Existence 1962-present Current MP Saumitra Khan Total Electors 1,466,921 State West Bengal Female electors 707,604 | Reservation Reserved for SC Elected Year 2014 Member of parliament Saumitra Khan Male electors 759,317 | |
Assembly Constituencies Barjora
Onda
Bishnupur
Katulpur (SC)
Indas (SC)
Sonamukhi (SC)
Khandaghosh (SC) Party All India Trinamool Congress Last election Indian general election, 2014 Assembly segments Sonamukhi, Katulpur, Onda, Khandaghosh, Barjora, Indus, Bishnupur | ||
Bishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency) (Bengali: বিষ্নুপুর লোকসভা কেন্দ্র) (earlier known as Vishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency)) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Bishnupur in West Bengal. While six of the assembly seats of No. 37 Bishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency) are in Bankura district, one assembly segment is in Bardhaman district. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
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. 37 Bishnupur (SC) is composed of the following segments:
Prior to delimitation, Vishnupur Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:Taldangra (assembly constituency no. 244), Raipur (ST) (assembly constituency no. 245), Ranibandh (ST) (assembly constituency no. 246), Indpur (SC) (assembly constituency no. 247), Vishnupur (assembly constituency no. 253), Kotulpur (assembly constituency no. 254) and Indas (SC) (assembly constituency no. 255).
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 1962-2004
Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
In 1951 and 1957 Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency), then covering the Bishnupur area also, had two seats with one reserved for Scheduled Castes