Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency)
| Existence | 2009-present |
|---|---|
| Reservation | Reserved for SC |
| Current MP | Sunil Kumar Mandal |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Elected Year | 2014 |
| State | West Bengal |
| Total Electors | 1,532,244[1] |
| Assembly Constituencies | Raina (SC) Jamalpur (SC) Kalna (SC) Memari Purbasthali Dakshin Purbasthali Uttar Katwa |
Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency) (Bengali: বর্ধমান পূর্ব লোকসভা কেন্দ্র) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency is based on Bardhaman in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 38 Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency) are in Bardhaman district. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Burdwan (Lok Sabha constituency), Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency) and Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency) eased to exist from 2009 and new constituencies came into being: Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency) and Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
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Assembly segments
Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency) (parliamentary constituency no. 38) is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
- Raina (SC) (assembly constituency no. 261)
- Jamalpur (SC) (assembly constituency no. 262)
- Kalna (SC) (assembly constituency no. 264)
- Memari (assembly constituency no. 265)
- Purbasthali Dakshin (assembly constituency no. 268)
- Purbasthali Uttar (assembly constituency no. 269)
- Katwa (assembly constituency no. 270)
Members of Parliament
| Lok Sabha | Duration | Constituency | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifteenth | 2009-14 | Anup Kumar Saha | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[3] | |
| Sixteenth | 2014-incumbent | Sunil Kumar Mandal | All India Trinamool Congress[4] |
For Members of Parliament from this area in previous years see Burdwan (Lok Sabha constituency) and Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency)
Election results
General election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Sunil Kumar Mandal | 5,74,660 | 43.50 | +1.48 | |
| CPI(M) | Ishwar Chandra Das | 4,60,181 | 34.83 | -12.48 | |
| BJP | Santosh Roy | 1,70,828 | 12.93 | +6.56 | |
| INC | Chandana Majhi | 68,884 | 5.21 | N/A | |
| JMM | Swapan Malik | 9,666 | 0.73 | N/A | |
| SUCI(C) | Kalicharan Sardar | 7,981 | 0.60 | N/A | |
| CPI(ML) Liberation | Pejush Kumar Sahana | 5,919 | 0.44 | -0.30 | |
| BSP | Mukul Biswas | 5,442 | 0.41 | -0.39 | |
| JDP | Prosanta Bag | 3,410 | 0.25 | ||
| Majority | 1,14,479 | 8.66 | +3.38 | ||
| Turnout | 13,20,922 | 86.21 | -1.00 | ||
| Trinamool Congress gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -4.76 | |||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 34 |  15 |
39.3 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 |  7 |
22.7 |
| Communist Party of India | 0 | 2 |
2.3 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 2 |
2.4 |
| Forward Bloc | 0 | 2 |
2.1 |
| Indian National Congress | 4 | 2 |
9.6 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 2 | 1 |
16.8 |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 0 | 1 |
0.7 |
Source: Party-wise trends in General Election to the Lok Sabha 2014
List of successful candidates in General Elections 2009 to the 15th Lok Sabha
General election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Dr Anup Kumar Saha | 5,31,987 | 47.31 | ||
| Trinamool Congress | Ashoke Biswas | 4,72,568 | 42.02 | ||
| BJP | Sankar Haldar | 71,632 | 6.37 | ||
| AUDF | Rabindranath Bag | 17,716 | 1.57 | ||
| JDP | Raju Malik | 12,982 | 1.15 | ||
| BSP | Mukul Biswas | 9,069 | 0.80 | ||
| CPI(ML) Liberation | Pijush Kumar Sahana | 8,419 | 0.74 | ||
| Majority | 59,419 | 5.28 | |||
| Turnout | 11,24,373 | 87.21 | |||
| CPI(M) win (new seat) | |||||
References
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