Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha constituency

Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal

Bardhaman Purba
WB-38

Lok Sabha constituency

Interactive Map Outlining Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha Constituency

Constituency details
Country| India
Region| East India
State| West Bengal
Assembly constituencies| Raina
Jamalpur
Kalna
Memari
Purbasthali Dakshin
Purbasthali Uttar
Katwa
Established| 2009
Total electors| 18,01,333 (2024)[1]
Reservation| SC
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent

Sharmila Sarkar

Party| Trinamool Congress
Elected year| 2024

Bardhaman Purba 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 constituency are in Purba Bardhaman district. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Burdwan Lok Sabha constituency, Katwa Lok Sabha constituency and Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency ceased to exist from 2009 and new constituencies came into being: Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha constituency and Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

## Assembly segments

[edit]

Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal \- 1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. Birbhum

Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha constituency (parliamentary constituency no. 38) is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]

Constituency number  | Name  | District  | Party
(as of 2021)

|
|
|

261  | Raina (SC)  | Purba Bardhaman | TMC
262  | Jamalpur (SC)  | TMC
264  | Kalna (SC)  | TMC
265  | Memari | TMC
268  | Purbasthali Dakshin | TMC
269  | Purbasthali Uttar | TMC
270  | Katwa | TMC

## Members of Parliament

[edit]

Lok Sabha | Duration | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation

|
|
|

Fifteenth | 2009-14 | Anup Kumar Saha |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[3]
Sixteenth[4] | 2014-2019 | Sunil Kumar Mandal |  | Trinamool Congress
Seventeenth | 2019-2024
Eighteenth | 2024-Incumbent | Sharmila Sarkar

For Members of Parliament from this area in previous years see Burdwan Lok Sabha constituency and Katwa Lok Sabha constituency

## Election results

[edit]

### 2024

[edit]

2024 Indian general elections: Bardhaman Purba[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| AITC | Sharmila Sarkar | 730,302  | 48.11  | 3.59
| BJP | Ashim Kumar Sarkar | 5,59,730  | 37.38  | 0.94
| CPI(M) | Nirab Khan  | 1,76,899  | 11.81  | 0.41
| NOTA | None of the above  | 12,697  | 0.85  | 0.10
Majority  | 1,60,572  | 10.72  | 2.06
Turnout | 14,97,310  | 83.12  | 1.66
| AITC hold | Swing |  |

### 2019

[edit]

2019 Indian general elections: Bardhaman Purba[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| AITC | Sunil Kumar Mandal | 640,834  | 44.52  | +1.02
| BJP | Paresh Chandra Das  | 551,523  | 38.32  | +25.39
| CPI(M) | Ishwar Chandra Das  | 175,920  | 12.22  | −22.61
| INC | Sidhartha Majumdar  | 38,472  | 2.67  | −3.54
| NOTA | None of the above  | 10,747  | 0.75  | N/A
Majority  | 89,311  | 8.66  | +3.38
Turnout | 14,39,603  | 84.78  |
| AITC hold | Swing |  |

### General election 2014

[edit]

2014 Indian general elections: Bardhaman Purba[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| AITC | Sunil Kumar Mandal | 5,74,660  | 43.50  | +1.48
| CPI(M) | Ishwar Chandra Das  | 4,60,181  | 34.83  | −12.48
| BJP | Santosh Roy  | 1,70,828  | 12.93  | +6.56
| INC | Chandana Majhi  | 68,884  | 5.21  | N/A
| JMM | Swapan Malik  | 9,666  | 0.73  | N/A
| SUCI(C) | Kalicharan Sardar  | 7,981  | 0.60  | N/A
| CPI(ML)L | Pejush Kumar Sahana  | 5,919  | 0.44  | −0.30
| BSP | Mukul Biswas  | 5,442  | 0.41  | −0.39
| JDP | Prosanta Bag  | 3,410  | 0.25  |
Majority  | 1,14,479  | 8.66  | +3.38
Turnout | 13,20,922  | 86.21  | −1.00
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -4.76  |

### General election 2009

[edit]

2009 Indian general elections: Bardhaman Purba[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| CPI(M) | Dr Anup Kumar Saha | 5,31,987  | 47.31  |
| AITC | Ashoke Biswas  | 4,72,568  | 42.02  |
| BJP | Sankar Haldar  | 71,632  | 6.37  |
| AUDF | Rabindranath Bag  | 17,716  | 1.57  |
| JDP | Raju Malik  | 12,982  | 1.15  |
| BSP | Mukul Biswas  | 9,069  | 0.80  |
| CPI(ML)L | Pijush Kumar Sahana  | 8,419  | 0.74  |
Majority  | 59,419  | 5.28  |
Turnout | 11,24,373  | 87.21  |
| CPI(M) win (new seat)

## See also

[edit]

* List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha

## References

[edit]

1. ^ https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf Archived 26 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
2. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
3. ^ a b "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Result" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
4. ^ a b "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
5. ^ https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS2538.htm [bare URL]
6. ^ "General Elections 2019 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results". West Bengal. Election commission of India. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.

