Burdwan (Lok Sabha Constituency)
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Burdwan Lok Sabha constituency was one of the 543
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constituencies in
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. The constituency centred on
Bardhaman Bardhaman (, ), officially Bardhaman Sadar, is a city and municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of Purba Bardhaman district, having become a district capital during the period of British rule. Burdwan, an a ...
in
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, which was abolished following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008.


Overview

As per order of the
Delimitation Commission The Delimitation Commission of India is a commission established by the Government of India under the provisions of the Delimitation Commission Act, tasked with redrawing the boundaries of legislative assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies bas ...
in 2006 in respect of the
delimitation of constituencies Electoral boundary delimitation (or simply boundary delimitation or delimitation) is the drawing of boundaries of electoral precincts and related divisions involved in elections, such as states, counties or other municipalities.Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha constituency or Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency. Only Khandaghosh assembly segment will be part of Bishnupur Lok Sabha constituency.


Vidhan Sabha segments

Prior to delimitation, Burdwan Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments in 2004: *
Bhatar Bhatar is a village in Bhatar CD block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Police station Bhatar police station has jurisdiction over Bhatar CD Blocks. The area cove ...
(assembly constituency no. 268) * Bardhaman North (assembly constituency no. 270) * Bardhaman South (assembly constituency no. 271) * Khandaghosh (SC) (assembly constituency no. 272) * Raina (assembly constituency no. 273) * Jamalpur (SC) (assembly constituency no. 274) *
Memari Memari is a town and a municipality in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Memari is located at . It has an average elevation of 25 metres (82 feet). Urbanisation 95.54% of the populati ...
(assembly constituency no. 275)


Members of Lok Sabha

* For Members of Parliament from this area in subsequent years see Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha constituency and Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency.


Results of elections


2004


General elections 1977-2004

Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are generally mentioned below:


See also

*
Bardhaman Bardhaman (, ), officially Bardhaman Sadar, is a city and municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of Purba Bardhaman district, having become a district capital during the period of British rule. Burdwan, an a ...
, formerly known as Burdwan *
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References

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