# Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency

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 order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 31 Kanthi is composed of the following segments:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead |
| 211 | Chandipur | Purba Medinipur | Soham Chakraborty | Trinamool Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 212 | Patashpur | Purba Medinipur | Uttam Barik | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
| 213 | Kanthi Uttar | Purba Medinipur | Sumita Sinha | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 214 | Bhagabanpur | Purba Medinipur | Rabindranath Maity | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 215 | Khejuri | Purba Medinipur | Santanu Pramanik | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 216 | Kanthi Dakshin | Purba Medinipur | Arup Kumar Das | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 217 | Ramnagar | Purba Medinipur | Akhil Giri | Trinamool Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party |
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

| Year | Name | Party |
| 1952 | Basanta Kumar Das | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Pramatha Nath Bandopadhyay | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1962 | Basanta Kumar Das | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Samar Guha | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1971 | Samar Guha | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1977 | Samar Guha | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1984 | Phulrenu Guha | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1996 | Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1998 | Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1999 | Nitish Sengupta | Trinamool Congress |
| 2004 | Prasanta Pradhan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2009 | Sisir Kumar Adhikari | Trinamool Congress |
| 2014 | Sisir Kumar Adhikari | Trinamool Congress |
| 2019 | Sisir Kumar Adhikari | Trinamool Congress |
| 2024 | Soumendu Adhikari | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### General election 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Kanthi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Soumendu Adhikari | 763,195 | 49.85 | 7.71 |
| | AITC | Uttam Barik | 7,15,431 | 46.73 | 3.25 |
| | INC | Urbashi Banerjee | 31,122 | 2.03 | 0.85 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 8,134 | 0.53 | 0.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47,764 | 3.12 | 4.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,30,997 | 85.31 | 0.52 |
| | BJP gain from AITC | BJP gain from AITC | Swing | | |

### General election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Kanthi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Sisir Kumar Adhikari | 711,872 | 49.98 | −3.82 |
| | BJP | Dr. Debasish Samanta | 600,204 | 42.14 | +33.54 |
| | CPI(M) | Paritosh Pattyanayak | 76,185 | 5.35 | −29.37 |
| | INC | Dipak Kumar Das | 16,851 | 1.18 | −0.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111,668 | 7.84 | −10.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,424,966 | 85.83 | −0.78 |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Kanthi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Sisir Kumar Adhikari | 6,76,749 | 52.80 | −1.54 |
| | CPI(M) | Tapas Sinha | 4,48,259 | 34.72 | −7.75 |
| | BJP | Kamalendu Pahari | 1,11,082 | 8.60 | +5.76 |
| | INC | Kunal Banerjee | 27,230 | 2.10 | |
| | BSP | Ansar Ali Sk | 8,298 | | |
| | SUCI(C) | Manas Pradhan | 7,335 | | |
| | Independent | Sk Golam Nabi Ajad | 3,260 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,28,490 | 18.08 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,90,811 | 86.61 | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### General election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Kanthi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AITC | Sisir Kumar Adhikari | 6,06,712 | 53.95 |
| | CPI(M) | Prasanta Pradhan | 4,77,609 | 42.47 |
| | BJP | Amalesh Mishra | 31,952 | 2.84 |
| | BSP | Rashbehari Patra | 8,174 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,29,103 | 12.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,24,454 | 89.97 |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | |

### General election 2004

General Election, 2004: Contai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Prasanta Pradhan | 464,743 | 50.04 |
| | AITC | Dr Nitish Sengupta | 405,553 | 44.00 |
| | INC | Kshitindra Mohan Sahoo | 26,010 | 2.8 |
| | Independent | Jiban Das | 11,707 | 1.30 |
| | Independent | Adhar Chandra Nahal | 9,676 | 1.0 |
| | BSP | Asalata Majumdar | 9,085 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,21,634 | 85.3 |
| | CPI(M) gain from AITC | CPI(M) gain from AITC | Swing | |

### General elections 1951-2004

Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
| Year | Winner | Winner | Runner-up | Runner-up |
| Year | Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party |
| 1951 | Basanta Kumar Das | Indian National Congress | Promatha Nath Bandopadhyay | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |
| 1957 | Pramatha Nath Bandopadhyay | Praja Socialist Party | Basanta Kumar Das | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Basanta Kumar Das | Indian National Congress | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1967 | Samar Guha | Praja Socialist Party | R. Pal | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Samar Guha | Praja Socialist Party | Abha Maiti | Indian National Congress (Organisation) |
| 1977 | Samar Guha | Janata Party | Sudhangshu Panda | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Pradip Sarkar | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Phulrenu Guha | Indian National Congress | Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1989 | Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Abha Maiti | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Abha Maiti | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Nitish Sengupta | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Akhil Giri | Trinamool Congress |
| 1999 | Nitish Sengupta | All India Trinamool Congress | Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2004 | Prasanta Pradhan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Nitish Sengupta | All India Trinamool Congress |