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Kanthi 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. As per census 2011 Hindus form 89.7% of electors rest by Muslims, Sikhs and others.

Kanthi
WB-31
Lok Sabha constituency
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Kanthi Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
Assembly constituenciesChandipur
Patashpur
Kanthi Uttar
Bhagabanpur
Khejuri
Kanthi Dakshin
Ramnagar
Established1951
Total electors17,94,537[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Assembly segments

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:[2]

Constituency numberNameReserved for (SC/ST/None)DistrictPartyMLA
211ChandipurNonePurba MedinipurTMCSoham Chakraborty
212PatashpurNonePurba MedinipurTMCUttam Barik
213Kanthi UttarNonePurba MedinipurBJPSumita Sinha
214BhagabanpurNonePurba MedinipurBJPRabindranath Maity
215KhejuriSCPurba MedinipurBJPSantanu Pramanik
216Kanthi DakshinNonePurba MedinipurBJPArup Kumar Das
217RamnagarNonePurba MedinipurTMCAkhil Giri

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

YearConstituencyNameParty
1952KanthiBasanta Kumar DasIndian National Congress[4]
1957Pramatha Nath BandopadhyayPraja Socialist Party[5]
1962Basanta Kumar DasIndian National Congress[6]
1967Samar GuhaPraja Socialist Party[7]
1971
1977Janata Party
1980Sudhir Kumar GiriCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1984Phulrenu GuhaIndian National Congress[9]
1989Sudhir Kumar GiriCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1991
1996
1998
1999Nitish SenguptaTrinamool Congress[11]
2004Prasanta PradhanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
2009Sisir Kumar AdhikariTrinamool Congress[13]
2014
2019
2024Soumendu AdhikariBharatiya Janata Party

Election results

General election 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Kanthi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJPSoumendu Adhikari 763,195 49.85 7.71
AITCUttam Barik7,15,43146.73 3.25
INCUrbashi Banerjee31,1222.03 0.85
NOTANone of the above8,1340.53 0.08
Majority47,7643.12 4.72
Turnout15,30,99785.31 0.52
BJP gain from AITCSwing

General election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Kanthi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCSisir Adhikari 711,872 49.98 -3.82
BJPDr. Debasish Samanta600,20442.14+33.54
CPI(M)Paritosh Pattyanayak76,1855.35-29.37
INCDipak Kumar Das16,8511.18-0.92
Majority111,6687.84-10.24
Turnout1,424,96685.83-0.78
AITC holdSwing

General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Kanthi[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCSisir Kumar Adhikari6,76,74952.80-1.54
CPI(M)Tapas Sinha4,48,25934.72-7.75
BJPKamalendu Pahari1,11,0828.60+5.76
INCKunal Banerjee27,2302.10
BSPAnsar Ali Sk8,298
SUCI(C)Manas Pradhan7,335
IndependentSk Golam Nabi Ajad3,260
Majority2,28,49018.08
Turnout12,90,81186.61
AITC holdSwing

General election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Kanthi[13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCSisir Kumar Adhikari6,06,71254.95
CPI(M)Prasanta Pradhan4,77,60942.47
BJPAmalesh Mishra31,9522.84
BSPRashbehari Patra8,174
Majority1,29,10312.48
Turnout11,24,45489.97
AITC gain from CPI(M)Swing

General election 2004

General Election, 2004: Contai[12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M)Prasanta Pradhan464,74350.04
AITCDr Nitish Sengupta405,55344.00
INCKshitindra Mohan Sahoo26,0102.8
IndependentJiban Das11,7071.30
IndependentAdhar Chandra Nahal9,6761.0
BSPAsalata Majumdar9,0851.0
Turnout9,21,63485.3
CPI(M) gain from AITCSwing

General elections 1951-2004

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

Year
WinnerRunner-up
CandidatePartyCandidateParty
1951
Basanta Kumar DasIndian National CongressPromatha Nath BandopadhyayKisan Mazdoor Praja Party[4]
1957
Pramatha Nath BandopadhyayPraja Socialist PartyBasanta Kumar DasIndian National Congress[5]
1962
Basanta Kumar DasIndian National CongressPrafulla Chandra GhoshPraja Socialist Party[6]
1967
Samar GuhaPraja Socialist PartyR. PalIndian National Congress[7]
1971
Samar GuhaPraja Socialist PartyAbha MaitiIndian National Congress (Organisation)[15]
1977
Samar GuhaJanata Party Sudhangshu PandaIndian National Congress[16]
1980
Sudhir Kumar GiriCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Pradip SarkarIndian National Congress[8]
1984
Phulrenu GuhaIndian National CongressSudhir Kumar GiriCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1989
Sudhir Kumar GiriCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Abha MaitiIndian National Congress[10]
1991
Sudhir Kumar GiriCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Abha MaitiIndian National Congress[17]
1996
Sudhir Kumar GiriCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Nitish SenguptaIndian National Congress[18]
1998
Sudhir Kumar GiriCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Akhil GiriTrinamool Congress[19]
1999
Nitish SenguptaAll India Trinamool CongressSudhir Kumar GiriCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
2004
Prasanta PradhanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Nitish SenguptaAll India Trinamool Congress[12]

See also

References

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