Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency)
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| Existence | 1951-present |
|---|---|
| Reservation | None |
| Current MP | Sisir Kumar Adhikari |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Elected Year | 2014 |
| State | West Bengal |
| Total Electors | 1,490,409[1] |
| Assembly Constituencies | Chandipur Patashpur Kanthi Uttar Bhagabanpur Khejuri (SC) Kanthi Dakshin Ramnagar |
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.
Contents
Assembly segments
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:[2]
- Chandipur (assembly constituency no. 211)
- Patashpur (assembly constituency no. 212)
- Kanthi Uttar (assembly constituency no. 213)
- Bhagabanpur (assembly constituency no. 214)
- Khejuri (SC) (assembly constituency no. 215)
- Kanthi Dakshin (assembly constituency no. 216)
- Ramnagar (assembly constituency no. 217)
Prior to delimitation, Contai Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[3]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
| Lok Sabha | Duration | Constituency | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 1952-57 | Contai | Basanta Kumar Das | Indian National Congress[4] |
| Second | 1957-62 | Pramatha Nath Bandopadhyay | Praja Socialist Party[5] | |
| Third | 1962-67 | Basanta Kumar Das | Indian National Congress[6] | |
| Fourth | 1967-71 | Samar Guha | Praja Socialst Party[7] | |
| Fifth | 1971-77 | Samar Guha | Praja Socialist Party[8] | |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | Samar Guha | Bharatiya Lok Dal[9] | |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | Phulrenu Guha | Indian National Congress[11] | |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | |
| Eleventh | 1996-98 | Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] | |
| Twelfth | 1998-99 | Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | |
| Thirteenth | 1999-04 | Nitish Sengupta | All India Trinamool Congress[16] | |
| Fourteenth | 2004-09 | Prasanta Pradhan | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[17] | |
| Fifteenth | 2009-14 | Kanthi | Sisir Kumar Adhikari | All India Trinamool Congress[18] |
| Sixteenth | 2014-incumbent | Sisir Kumar Adhikari | All India Trinamool Congress[19] |
Election results
General election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Sisir Kumar Adhikari | 676749 | |||
| CPI(M) | Tapas Sinha | 487259 | |||
| BJP | Kamalendu Pahari | 111082 | |||
| INC | Kunal Banerjee | 27230 | |||
| BSP | Ansar Ali Sk | 8298 | |||
| SUCI(C) | Manas Pradhan | 7335 | |||
| Independent | Sk Golam Nabi Ajad | 3260 | |||
| Turnout | 1,290,811[1] | 86.61 | |||
| Trinamool Congress hold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Sisir Kumar Adhikari | 606,712 | |||
| CPI(M) | Prasanta Pradhan | 477,609 | |||
| BJP | Amalesh Mishra | 31,952 | |||
| BSP | Rashbehari Patra | 8,174 | |||
| Turnout | 1,124,454 | 89.97 | |||
| Trinamool Congress gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
General elections 1951-2004
Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party | |
| 1951 | Basanta Kumar Dass | Indian National Congress | Promatha Nath Bandopadhyay | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party[4] |
| 1957 | Pramatha Nath Bandopadhyay | Praja Socialist Party | Basanta Kumar Das | Indian National Congress[5] |
| 1962 | Basanta Kumar Das | Indian National Congress | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | Praja Socialist Party[6] |
| 1967 | Samar Guha | Praja Socialist Party | R. Pal | Indian National Congress[7] |
| 1971 | Samar Guha | Praja Socialist Party | Abha Maiti | Indian National Congress (Organisation)[8] |
| 1977 | Samar Guha | Bharatiya Lok Dal | Sudhangshu Panda | Indian National Congress[9] |
| 1980 | Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Pradip Sarkar | Indian National Congress[10] |
| 1984 | Phulrenu Guha | Indian National Congress | Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] |
| 1989 | Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Abha Maiti | Indian National Congress[12] |
| 1991 | Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Abha Maiti | Indian National Congress[13] |
| 1996 | Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Nitish Sengupta | Indian National Congress[14] |
| 1998 | Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Akhil Giri | Trinamool Congress[15] |
| 1999 | Nitish Sengupta | All India Trinamool Congress | Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[16] |
| 2004 | Prasanta Pradhan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Nitish Sengupta | All India Trinamool Congress[17] |
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