* v
* t
* e

Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal

Current|

* Cooch Behar
* Alipurduars
* Jalpaiguri
* Darjeeling
* Raiganj
* Balurghat
* Maldaha Uttar
* Maldaha Dakshin
* Jangipur
* Baharampur
* Murshidabad
* Krishnanagar
* Ranaghat
* Bangaon
* Barrackpore
* Dum Dum
* Barasat
* Basirhat
* Jaynagar
* Mathurapur
* Diamond Harbour
* Jadavpur
* Kolkata Dakshin
* Kolkata Uttar
* Howrah
* Uluberia
* Serampore
* Hooghly
* Arambagh
* Tamluk
* Kanthi
* Ghatal
* Jhargram
* Medinipur
* Purulia
* Bankura
* Bishnupur
* Bardhaman Purba
* Bardhaman–Durgapur
* Asansol
* Bolpur
* Birbhum

Defunct|

* Burdwan
* Calcutta East
* Calcutta North East
* Calcutta North West
* Calcutta South East
* Durgapur
* Katwa
* Malda
* Nabadwip
* Panskura

* v
* t
* e

Purba Bardhaman district topics

General|

* Baidyapur Jora Deul
* Bardhaman Raj
* Bargi
* Bhadu
* Burdwan (Zamindari)
* Dharmathakur
* Gajan
* Guskhara Airfield
* Pandu Rajar Dhibi
* Sainbari incident
* Sat Deul

Subdivisions|

* Bardhaman Sadar North
* Bardhaman Sadar South
* Kalna
* Katwa

Territories|

* Bardhamanbhukti
* Gauḍa
* Kankagrambhukti
* Rarh region

Municipal corporations
and municipalities|

* Bardhaman
* Dainhat
* Guskara
* Kalna
* Katwa
* Memari

Community development
blocks|

| Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision|

* Ausgram I
* Ausgram II
* Bhatar
* Burdwan I
* Burdwan II
* Galsi I
* Galsi II

|

Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision|

* Khandaghosh
* Raina I
* Raina II
* Jamalpur
* Memari I
* Memari II

Kalna subdivision|

* Kalna I
* Kalna II
* Manteswar
* Purbasthali I
* Purbasthali II

Katwa subdivision|

* Katwa I
* Katwa II
* Ketugram I
* Ketugram II
* Mongalkote

Rivers|

* Ajay
* Damodar
* Hooghly
* Kunur
* Mundeswari

Transport|

* National Highway 19 (India) (old numbering NH 2)
* Grand Trunk Road
* National Highway 14 (India) (old numbering NH 60)
* Howrah–Delhi main line
* Sahibganj loop
* Howrah–Bardhaman main line
* Howrah–Bardhaman chord
* Bardhaman–Asansol section
* East Indian Railway Company
* Eastern Railway zone
* Kolkata Suburban Railway
* Bankura–Masagram line
* Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway
* Burdwan–Katwa Railway

Railway stations|

* Barddhaman
* Katwa Junction
* Khana
* Masagram
* Saktigarh
* Talit

Institutes of higher learning|

* Burdwan Medical College
* University of Burdwan
* Katwa College
* Bengal Institute of Technology, Katwa

Lok Sabha constituencies|

* Bardhaman-Durgapur
* Bardhaman Purba (SC)
* Bardhaman – now defunct
* Durgapur – now defunct
* Katwa - now defunct
* Bolpur (SC) \- partly
* Bishnupur (SC) \- partly

Vidhan Sabha constituencies|

* Ketugram
* Mangalkot
* Ausgram (SC)
* Galsi (SC)
* Bhatar
* Monteswar
* Bardhaman Dakshin
* Bardhaman Uttar
* Raina (SC)
* Jamalpur (SC)
* Khandaghosh (SC)
* Kalna (SC)
* Memari
* Purbasthali Dakshin
* Purbasthali Uttar
* Katwa

Former
Vidhan Sabha constituencies|

* Nadanghat
* Purbasthali

See also|

* Cities, towns and locations in Purba Bardhaman district
* People from Purba Bardhaman district
* Villages in Purba Bardhaman district
* Damodar Valley

23°12′N 87°54′E﻿ / ﻿23.2°N 87.9°E﻿ / 23.2; 87.9

* v
* t
* e

Elections in West Bengal

General elections|

* 1951–52
* 1957
* 1962
* 1967
* 1971
* 1977
* 1980
* 1984
* 1989
* 1991
* 1996
* 1998
* 1999
* 2004
* 2009
* 2014
* 2019
* 2024

Legislative Assembly|

* 1952
* 1957
* 1962
* 1967
* 1969
* 1971
* 1972
* 1977
* 1982
* 1987
* 1991
* 1996
* 2001
* 2006
* 2011
* 2016
* 2021
* Next

Local elections|

| Municipal|

* 2010
* 2015
* 2021
* 2022

|

Panchayat|

* 2013
* 2018
* 2023

Elections in India
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template