Bishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Bishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency) (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.
Bishnupur | |
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Lok Sabha Constituency | |
Incumbent | Saumitra Khan |
Parliamentary Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Elected Year | 2019 |
Constituency Details | |
Established | 1962-present |
Reservation | Reserved for SC |
State | West Bengal |
Total Electors | 1,466,921[1] |
Assembly Constituencies | Barjora Onda Bishnupur Katulpur (SC) Indas (SC) Sonamukhi (SC) Khandaghosh (SC) |
Assembly segments
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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 |
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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 | 2014-19 | Saumitra Khan | All India Trinamool Congress[17] | |
Seventeenth | 2019-incumbent | Saumitra Khan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Election results
General election 2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Saumitra Khan | 6,57,019 | 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 | |||
Party | Seats won | Seat change | Vote percentage | Vote change % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Trinamool Congress | 22 | ![]() |
43.00 | ![]() |
Bharatiya Janata Party | 18 | ![]() |
40.00 | ![]() |
Indian National Congress | 2 | ![]() |
6.29 | ![]() |
Left Front | 0 | ![]() |
7.57 | ![]() |
Source: Election Results 2019 Note: The vote share may change marginally once the final data is released by Election Commission.
General election 2014
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 | ||||
Party | Seats won | Seat change | Vote percentage |
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Trinamool Congress | 34 | ![]() |
39.3 |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | ![]() |
22.7 |
Communist Party of India | 0 | ![]() |
2.3 |
Revolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | ![]() |
2.4 |
Forward Bloc | 0 | ![]() |
2.1 |
Indian National Congress | 4 | ![]() |
9.6 |
Bharatiya Janata Party | 2 | ![]() |
16.8 |
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 0 | ![]() |
0.7 |
Source: General Election to the Lok Sabha 2014 - State wise seats won & valid votes polled by political parties
General Elections 2009 to the 15th Lok Sabha - Party wise seats won and votes polled
General election 2009
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
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 |
Party | Seats won | Seat change | Vote percentage |
---|---|---|---|
Trinamool Congress | 1 | ![]() |
21.40 |
Indian National Congress | 6 | ![]() |
14.56 |
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 0 | ![]() |
NA |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 26 | ![]() |
38.57 |
Communist Party of India | 3 | ![]() |
4.01 |
Revolutionary Socialist Party | 3 | ![]() |
4.48 |
All India Forward Bloc | 3 | ![]() |
3.66 |
Bharatiya Janata Party | 0 | ![]() |
8.06 |
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 | ||||
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%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 | Communist 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
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
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