Bishnupur
Lok Sabha constituency
Interactive Map Outlining Bishnupur Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
Assembly constituenciesBarjora
Onda
Bishnupur
Katulpur
Indas
Sonamukhi
Khandaghosh
Established1962
Total electors1,466,921[1]
ReservationSC
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2019

Bishnupur 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 Bishnupur Lok Sabha constituency are in Bankura district, one assembly segment is in Purba Bardhaman district. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.

Extent

Bishnupur, also called Bishenpur constituency is the 26 among 60 constituencies of Manipur. It consists of 41 parts namely: 1 - Bishnupur Ward No. 2, 2 - Bishnupur Ward No. 3, 3 - Bishnupur Ward No. 1, 4 - Bishnupur Ward No. 10, 5 - Bishnupur Awang (D), 6 - Bishnupur Ward No. 8, 7 - Bishnupur Ward No. 4, 8 - Bishnupur Ward No. 7, 9 - Bishnupur Ward No. 6, 10 - Bishnupur Ward No. 5, 11 - Khoijuman Khunou Kwashiphai (A), 12 - Khoijuman Khunou Kwashiphai (B), 13 - Nachou (A), 14 - Nachou (B), 15 - Nachou (C), 16 - Nachou (D), 17 - Potshangbam Ward No. 9, 18 - Potshangbam Ward No. 7, 19 - Potshangbam Ward No. 8, 20 - Upokpi, 21 - Toupokpi, 22 - Ningthoukhong Awang Ward No. 1, 23 - Ningthoukhong Awang Ward No. 14, 24 - Ningthoukhong Awang Ward No. 12, 25 - Ningthoukhong Shantipur Project Ward No. 2, 26 - Ningthoukhong Awang Ward No. 13, 27 - Ningthoukhong Bazar Ward No. 2, 28 - Ningthoukhong Awang Ward No. 11, 29 - Ningthoukhong Kha Ward No. 3, 30 - Ningthoukhong Kha Ward No. 9, 31 - Ningthoukhong Kha Ward No. 5, 32 - Ningthoukhong Kha Ward No. 8, 33 - Ningthoukhong Kha Ward No. 10, 34 - Ningthoukhong Kha Ward No. 6, 35 - Ningthoukhong Kha Ward No. 7, 36 - Ningthoukhong Kha Khunou Ward No. 4, 37 - Ningthoukhong Kha Khunou (Panchayat Area), 38 - Thinungei (A), 39 - Thinungei (B), 40 - Thinungei (C-1), and 41 - Thinungei (C-2).[2]

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 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:[3]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District
253 Barjora None Bankura
254 Onda None Bankura
255 Bishnupur None Bankura
256 Katulpur SC Bankura
257 Indas SC Bankura
258 Sonamukhi SC Bankura
259 Khandaghosh SC Purba Bardhaman

Prior to delimitation, Vishnupur Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[4]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 SabhaDurationName of M.P.Party Affiliation
Third1962-67Pashupati Mandal Indian National Congress[5]
Fourth1967-71[6]
Fifth1971-77Ajit Kumar Saha Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
Sixth1977-80[8]
Seventh1980-84[9]
Eighth1984-89[10]
Ninth1989-91Sukhendu Khan[11]
Tenth1991-96[12]
Eleventh1996-98Sandhya Bauri[13]
Twelfth1998-99[14]
Thirteenth1999-04[15]
Fourteenth2004-09Susmita Bauri[16]
Fifteenth2009-14[17]
Sixteenth2014-19Saumitra Khan Trinamool Congress[18]
Seventeenth2019-incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2019

2019 Indian general elections: Bishnupur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Saumitra Khan 657,019 46.25 +32.14
AITC Shyamal Santra 5,78,972 40.75 -4.75
CPI(M) Sunil Khan 1,02,615 7.22 -26.55
INC Narayan Chandra Khan 17,932 1.26 -0.86
BMP Basudeb Sikari 7,816 0.95 +0.34
SUCI(C) Ajit Kumar Bauri 11,225 0.79 +0.41
Independent Tarani Roy 11,070 0.78 +0.25
NOTA None of the above 14,436 1.02 -0.62
Majority 78,047 5.50
Turnout 14,21,191 87.34
Registered electors 16,27,199
BJP gain from AITC Swing +18.45

General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Bishnupur[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Saumitra Khan 578,870 45.50 +6.45
CPI(M) Susmita Bauri 459,185 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 1,49,685 11.77 -0.50
Turnout 1,272,070 86.72 +1.56
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing

General election 2009

General Election, 2009: Bishnupur[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Susmita Bauri 541,075 51.92 -12.96
AITC 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[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Susmita Bauri 518,507 64.28
AITC Janardan Saha 186,678 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

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[5]
1967 315,034 60.58 Pashupati Mandal 49.12 Indian National Congress M.M.Mallick 35.45 Bangla Congress[6]
1971 316,885 50.14 Ajit Kumar Saha 33.29 Communist Party of India (Marxist) Guru Pada Khan 32.46 Indian National Congress[7]
1977 376,330 62.60 Ajit Kumar Saha 67.30 Communist Party of India (Marxist) Gour Chandra Lohar 31.39 Indian National Congress[8]
1980 527,720 76.18 Ajit Kumar Saha 58.27 Communist Party of India (Marxist) Tulsi Das Mandal 36.81 Indian National Congress (I)[9]
1984 613,200 80.50 Ajit Kumar Saha 54.77 Communist Party of India (Marxist) Gour Chandra Lohar 42.17 Indian National Congress[10]
1989 744,880 82.12 Sukhendu Khan 59.78 Communist Party of India (Marxist) Jayanta Kumar Mallick 34.20 Indian National Congress[11]
1991 738, 610 78.99 Sukhendu Khan 58.57 Communist Party of India (Marxist) Sadhan Majhi 32.18 Indian National Congress[12]
1996 851,260 84.13 Sandhya Bauri 58.14 Communist Party of India (Marxist) Ashis Rajak 25.99 Indian National Congress[13]
1998 862,530 81.06 Sandhya Bauri 56.79 Communist Party of India (Marxist) Purnima Lohar 36.28 All India Trinamool Congress[14]
1999 846,340 78.96 Sandhya Bauri 57.89 Communist Party of India (Marxist) Adhibas Duley 36.13 All India Trinamool Congress[15]
2004 806,910 76.64 Susmita Bauri 64.28 Communist Party of India (Marxist) Janardan Saha 23.14 All India Trinamool Congress[16]

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

  1. ↑ "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2014". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "CEO, Manipur | Electoral Roll". ceomanipur.nic.in. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  4. ↑ "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 1 October 2010.
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