parliamentary
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constituencies in
India
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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
West Bengal
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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:
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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 ...
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 ...
Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are generally mentioned below:
See also
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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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List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, the Lower House of the Parliament of India, is made up of Members of Parliament ( MPs). Each member of parliament represents a single geographic constituency.
The maximum size of the Lok Sabha as outlined in the Constitution of ...