Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543

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constituencies in

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. The constituency centres on the western part of

Birbhum district Birbhum district () is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the northernmost district of Burdwan division—one of the five administrative divisions of West Bengal. The district headquarters is in Suri. Other impo ...

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. All the seven assembly segments of No. 42 Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency are in

. The seat was reserved for scheduled castes from 1962 to 2004, but was declared a free seat in 2009 general elections.

Assembly segments

As per order of the

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issued in 2006 in respect of the

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no. 42 Birbhum is composed of the following assembly segments from 2009: Prior to delimitation, Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments: Rajnagar (SC) (assembly constituency no. 287), Suri (assembly constituency no. 288), Mahammad Bazar (assembly constituency no. 289), Rampurhat (assembly constituency no. 291), Hansan (SC) (assembly constituency no. 292), Nalhati (assembly constituency no. 293) and Murarai (assembly constituency no. 294).

Members of Parliament

.* In 1951 and 1957, Birbhum had dual seats.

Election results

General election 2024

General election 2019

General election 2014

General election 2009

General elections 1951-2004

In 1951 and 1957 Birbhum had dual seats. It had single seats in other years, Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:

References

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