Template:Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency is based on Ghatal in West Bengal. While six assembly segments of No. 32 Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency) are in Paschim Medinipur district, one segment is in Purba Medinipur district.
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Panskura (Lok Sabha constituency) ceased to exist; and a new Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency) came into being.[1] The Ghatal constituency existed earlier from 1951 to 1977
Assembly segments
Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency) (parliamentary constituency no. 32) is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 205 | Panskura Paschim | None | Purba Medinipur |
| 226 | Sabang | None | Paschim Medinipur |
| 227 | Pingla | None | Paschim Medinipur |
| 229 | Debra | None | Paschim Medinipur |
| 230 | Daspur | None | Paschim Medinipur |
| 231 | Ghatal | SC | Paschim Medinipur |
| 235 | Keshpur | SC | Paschim Medinipur |
Members of Parliament
| Lok Sabha | Duration | Constituency | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 1952-57 | Ghatal | Nikunja Behari Chowdhury | Communist Party of India[3] |
| Second | 1957-62 | Nikunja Behari Maity | Indian National Congress[4] | |
| Third | 1962-67 | Sachindra Chaudhuri | Indian National Congress[5] | |
| Fourth | 1967-71 | Parimal Ghosh | Indian National Congress[6][7] | |
| Fifth | 1971-77 | Jagadish Bhattachaya | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] | |
| Fifteenth | 2009-14 | Gurudas Dasgupta | Communist Party of India[9] | |
| Sixteenth | 2014-19 | Dipak Adhikari aka Dev | All India Trinamool Congress[10] | |
| Seventeenth | 2019-incumbent | Dipak Adhikari aka Dev | All India Trinamool Congress |
For Members of Parliament from the area during the period 1977-2009 see Panskura (Lok Sabha constituency)
Election results
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General election 2014
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General election 2009
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For Members of Parliament from the area during the period 1977-2009 see Panskura (Lok Sabha constituency)
General election 1971
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General election 1967
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General election 1962
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General election 1957
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General election 1952
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General elections 1951-1971
Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Nikunja Behari Chowdhury | CPI | Maitreyee Basu | Indian National Congress[3] |
| 1957 | Nikunja Behari Maity | Indian National Congress | Nikunja Behari Chwdhury | Communist Party of India[4] |
| 1962 | Sachindra Chaudhuri | Indian National Congress | Manoranjan Roy | Communist Party of India[5] |
| 1967 | Parimal Ghosh | Indian National Congress | P.Kar | Communist Party of India[6][7] |
| 1971 | Jagadish Bhattacharyya | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Parimal Ghosh | Indian National Congress[8] |
See also
References
- ↑ Press Note, Delimitation Commission. Delimitation Commission. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ↑ Delimitation Commission Order No. 18. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 General Elections, India, 1951- Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 General Elections, India, 1957- Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 General Elections, India, 1962- Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Combined List of Members. Parliament of India. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
External links
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