Election Commission of India.
  21. "General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results". Election Commission of India.
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