Purulia Lok Sabha constituency explained

Type:LS
Purulia
Established:1957
Reservation:None
Incumbent Image:Jyotirmay Singh Mahto.jpg
Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Mp:Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato
Latest Election Year:2024
State:West Bengal
Assembly Cons:Baghmundi
Manbazar
Balarampur
Kashipur
Para
Joypur
Purulia
Electors:18,23,120 (2024)[1]

Purulia Lok Sabha constituency is one of the present 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal state in eastern India. India has total 543 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies. All the seven assembly segments of No. 35 Purulia Lok Sabha constituency are in Purulia district.

Assembly segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 35 Purulia is composed of the following segments:[2]

Constituency numberNameDistrictParty2024 Lead
239BalarampurPuruliaBJPTMC
240BaghmundiTMCBJP
241JoypurBJPTMC
242PuruliaBJPBJP
243Manbazar (ST)TMCTMC
244KashipurBJPTMC
245Para (SC)BJPBJP
Prior to delimitation, Purulia Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[3] Bandwan (ST) (assembly constituency no. 233), Manbazar (assembly constituency no. 234), Balarampur (ST) (assembly constituency no. 235), Arsha (assembly constituency no. 236), Jhalda (assembly constituency no. 237), Joypur (assembly constituency no. 238), Purulia (assembly constituency no. 239)

Members of Parliament

Lok SabhaDurationConstituencyName of M.P.Party Affiliation
First1952-57Manbhum North*Mohan Hari[4]
Provat Chandra Bose
Manbhum South-cum-Dhalbhum*Bhajahari Mahato
Chaitan Majhi
Second1957-62PuruliaBibhuti Bhusan Dasgupta[5]
Third1962-67Bhajahari Mahato[6]
Fourth1967-71[7]
1971-77Debendranath Mahata[8]
Sixth1977-80Chittaranjan Mahata[9]
Seventh1980-84[10]
Eighth1984-89[11]
Ninth1989-91[12]
Tenth1991-96[13]
Eleventh1996-98Bir Singh Mahato[14]
Twelfth1998-99[15]
Thirteenth1999-04[16]
Fourteenth2004-09[17]
Fifteenth2009-14Narahari Mahato[18]
Sixteenth2014-19Dr. Mriganko Mahato[19]
Seventeenth2019-2024Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
Eighteenth2024-Incumbent

Election results

General election 1957-2004

YearVotersVoter TurnoutWinnerPartyRunners upParty
1957132,58836.17Bibhuti Bhusan Dagupta57.24Lok Sevak SanghaMahato Nagendranath Singh Deo42.76Indian National Congress
1962168,29739.27Bhajahari Mahato41.78Lok Sevak SanghaSagar Chandra Mahato37.24
1967280,92354.59Bhajahari Mahato45.08Lok Sevak SanghaS.Mahato33.3
1971263,04649.75Debendranath Mahata51.80Indian National CongressBhajahari Mahato21.56Lok Sevak Sangha
1977 303,66052.10Chittaranjan Mahata68.33Forward BlocPashupati Mahato28.70Indian National Congress
1980426,78061.2054.78Ram Pada Singha29.52
1984557,65073.9247.99K.P.Singh Deo45.47
1989690,01077.3056.01Sitaram Mahato35.49
1991672.0973.4651.53Sanat Mukherjee32.22
1996765.8379.18Bir Singh Mahato51.02Gobinda Mukherjee36.09
1998747,61075.1451.26Nepal Mahata29.86
1999692,27068.6751.55Tapati Mahato25.88Bharatiya Janata Party
2004696,65070.2048.99Shantiram Mahato28.06Indian National Congress

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf
  2. Web site: Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 . 2009-05-27 . Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies . Government of West Bengal.
  3. Web site: Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha . 2010-10-01 . Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies . Election Commission of India .
  4. Web site: General Elections, India, 1951- Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission . 2 June 2014.
  5. Web site: General Elections, India, 1957- Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission . 2 June 2014.
  6. Web site: General Elections, India, 1962- Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission . 2 June 2014.
  7. Web site: General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission . 2 June 2014 .
  8. Web site: General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission . 2 June 2014 .
  9. Web site: General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. 2 June 2014 .
  10. Web site: General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. 2 June 2014 .
  11. Web site: General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. 2 June 2014 .
  12. Web site: General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. 2 June 2014 .
  13. Web site: General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. 2 June 2014 .
  14. Web site: General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. 2 June 2014 .
  15. Web site: General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. 2 June 2014 .
  16. Web site: General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. 2 June 2014 .
  17. Web site: General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. 2 June 2014 .
  18. Web site: General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. 2 June 2014 .
  19. Web site: General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. 19 June 2016 .

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