- Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency) (Bengali: ডায়মন্ড হারবার লোকসভা কেন্দ্র) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Diamond Harbour in West Bengal.
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Assembly segments
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 21 Diamond Harbour is composed of the following segments from 2009:[1]
- Diamond Harbour (assembly constituency no. 143)
- Falta (assembly constituency no. 144)
- Satgachia (assembly constituency no. 145)
- Bishnupur (SC) (assembly constituency no. 146)
- Maheshtala (assembly constituency no. 155)
- Budge Budge (assembly constituency no. 156)
- Metiaburuz (assembly constituency no. 157)
In 2004 Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
- Bishnupur West (assembly constituency no. 111)
- Garden Reach (assembly constituency no. 114)
- Maheshtala (assembly constituency no. 115)
- Budge Budge (assembly constituency no. 116)
- Satgachia (assembly constituency no. 117)
- Falta (assembly constituency no. 118)
- Diamond Harbour (assembly constituency no. 119)
Election results
General Election, 2009: Diamond Harbour [3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Trinamool Congress Somendra Nath Mitra 564,612 CPI(M) Samik Lahiri 412,923 BJP Abhijit Das 37,542 Independent Mainuddin Chisty 9,966 Samajwadi Party Sk Nasiruddin 7,486 NCP Harunal Rashid Kaji 7,187 BSP R.N. Chaudhury 4,989 Independent Debajyoti Sengupta 4,282 ABP Shyamal Mondal 2,664 Independent Bechu Mondal 2,535 Turnout 1,054,186 Trinamool Congress gain from CPI(M) Swing Results prior to 2009
Results of elections held prior to 2009 are summarised below:
1951-1971
The winners are shown below.[4]
Year Winner Party 1951 Kamal Basu CPI Purnendu Sekhar Naskar Congress 1957 Purnendu Sekhar Naskar Congress Kansari Halder CPI 1962 Sudhansu Bhusan Das Congress 1967 Jyotirmoy Basu CPI(M) 1971 Jyotirmoy Basu CPI(M) 1977-2004
Year Winner Runner-up Candidate Party Candidate Party 1977[5] Jyotirmoy Basu CPI(M) Biren Mahanti Congress 1980 Jyotirmoy Basu CPI(M) A K M Ishaque Congress 1984 Amal Datta CPI(M) Sudhendu Mundle Congress 1989 Amal Datta CPI(M) Maya Ghosh Congress 1991 Amal Datta CPI(M) Maya Ghosh Congress 1996 Samik Lahiri CPI(M) Amjad Ali Sardar Congress 1998 Samik Lahiri CPI(M) Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar Trinamool Congress 1999 Samik Lahiri CPI(M) Amjad Ali Sardar Trinamool Congress 2004 Samik Lahiri CPI(M) Saugata Roy Trinamool Congress References
- ^ "Press Note, Delimitation Commission". Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal. Delimitation Commission. http://www.wbgov.com/e-gov/English/DELIMITATION.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha". Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_2004/Vol_III_LS_2004.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ^ "General Election 2009 Diamond Harbour". West Bengal Election Results. Ibnlive. http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionresults/constituency/25/25/diamondharbour.html. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ^ "Statistical Reports of Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/electionstatistics.asp. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ^ "17 – Diamond Harbour Parliamentary Constituency, West Bengal". Partywise Comparison since 1977. Election Commission of India. http://www.eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/GE/PartyCompWinner/S25/partycomp17.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
See also
South 24 Parganas district topics General Bonbibi · Gangaridai • Haliday Island Wildlife Sanctuary · Lothian Island Wildlife Sanctuary · Sajnakhali Wildlife Sanctuary · Sundarbans · Sundarban National Park · Tiger attacks in the Sundarbans · The Hungry TideSubdivisions Locations
other than cities and townsIslands Municipalities Community development blocks Alipore Sadar subdivision Bishnupur I • Bishnupur II • Budge Budge I • Budge Budge II • Thakurpukur Mahestala Baruipur subdivision Baruipur • Bhangore I • Bhangore II • Jaynagar I • Jaynagar II • Kultali • Sonarpur Canning subdivision Basanti • Canning I • Canning II • Gosaba Diamond Harbour subdivision Diamond Harbour I • Diamond Harbour II • Falta • Kulpi • Magrahat I • Magrahat II • Mandirbazar • Mathurapur I • Mathurapur II Kakdwip subdivision Kakdwip • Namkhana • Patharpratima • SagarRivers Transport Lok Sabha constituencies Vidhan Sabha constituencies Gosaba • Basanti • Kultali • Patharpratima • Kakdwip • Sagar • Kulpi • Raidighi • Mandirbazar • Jaynagar • Baruipur Purba • Canning Paschim • Canning Purba • Baruipur Paschim • Magrahat Purba • Magrahat Paschim • Diamond Harbour • Falta • Satgachia • Bishnupur • Sonarpur Dakshin • Bhangar • Kasba • Jadavpur • Sonarpur Uttar • Tollyganj • Behala Purba • Behala Paschim • Maheshtala • Budge Budge • MetiaburuzFormer Vidhan Sabha constituencies Mathurapur • Garden Reach • Dhakuria • Kabitirtha • AliporeSee also Cities and towns in South 24 Parganas district · People from South 24 Parganas districtOther districts Bankura · Bardhaman · Birbhum · Cooch Behar · Dakshin Dinajpur · Darjeeling · Hooghly · Howrah · Jalpaiguri · Kolkata · Malda · Murshidabad · Nadia · North 24 Parganas · Paschim Medinipur · Purba Medinipur · Purulia · Uttar DinajpurCategories:- Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal
- Politics in South 24 Parganas district
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