Birbhum West Bengal Parliamentary Constituency 2019, Birbhum Lok Sabha Constituency Details, Political News, West Bengal Lok Sabha Elections 2019 News Updates, Birbhum Parliamentary Constituency details 2019, Birbhum MP Issues
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Birbhum West Bengal Parliamentary Constituency 2019, Birbhum Lok Sabha Constituency Details, Political News, West Bengal Lok Sabha Elections 2019 News Updates, Birbhum Parliamentary Constituency details 2019, Birbhum MP Issues
About Birbhum:
One of the 42 parliamentary constituencies of the state of West Bengal, Birbhum city belongs to the Birbhum District. The Birbhum Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 42) consists of 1,221,893 number of electorates in totality, of these 636,373 are males and 585,520 are females as the Election commission of India 2009 data suggests. This Lok Sabha Constituency was formed prior to the 1951 elections and comprises of seven assembly segments of which 2 are reserved for SC. Prior to 2009 elections, this seat was reserved for the SC category only.
Assembly Segments:
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Names of Assembly Constituencies |
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Dubrajpur (SC) |
Suri |
Sainthia (SC) |
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Rampurhat |
Hansan |
Nalhati |
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Murarai |
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About Birbhum:
Birbhum is an administrative unit of West Bengal with its headquarters located in Suri and Birbhum. It is located on the eastern side of the state of Jharkhand. The district is often referred to as the land of red soil and is 190 km away from Kolkata. It stands at an average elevation of 56 m and covers an area of over 4,500 sq km.
Birbhum has a population of over 3,502,000 of which around 22% lives in urban areas. About 52% of the population is male and the sex ratio is around 956 females for every 1000 males. The average literacy rate is around 70%. Birbhum is the home of world renowned Visva Bharati University, Shantiniketan which was established by Rabindranath Tagore. It is recognized for its cottage and textile industries. Birbhum is well connected to cities around the state by trains and the Panagarh-Morgram Highway runs through the area which connects it to NH-2 at Panagarh and with NH-34 at Morgram.
A Look: Sitting MP
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Name of MP |
Satabdi Roy |
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Age |
44 |
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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 |
All India Trinamool Congress |
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Gender |
Female |
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Educational Qualification |
Graduate |
Performance in the 15thLok Sabha
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Debates participated |
6 |
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Private member bills passed |
0 |
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Questions asked |
0 |
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Attendance |
76% |