Katwa Lok Sabha constituency was one of the 543

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constituencies in

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. The constituency centred on

Katwa Katwa is a sub-divisional town and railway junction in Purba Bardhaman district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Katwa subdivision. The town was built at the confluence of Ganga and Ajay. Katwa is a border cit ...

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, which was abolished following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008.

Overview

As per order o the

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issued in respect of the

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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 Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency is based on Purba Bardhaman district in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 38 Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha constituenc ...

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 Nadanghat is a village, with a police station, in the Purbasthali I CD block in Kalna subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in West Bengal, India. History The Syeds were famed zemindars of the area during Muslim rule and they continued durin ...

(assembly constituency no. 277) * Manteswar (assembly constituency no. 278) *

Purbasthali Purbasthali is a village with a police station and a rail station in Purbasthali II CD block in Kalna subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district. It is located 120 km north from Kolkata. Also known as Chupi Char, it lies on the banks of ...

(assembly constituency no. 279) *

(assembly constituency no. 280)

Members of Parliament

For Members of Parliament from this area in subsequent years see

and Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency.

Election results

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. ***Congress Did not Contest In 2006 Bye Polls In Katwa Lok Sabha Constituency.They Supported Trinamool Congress Candidate.***

General election 2004

General elections 1951-2004

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

References

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