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Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Existence
  
1962-2009

State
  
West Bengal

Reservation
  
None

Assembly Constituencies
  
As of 2004: Balagarh (SC) Pandua Kalna Nadanghat Manteswar Purbasthali Katwa

Katwa Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal state in eastern India, which was abolished following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008.

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Overview

As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, this parliamentary constituency ceased to exist and constituent assembly segments are now part of either of the two new constituencies: Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency) or Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency).

Assembly segments

Katwa Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:

  • Balagarh (SC) (assembly constituency no. 188)
  • Pandua (assembly constituency no. 189)
  • Kalna (assembly constituency no. 276)
  • Nadanghat (assembly constituency no. 277)
  • Manteswar (assembly constituency no. 278)
  • Purbasthali (assembly constituency no. 279)
  • Katwa (assembly constituency no. 280)

    • Members of Parliament

    For Members of Parliament from this area in subsequent years see Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency) and Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency).

    2006 Bye-election

    A bye-election was held on 16 September 2006 following the death of the sitting MP, Mahboob Zahedi on 8 April 2006.

    General elections 1951-2004

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

    References

    Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency) Wikipedia
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