Medinipur West Bengal Parliamentary Constituency 2019, Medinipur Lok Sabha Constituency Details, Political News, West Bengal Lok Sabha Elections 2019 News Updates, Medinipur Parliamentary Constituency details 2019, Medinipur MP Issues
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Medinipur West Bengal Parliamentary Constituency 2019, Medinipur Lok Sabha Constituency Details, Political News, West Bengal Lok Sabha Elections 2019 News Updates, Medinipur Parliamentary Constituency details 2019, Medinipur MP Issues
About Medinipur:
The Medinipur Constituency is one of West Bengal's 42 Lok Sabha constituencies and came into existence prior to the elections of the year 1951 and currently has a total of 1,262,983 electors. The Medinipur Parliamentary constituency (constituency number 34) has a total of 1,262,983 electorates out of which 615,364 are females and 647,619 are males according to Election Commission of India 2009 reports. It consists of seven legislative assembly segments, of which one is reserved for the ST category.
Assembly Segments:
|
Egra |
Dantan |
Keshiary (ST) |
|
Kharagpur Sadar |
Narayangarh |
Kharagpur |
|
Medinipur |
About Medinipur:
Medinipur is a city and the headquarters of the Paschim Medinipur, located along the Kangsabati River. It is located at a height of 23 meters at a distance of 30 km from Arabari forest range.
As per the 2011 census data, the total population of Medinipur is about 170,000 of which 85,362 are males and 83,700 are females. About 10% is below the age of six and the sex ratio is 960 females per 1000 males. With an average literacy rate of 90%, the male and female literacy rates are 92% and 83% respectively. Bengali is the official language while English, Hindi, Marwari and Urdu are widely spoken. Several traditional and contemporary centers of education are available here. It features a mostly agrarian economy and also has many businesses in and around the town. Railways are the easiest mode of transport while several state highways connect it to an extensive road network.
A Look: Sitting MP
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Name of MP |
Prabodh Panda |
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Age |
67 |
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Nature of Membership |
Elected |
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Term |
18-May-09 to In office |
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Political Party |
Communist Party of India |
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Gender |
Male |
|
Educational Qualification |
Graduate |
Performance in the 15thSabha
|
Debates participated |
147 |
|
Private member bills passed |
1 |
|
Questions asked |
577 |
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Attendance |
91% |