Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543

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constituencies in

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. The constituency centres on the western part of

Birbhum district Birbhum district () is an District#India, administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the northernmost district of Burdwan division—one of the five Divisions of West Bengal, administrative divisions of West Bengal. The distr ...

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

. All the seven assembly segments of No. 42 Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency are in

. The seat was reserved for

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from 1962 to 2004, but was declared a free seat from 2009 general elections.

Assembly segments

As per order of the

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issued in 2006 in respect of the

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in the West Bengal,

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no. 42 Birbhum is composed of the following

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segments from 2009: Prior to delimitation, Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following

segments: Rajnagar (SC) (assembly constituency no. 287), Suri (assembly constituency no. 288), Mahammad Bazar (assembly constituency no. 289),

Rampurhat Rampurhat is a city and a municipality in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Rampurhat subdivision. According to Census 2011 Rampurhat is the third most populous city in Birbhum district and 82 ...

(assembly constituency no. 291), Hansan (SC) (assembly constituency no. 292),

Nalhati Nalhati is a town and a municipality in Rampurhat subdivision of Birbhum District in the Indian state of West Bengal near the West Bengal / Jharkhand border. This town is named after the ''Shakti peeth'' Nalhateshwari temple, which according t ...

(assembly constituency no. 293) and

Murarai Murarai is a census town in Murarai I CD block in Rampurhat subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Police station Murarai police station has jurisdiction over Murarai I and Murarai II CD blocks. CD blo ...

(assembly constituency no. 294).

Members of Parliament

.* In 1951 and 1957, Birbhum had dual seats.

Election results

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General election 2014

2009 results

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:

Assembly segments

Members of Parliament

Election results

17th Lok Sabha The 17th Lok Sabha was formed by the members elected in the 2019 Indian general election. Elections, all across India, were conducted in seven phases from 11 April 2019 to 19 May 2019 by the Election Commission of India. Counting started offi ...
: 2019 General Elections

General election 2014

2009 results

General elections 1951-2004

References

See also

Assembly segments

Members of Parliament

Election results

17th Lok Sabha The 17th Lok Sabha was formed by the members elected in the 2019 Indian general election. Elections, all across India, were conducted in seven phases from 11 April 2019 to 19 May 2019 by the Election Commission of India. Counting started offi ...: 2019 General Elections

General election 2014

2009 results

General elections 1951-2004

References

See also

17th Lok Sabha The 17th Lok Sabha was formed by the members elected in the 2019 Indian general election. Elections, all across India, were conducted in seven phases from 11 April 2019 to 19 May 2019 by the Election Commission of India. Counting started offi ...
: 2019 General Elections