Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543

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constituencies in

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. The constituency centres on

Basirhat Basirhat is a city of West Bengal, India. It is located on the banks of the Ichamati (Ichhamati) River. Geography Location Basirhat is located at . Area overview The area shown in the map is a part of the Ichhamati-Raimangal Plain, located ...

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. All the seven assembly segments of No. 18 Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency are in

North 24 Parganas district North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and f ...

Overview

According to the ''Hindustan Times'', Basirhat and Bangaon have the most porous stretch of West Bengal's 2,217 km border with Bangladesh.''The Indian Express'' estimates the proportion of Muslims in Basirhat's electorate at 54%.

Assembly segments

As per order of the

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in respect of the

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in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 18 Basirhat is composed of the following

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segments from 2009:

Members of Parliament

Election results

General election 2019

General election 2014

General election 2009

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General elections 1951-2004

Basirhat was double-member constituency in 1951 and 1957. Thereafter, it was a single seat constituency. Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:

References

External links

Basirhat lok sabha constituency election 2019 result details
{{DEFAULTSORT:Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal Politics of North 24 Parganas district