Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency (earlier known as Contai Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Contai in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 31 Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency are in Purba Medinipur district. As per census 2011 Hindus form 89.7% of electors rest by Muslims, Sikhs and others.
Assembly segments
As per the order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 31 Kanthi is composed of the following segments: # Name District MemberParty2024 Lead211ChandipurPurba MedinipurPijush Kanti Das 212PatashpurTapan Maity213Kanthi UttarSumita Sinha214BhagabanpurSantanu Pramanik215Khejuri (SC)Subrata Paik216Kanthi DakshinArup Kumar Das217RamnagarChandra Sekhar Mondal
Prior to delimitation, Contai Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:Bhagabanpur (assembly constituency no. 208), Khajuri (SC) (assembly constituency no. 209), Contai North (assembly constituency no. 210), Contai South (assembly constituency no. 211), Ramnagar (assembly constituency no. 212), Egra (assembly constituency no. 213) and Mugberia (assembly constituency no. 214)
Members of Parliament YearMemberParty1952Basanta Kumar Das 1957Pramathanath Banerjee 1962Basanta Kumar Das 1967Samar Guha 197119771980Sudhir Kumar Giri 1984Phulrenu Guha1989Sudhir Kumar Giri1991199619981999Nitish Sengupta2004Prasanta Pradhan2009Sisir Adhikari201420192024Soumendu Adhikari
Election results
2024
2019
2014
2009
2004
1999
1998
1996
1991
1989
1984
1980
1977
1971
1967
1962
1957
1951
See also Contai List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
References
External links Kanthi lok sabha constituency election 2019 result details