Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency


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Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 Parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Diamond Harbour in West Bengal. All the seven legislative assembly segments of No. 21 Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency are in South 24 Parganas district.

Diamond Harbour
WB-21
Lok Sabha constituency
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Interactive Map Outlining Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha Constituency

Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
Assembly constituenciesDiamond Harbour
Falta
Satgachhia
Bishnupur
Maheshtala
Budge Budge
Metiaburuz
Established1952–Present
Total electors1,712,612[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyTrinamool Congress
Elected year2024

Legislative Assembly Segments

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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

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following legislative assembly segments from 2009:[2]

No Name District Member Party Party Leading
(in 2024)
143 Diamond Harbour South 24 Parganas Pannalal Halder AITC AITC
144 Falta Sankar Kumar Naskar AITC AITC
145 Satgachhia Mohan Chandra Naskar AITC AITC
146 Bishnupur (SC) Dilip Mondal AITC AITC
155 Maheshtala Dulal Chandra Das AITC AITC
156 Budge Budge Ashok Kumar Deb AITC AITC
157 Metiaburuz Abdul Khaleque Molla AITC AITC

Members of Parliament

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Year Name Party
1952 Kamal Basu Communist Party of India
Purnendu Sekhar Naskar Indian National Congress[3]
1957 Purnendu Sekhar Naskar Indian National Congress
Kansari Halder Communist Party of India
1962 Sudhansu Bhushan Das Indian National Congress
1967 Jyotirmoy Basu Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1971
1977
1980
1982^ Amal Dutta
1984
1989
1991
1996 Samik Lahiri
1998
1999
2004
2009 Somen Mitra Trinamool Congress
2014 Abhishek Banerjee
2014
2024

^ by-poll

General Election 2024

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General Election 2019

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General Election 2014

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General Election 2009

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General Election 2004

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General Election 1999

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General Election 1998

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General Election 1996

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General Elections 1951-2004

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Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency was a double-member constituency in 1951 and 1957. Since then it is a single-member constituency. Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:

Year Winner Runner-up
Party Candidate Party
1951 Kamal Basu Communist Party of India
Purnendu Sekhar Naskar Indian National Congress Mahabir Prosad Indian National Congress[3]
1957 Kansari Halder Communist Party of India
Purnendu Sekhar Naskar Indian National Congress Kamal Basu Communist Party of India[10]
1962 Sudhansu Bhusan Das Indian National Congress Kamal Basu Communist Party of India[11]
1967 Jyotirmoy Basu Communist Party of India (Marxist) Sudhansu Bhusan Das Indian National Congress[12]
1971 Jyotirmoy Basu Communist Party of India (Marxist) Amar Prosad Bandopadhyay Indian National Congress[13]
1977 Jyotirmoy Basu Communist Party of India (Marxist) Biren Mahanti Indian National Congress[14]
1980 Jyotirmoy Basu Communist Party of India (Marxist) A K M Ishaque Indian National Congress[15]
1984 Amal Datta Communist Party of India (Marxist) Sudhendu Mundle Indian National Congress[16]
1989 Amal Datta Communist Party of India (Marxist) Maya Ghosh Indian National Congress[17]
1991 Amal Datta Communist Party of India (Marxist) Maya Ghosh Indian National Congress[18]
1996 Samik Lahiri Communist Party of India (Marxist) Amjad Ali Sardar Indian National Congress[9]
1998 Samik Lahiri Communist Party of India (Marxist) Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar All India Trinamool Congress[8]
1999 Samik Lahiri Communist Party of India (Marxist) Amjad Ali Sardar All India Trinamool Congress[7]
2004 Samik Lahiri Communist Party of India (Marxist) Saugata Roy All India Trinamool Congress[6]
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  2. ^ "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, India, 1951- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  4. ^ "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  5. ^ "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  6. ^ a b "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  7. ^ a b "General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  8. ^ a b "General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  9. ^ a b "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  10. ^ "General Elections, India, 1957- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  11. ^ "General Elections, India, 1962- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  12. ^ "General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  13. ^ "General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  14. ^ "General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  15. ^ "General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  16. ^ "General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  17. ^ "General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  18. ^ "General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.

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