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Birbhum Lok Sabha Elections

Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on the western part of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The seat was reserved for Scheduled Castes from 1962 to 2004, but was declared a free seat from 2009 general elections.

The voting for the parliamentary polls 2019 on this seat will take place in the fourth phase on April 29. In the fourth phase of general elections, polling will be held in 71 Lok Sabha constituencies across 9 states.

The seat is currently held by actor-turned-politician Satabdi Roy of the ruling Trinamool Congress. Roy had defeated Dr. Mohammed Qamre Elahi of CPI(M) by a margin of 67263 votes in 2014 Lol Sabha election.

CPI(M)'s Gadadhar Saha and Dr. Ram Chandra Dome have ruled the seat from 1971-89 and 1989-2004 respectively.

Here are some facts about Birbhum:

State: West Bengal
Lok Sabha constituency: Birbhum
Sitting MP: Satabdi Roy
Winning margin: 67263
Runner up: Mohammed Qamre Elahi, CPI(M)
Number of votes polled in 2014: 12,75,819
Percentage of votes polled in 2014: 85.23
Number of women voters in 2014: 721,651
Number of polling booths in 2014: 1861

Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency it comprises of seven assembly seats — Dubrajpur (SC), Suri, Sainthia (SC), Rampurhat, Hansan, Nalhati and Murarai. All the seven assembly segments of Birbhum are in Birbhum district.

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Candidates Party Status Votes
Satabdi Roy AITC

Won

654077
Dudh Kumar Mondal BJP

Lost

565153
Karim Rezaul CPI(M)

Lost

96763
Imam Hossain INC

Lost

75546
Ahamed Faruk RVJP

Lost

15171
Nota NOTA

Lost

12318
Prabir Mukhopadhyay BSP

Lost

9467
Md. Firoj Ali BNJD

Lost

9400
Ayesha Khatun SUCI

Lost

6000
Chittaranjan Hansda IND

Lost

5528

Birbhum News

Arrow goes through teen archer's throat at SAI Centre in West Bengal

Arrow goes through teen archer's throat at SAI Centre in West Bengal

 In a freak accident, an arrow shot by a trainee pierced the throat of a 14-year-old archer at a Sports Authority of India centre in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Monday.

Oct 31, 2017, 10:37 AM IST
West Bengal Municipality Poll Results: As it happened

West Bengal Municipality Poll Results: As it happened

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress registered a landslide victory in all seven urban local bodies, where elections were held on August 13.

Aug 17, 2017, 08:55 AM IST
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's statue partly damaged, smeared with coal tar in Birbhum

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's statue partly damaged, smeared with coal tar in Birbhum

The Netaji statue was to be installed in the Panchra village panchayat office compound.

Aug 16, 2017, 10:02 AM IST

West Bengal: Villagers clash in Birbhum village, seven people arrested

Two groups of villagers on Tuesday clashed at Kukudihi, on the outskirt of Suri town, leading to the arrest of seven persons.

May 09, 2017, 18:29 PM IST
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