Bishnupur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Bishnupur in West Bengal. While six of the assembly seats of Bishnupur Lok Sabha constituency are in Bankura district, one assembly segment is in Purba Bardhaman district. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
Extent
Bishnupur, also called Bishenpur constituency is the 26 among 60 constituencies of Manipur. It consists of 41 parts namely: 1 - Bishnupur Ward No. 2, 2 - Bishnupur Ward No. 3, 3 - Bishnupur Ward No. 1, 4 - Bishnupur Ward No. 10, 5 - Bishnupur Awang (D), 6 - Bishnupur Ward No. 8, 7 - Bishnupur Ward No. 4, 8 - Bishnupur Ward No. 7, 9 - Bishnupur Ward No. 6, 10 - Bishnupur Ward No. 5, 11 - Khoijuman Khunou Kwashiphai (A), 12 - Khoijuman Khunou Kwashiphai (B), 13 - Nachou (A), 14 - Nachou (B), 15 - Nachou (C), 16 - Nachou (D), 17 - Potshangbam Ward No. 9, 18 - Potshangbam Ward No. 7, 19 - Potshangbam Ward No. 8, 20 - Upokpi, 21 - Toupokpi, 22 - Ningthoukhong Awang Ward No. 1, 23 - Ningthoukhong Awang Ward No. 14, 24 - Ningthoukhong Awang Ward No. 12, 25 - Ningthoukhong Shantipur Project Ward No. 2, 26 - Ningthoukhong Awang Ward No. 13, 27 - Ningthoukhong Bazar Ward No. 2, 28 - Ningthoukhong Awang Ward No. 11, 29 - Ningthoukhong Kha Ward No. 3, 30 - Ningthoukhong Kha Ward No. 9, 31 - Ningthoukhong Kha Ward No. 5, 32 - Ningthoukhong Kha Ward No. 8, 33 - Ningthoukhong Kha Ward No. 10, 34 - Ningthoukhong Kha Ward No. 6, 35 - Ningthoukhong Kha Ward No. 7, 36 - Ningthoukhong Kha Khunou Ward No. 4, 37 - Ningthoukhong Kha Khunou (Panchayat Area), 38 - Thinungei (A), 39 - Thinungei (B), 40 - Thinungei (C-1), and 41 - Thinungei (C-2).
Assembly segments
As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 37 Bishnupur (SC) is composed of the following segments:
Prior to delimitation, Vishnupur Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:Taldangra (assembly constituency no. 244), Raipur (ST) (assembly constituency no. 245), Ranibandh (ST) (assembly constituency no. 246), Indpur (SC) (assembly constituency no. 247), Vishnupur (assembly constituency no. 253), Kotulpur (assembly constituency no. 254) and Indas (SC) (assembly constituency no. 255).
Members of Parliament
Election results
2019
General election 2014
General election 2009
General election 2004
General elections 1962-2004
Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
In 1951 and 1957 Bankura Lok Sabha constituency, then covering the Bishnupur area also, had two seats with one reserved for Scheduled Castes