# Bishnupur Lok Sabha constituency

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.

## 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:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead |
| 253 | Barjora | Bankura | Alok Mukherjee | Trinamool Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 254 | Onda | Bankura | Amarnath Shakha | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 255 | Bishnupur | Bankura | Tanmay Ghosh | Trinamool Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 256 | Katulpur (SC) | Bankura | Harakali Protiher | Trinamool Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 257 | Indas (SC) | Bankura | Nirmal Kumar Dhara | Bharatiya Janata Party | Trinamool Congress |
| 258 | Sonamukhi (SC) | Bankura | Dibakar Gharami | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 259 | Khandaghosh (SC) | Purba Bardhaman | Nabin Chandra Bag | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
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

| Lok Sabha | Duration | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation |
| Third | 1962-67 | Pashupati Mandal | Indian National Congress |
| Fourth | 1967-71 | Pashupati Mandal | Indian National Congress |
| Fifth | 1971-77 | Ajit Kumar Saha | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | Ajit Kumar Saha | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | Ajit Kumar Saha | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | Ajit Kumar Saha | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | Sukhendu Khan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | Sukhendu Khan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Eleventh | 1996-98 | Sandhya Bauri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Twelfth | 1998-99 | Sandhya Bauri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Thirteenth | 1999-04 | Sandhya Bauri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Fourteenth | 2004-09 | Susmita Bauri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Fifteenth | 2009-14 | Susmita Bauri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Sixteenth | 2014-19 | Saumitra Khan | Trinamool Congress |
| Seventeenth | 2019-24 | Saumitra Khan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Eighteenth | 2024-29 | Saumitra Khan | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### General election 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Bishnupur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Saumitra Khan | 680,130 | 44.93 | 1.32 |
| | AITC | Sujata Mondal | 6,74,563 | 44.56 | 3.81 |
| | CPI(M) | Shital Koiborto | 1,05,411 | 6.96 | 0.26 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 19,132 | 1.26 | 0.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,567 | 0.37 | 5.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,13,872 | 86.30 | 1.04 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,54,268 | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### General election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Bishnupur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Saumitra Khan | 657,019 | 46.25 | +32.14 |
| | AITC | Shyamal Santra | 578,972 | 40.75 | −4.75 |
| | CPI(M) | Sunil Khan | 102,615 | 7.22 | −26.55 |
| | INC | Narayan Chandra Khan | 17,932 | 1.26 | −0.86 |
| | BMP | Basudeb Sikari | 7,816 | 0.95 | +0.34 |
| | SUCI(C) | Ajit Kumar Bauri | 11,225 | 0.79 | +0.41 |
| | Independent | Tarani Roy | 11,070 | 0.78 | +0.25 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 14,436 | 1.02 | −0.62 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78,047 | 5.50 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,21,191 | 87.34 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,27,199 | | |
| | BJP gain from AITC | BJP gain from AITC | Swing | +18.45 | |

### General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Bishnupur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Saumitra Khan | 578,870 | 45.50 | +6.45 |
| | CPI(M) | Susmita Bauri | 459,185 | 33.73 | −17.59 |
| | BJP | Dr. Jayanta Mondal | 179,530 | 14.11 | +10.14 |
| | INC | Narayan Chandra Khan | 27,054 | 2.12 | N/A |
| | BSP | Jagadananda Roy | 10,127 | 0.79 | −0.04 |
| | BMP | Joydeb Bauri | 7,816 | 0.61 | N/A |
| | Independent | Tarani Roy | 6,854 | 0.53 | N/A |
| | Independent | Dinesh Lohar | 6,820 | 0.53 | N/A |
| | SUCI(C) | Sadananda Mandal | 4,886 | 0.38 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 20,928 | 1.64 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,49,685 | 11.77 | −0.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,272,070 | 86.72 | +1.56 |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |

### General election 2009

General Election, 2009: Bishnupur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Susmita Bauri | 541,075 | 51.92 | −12.96 |
| | AITC | Seuli Saha | 411,709 | 39.05 | +15.91 |
| | BJP | Jayanta Mondal | 41,908 | 3.97 | N/A |
| | JMM | Tapas Das | 21,634 | 2.02 | N/A |
| | Independent | Uma Kanta Bhakat | 17,727 | 1.68 | N/A |
| | Independent | Uttam Bouri | 11,280 | 1.07 | N/A |
| | BSP | Manik Bauri | 8,816 | 0.83 | −0.48 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 129,366 | 12.27 | −28.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,054,188 | 85.16 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | -12.96 | |

### General election 2004

General Election, 2004: Bishnupur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Susmita Bauri | 518,507 | 64.28 |
| | AITC | Janardan Saha | 186,678 | 23.14 |
| | INC | Achintya Majhi | 61,793 | 7.66 |
| | Independent | Sraban Mondal | 29,009 | 3.59 |
| | BSP | Ajoy Bauri | 10,637 | 1.31 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,31,829 | 41.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,06,624 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### General elections 1962-2004

Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
| Year | Voters | Voter Turnout | Winner | | | Runners up | | |
| | | %age | Candidate | %age | Party | Candidate | %age | Party |
| 1962 | 214,661 | 45.63 | Pashupati Mandal | 52.94 | Indian National Congress | Biswanath Bauri | 27.54 | Communist Party of India |
| 1967 | 315,034 | 60.58 | Pashupati Mandal | 49.12 | Indian National Congress | M.M.Mallick | 35.45 | Bangla Congress |
| 1971 | 316,885 | 50.14 | Ajit Kumar Saha | 33.29 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Guru Pada Khan | 32.46 | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | 376,330 | 62.60 | Ajit Kumar Saha | 67.30 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Gour Chandra Lohar | 31.39 | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | 527,720 | 76.18 | Ajit Kumar Saha | 58.27 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Tulsi Das Mandal | 36.81 | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | 613,200 | 80.50 | Ajit Kumar Saha | 54.77 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Gour Chandra Lohar | 42.17 | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | 744,880 | 82.12 | Sukhendu Khan | 59.78 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Jayanta Kumar Mallick | 34.20 | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | 738, 610 | 78.99 | Sukhendu Khan | 58.57 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Sadhan Majhi | 32.18 | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | 851,260 | 84.13 | Sandhya Bauri | 58.14 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Ashis Rajak | 25.99 | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | 862,530 | 81.06 | Sandhya Bauri | 56.79 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Purnima Lohar | 36.28 | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 1999 | 846,340 | 78.96 | Sandhya Bauri | 57.89 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Adhibas Duley | 36.13 | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2004 | 806,910 | 76.64 | Susmita Bauri | 64.28 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Janardan Saha | 23.14 | All India Trinamool Congress |
In 1951 and 1957 Bankura Lok Sabha constituency, then covering the Bishnupur area also, had two seats with one reserved for Scheduled Castes