Existence 1951-present Current MP Satabdi Roy Total Electors 1,495,108 State West Bengal Female electors 721,651 | Reservation None Elected Year 2014 Member of parliament Satabdi Roy Male electors 773,457 | |
Assembly Constituencies Dubrajpur (SC)
Suri
Sainthia (SC)
Rampurhat
Hansan
Nalhati
Murarai Party All India Trinamool Congress Last election Indian general election, 2014 Assembly segments Hansan, Suri, Rampurhat, Nalhati, Dubrajpur, Murarai, Sainthia | ||
Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency) (Bengali: বীরভুম লোকসভা কেন্দ্র) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on the western part of Birbhum district in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 42 Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency) are in Birbhum district. The seat was reserved for scheduled castes from 1962 to 2004, but was declared a free seat from 2009 general elections.
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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. 42 Birbhum is composed of the following assembly segments from 2009:
Prior to delimitation, Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:Rajnagar (SC) (assembly constituency no. 287), Suri (assembly constituency no. 288), Mahammad Bazar (assembly constituency no. 289), Rampurhat (assembly constituency no. 291), Hansan (SC) (assembly constituency no. 292), Nalhati (assembly constituency no. 293) and Murarai (assembly constituency no. 294).
Members of Parliament
.* In 1951 and 1957, Birbhum had dual seats.
Source: General Election to the Lok Sabha 2014 - State wise seats won & valid votes polled by political parties
General Elections 2009 to the 15th Lok Sabha - Party wise seats won and votes polled
General elections 1951-2004
In 1951 and 1957 Birbhum had dual seats. It had single seats in other years, Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below: