Berhampore (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Baharampur (earlier known as Berhampore) is one of the 543 parliamentary
constituencies in India
. The constituency centres on Baharampur
in West Bengal
.
segments from 2009:
In 2004 Berhampore Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
constituencies in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The constituency centres on Baharampur
Baharampur
Baharampur is a city in the West Bengal state of India. Baharampur is the sixth largest city in West Bengal and situated in central part of West Bengal. Baharampur is nominated for becoming the municipal corporation...
in West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
.
Assembly segments
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 10 Baharampur is composed of the following assemblyVidhan Sabha
The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...
segments from 2009:
- Burwan (SC)Burwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Burwan is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. It was an open seat earlier.-Extent:...
(assembly constituency no. 67) - KandiKandi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Kandi is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 68) - BharatpurBharatpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Bharatpur is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 69) - RejinagarRejinagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Rejinagar is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It came in to existence in 2011, as per orders of the Delimitation Commission.-Extent:...
(assembly constituency no. 70) - BeldangaBeldanga (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Beldanga is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 71) - BaharampurBaharampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Baharampur is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 72) - NaodaNaoda (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Naoda is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 74)
In 2004 Berhampore Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
- NaodaNaoda (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Naoda is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 61) - BerhamporeBaharampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Baharampur is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 63) - BeldangaBeldanga (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Beldanga is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 64) - KandiKandi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Kandi is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 65) - BarwanBurwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Burwan is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. It was an open seat earlier.-Extent:...
(assembly constituency no. 67) - BharatpurBharatpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Bharatpur is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 68) - Ketugram (SC)Ketugram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Ketugram is an assembly constituency in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat was earlier reserved for scheduled castes but is an open seat from 2011.-Extent:...
(assembly constituency no. 282)
Election results
1951-1971
The winners are shown below.| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Tridib Chaudhuri Tridib Chaudhuri Tridib Chaudhuri was an Indian politician and Indian independence activist. He was a leader of the Revolutionary Socialist Party and a member of Lok Sabha from Baharampur in West Bengal in India. He was the joint opposition candidate for Indian presidential election in 1974... |
RSP Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Revolutionary Socialist Party is a Marxist-Leninist political party in India. The party was founded on March 19, 1940 and has its roots in the Bengali liberation movement Anushilan Samiti and the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army. The party got around 0,4% of the votes and three seats in the Lok... |
| 1957 | Tridib Chaudhuri | RSP |
| 1962 | Tridib Chaudhuri | RSP |
| 1967 | Tridib Chaudhuri | RSP |
| 1971 | Tridib Chaudhuri | RSP |
1977-2004
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party | |
| 1977 | Tridib Chaudhuri | RSP | Sudip Bandyopadhyay | Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 1980 | Tridib Chaudhuri | RSP | Jagadish Sinha | Congress |
| 1984 | Atish Chandra Sinha Atish Chandra Sinha Atish Chandra Sinha was a former minister and Leader of the Opposition in the Indian state of West Bengal. Physicist Bikash Sinha is his cousin.-Early life:... |
Congress | Tridib Chaudhuri | RSP |
| 1989 | Nani Bhattacharya | RSP | Sankar Das Paul | Congress |
| 1991 | Nani Bhattacharya | RSP | Kumar Dipti Sengupta | Congress |
| 1996 | Promothes Mukherjee | RSP | Siddhartha Shankar Ray Siddhartha Shankar Ray Siddhartha Shankar Ray was an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was a prominent barrister, Punjab Governor and Education minister of India... |
Congress |
| 1998 | Promothes Mukherjee | RSP | Sabyasachi Bagchi | BJP Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament... |
| 1999 | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Berhampore constituency of West Bengal and is a member of the Indian National Congress political party.-Political career:... |
Congress | Pramothes Mukherjee | RSP |
| 2004 | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury | Congress | Pramothes Mukherjee | RSP |
See also
- BaharampurBaharampurBaharampur is a city in the West Bengal state of India. Baharampur is the sixth largest city in West Bengal and situated in central part of West Bengal. Baharampur is nominated for becoming the municipal corporation...
, also known as Berhampore - List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha