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Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Existence
  
1951-present

Current MP
  
Sisir Kumar Adhikari

Total Electors
  
1,490,409

State
  
West Bengal

Female electors
  
713,064

Reservation
  
None

Elected Year
  
2014

Member of parliament
  
Sisir Adhikari

Male electors
  
777,345

Assembly Constituencies
  
Chandipur Patashpur Kanthi Uttar Bhagabanpur Khejuri (SC) Kanthi Dakshin Ramnagar

Party
  
All India Trinamool Congress

Last election
  
Indian general election, 2014

Assembly segments
  
Chandipur, Ramnagar, Kanthi South, Kanthi North, Patashpur, Bhagabanpur, Khejuri

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.

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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. 31 Kanthi is composed of the following segments:

  • 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: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)

    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

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

    References

    Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency) Wikipedia