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Template:Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency 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.

Assembly segments

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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. 31 Kanthi is composed of the following segments:[1]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District
211 Chandipur None Purba Medinipur
212 Patashpur None Purba Medinipur
213 Kanthi Uttar None Purba Medinipur
214 Bhagabanpur None Purba Medinipur
215 Khejuri SC Purba Medinipur
216 Kanthi Dakshin None Purba Medinipur
217 Ramnagar None Purba Medinipur

Prior to delimitation, Contai Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[2]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

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Template:Verth Template:Verth Template:Verth Basanta Kumar Das bgcolor=Template:Party color | Indian National Congress[3]
Template:Verth Template:Verth Pramatha Nath Bandopadhyay bgcolor=Template:Party color | Praja Socialist Party[4]
Template:Verth Template:Verth Basanta Kumar Das bgcolor=Template:Party color | Indian National Congress[5]
Template:Verth Template:Verth Samar Guha bgcolor=Template:Party color | Praja Socialist Party[6]
Template:Verth Template:Verth Samar Guha bgcolor=Template:Party color | Praja Socialist Party[7]
Template:Verth Template:Verth Samar Guha bgcolor=Template:Party color | Bharatiya Lok Dal[8]
Template:Verth Template:Verth Sudhir Kumar Giri bgcolor=Template:Party color | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
Template:Verth Template:Verth Phulrenu Guha bgcolor=Template:Party color | Indian National Congress[10]
Template:Verth Template:Verth Sudhir Kumar Giri bgcolor=Template:Party color | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
Template:Verth Template:Verth Sudhir Kumar Giri bgcolor=Template:Party color | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
Template:Verth Template:Verth Sudhir Kumar Giri bgcolor=Template:Party color | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
Template:Verth Template:Verth Sudhir Kumar Giri bgcolor=Template:Party color | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
Template:Verth Template:Verth Nitish Sengupta bgcolor=Template:Party color | All India Trinamool Congress[15]
Template:Verth Template:Verth Prasanta Pradhan bgcolor=Template:Party color | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[16]
Template:Verth Template:Verth Template:Verth Sisir Kumar Adhikari bgcolor=Template:Party color | All India Trinamool Congress[17]
Template:Verth Template:Verth Sisir Kumar Adhikari bgcolor=Template:Party color | All India Trinamool Congress[18]
Template:Verth Template:Verth Sisir Kumar Adhikari bgcolor=Template:Party color | Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

General election 2019

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General election 2014

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General election 2009

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General election 2004

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General elections 1951-2004

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

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Candidate Party Candidate Party
Template:Verth Basanta Kumar Dass Indian National Congress Promatha Nath Bandopadhyay Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party[3]
Template:Verth Pramatha Nath Bandopadhyay Praja Socialist Party Basanta Kumar Das Indian National Congress[4]
Template:Verth Basanta Kumar Das Indian National Congress Prafulla Chandra Ghosh Praja Socialist Party[5]
Template:Verth Samar Guha Praja Socialist Party R. Pal Indian National Congress[6]
Template:Verth Samar Guha Praja Socialist Party Abha Maiti Indian National Congress (Organisation)[7]
Template:Verth Samar Guha Bharatiya Lok Dal Sudhangshu Panda Indian National Congress[8]
Template:Verth Sudhir Kumar Giri Communist Party of India (Marxist) Pradip Sarkar Indian National Congress[9]
Template:Verth Phulrenu Guha Indian National Congress Sudhir Kumar Giri Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
Template:Verth Sudhir Kumar Giri Communist Party of India (Marxist) Abha Maiti Indian National Congress[11]
Template:Verth Sudhir Kumar Giri Communist Party of India (Marxist) Abha Maiti Indian National Congress[12]
Template:Verth Sudhir Kumar Giri Communist Party of India (Marxist) Nitish Sengupta Indian National Congress[13]
Template:Verth Sudhir Kumar Giri Communist Party of India (Marxist) Akhil Giri Trinamool Congress[14]
Template:Verth Nitish Sengupta All India Trinamool Congress Sudhir Kumar Giri Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
Template:Verth Prasanta Pradhan Communist Party of India (Marxist) Nitish Sengupta All India Trinamool Congress[16]

See also

References

  1. Delimitation Commission Order No. 18. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  2. Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
  3. 3.0 3.1 General Elections, India, 1951- Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  4. 4.0 4.1 General Elections, India, 1957- Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  5. 5.0 5.1 General Elections, India, 1962- Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  6. 6.0 6.1 General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  7. 7.0 7.1 General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  8. 8.0 8.1 General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  9. 9.0 9.1 General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  10. 10.0 10.1 General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  11. 11.0 11.1 General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  12. 12.0 12.1 General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  13. 13.0 13.1 General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  14. 14.0 14.1 General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  15. 15.0 15.1 General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  16. 16.0 16.1 General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  17. General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  18. General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2016.

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