In 2009 Election Results the UPA won around 261 out of 543 seats, and in the second position was NDA with 158 seats, while 23 seats were won by Left parties.
In 2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the 2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.
Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha Election Results 2019
| Candidate | Party | EVM Votes | Migrant Votes | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % of Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Kumar Mondal | All India Trinamool Congress | 640490 | 0 | 344 | 640834 | 44.52 | Winner |
| Paresh Chandra Das | Bharatiya Janata Party | 550671 | 0 | 852 | 551523 | 38.32 | 1st Runner-up |
| Iswar Chandra Das | Communist Party Of India (Marxist) | 175768 | 0 | 152 | 175920 | 12.22 | 2nd Runner-up |
| Siddhartha Majumdar | Indian National Congress | 38426 | 0 | 46 | 38472 | 2.67 | 3rd Runner-up |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 10747 | 0 | 13 | 10760 | 0.75 | 4th Runner-up |
| Mukul Biswas | Bahujan Samaj Party | 8852 | 0 | 10 | 8862 | 0.62 | 5th Runner-up |
| Biplab Mistri | Bharatiya Nyay-Adhikar Raksha Party | 6494 | 0 | 2 | 6496 | 0.45 | 6th Runner-up |
| Nirmal Majhi | Socialist Unity Centre Of India (Communist) | 6416 | 0 | 3 | 6419 | 0.45 | 7th Runner-up |
One of the 42 parliamentary constituencies of West Bengal, Bardhaman Purba came into existence in the year 1951. 1,289,311 is the total electorate count in the Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 38). Out of these 674,311 number of electorates are males and the remaining 615,000 are belong to the female category as the Election commission of India 2009 reports suggest. It is reserved for the SC category and comprises of six Vidhan Sabha segments. The constituency represents the Burdwan District which is at a height of 30 m over an area of 56 sq km and its headquarters are situated in the city of Burdwan. It is about 100 km away from the city of Kolkata. It has cultural importance and has been home to several prominent artists.
The 2011 Indian Census states that the total population of the Bardhaman Urban Agglomeration is over 347,000 with a 53% male majority and 47% of females. Over 25,000 are under the age of six and the average literacy rate is 89%. There is over an 84% Hindu majority and the city is famous for being home to Kankeleswari Kali, a Hindu Goddess. There are several schools and colleges here including a branch of the prestigious St. Xaviers School. The economy is mostly agrarian and various small scale industries are also located here. It is nicknamed to be the "Rice Bowl" of the state. The National Highway NH-2 is connected to the district.
List of winner/current and runner up MPs Bardhaman Purba Parliamentary Constituency.
The table below represents the names of all the winning and runner up MPs of Bardhaman Purba parliamentary constituency of all the years from the starting until now . It also shows the number of votes secured by each MP and the name of the political party they belong to. The current sitting member of parliament of the Bardhaman Purba constituency is Sunil Kumar Mondal of AITC.| Year | PC No. | PC Name | Category | Winner/Currentr MP | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner Up MP | Gender | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 38 | Bardhaman Purba | (SC) | Sunil Kumar Mondal | M | AITC | 574660 | Iswar Chandra Das | M | CPM | 460181 |
| 2009 | 38 | Bardhaman Purba | (SC) | Saha,Dr. Anup Kumar | M | CPM | 531987 | Ashoke Biswas | M | AITC | 472568 |
*PC = Parliamentary Constituency
List of Assembly Constituencies in Bardhaman Purba Parliamentary Constituency
The table below shows the list of all the Assembly Constituencies that fall in Bardhaman Purba parliamentary constituency.| Names of Assembly Constituencies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Raina (SC) | Jamalpur (SC) | Kalna (SC) |
| Memari | Purbasthali Dakshin | Purbasthali Uttar |
| Katwa | ||
Last Updated on June 26, 2019