Kolkata, May 23: The results of the Birbhum Lok Sabha Constituency was declared today. The counting of votes began on the Birbhum Parliamentary seat in West Bengal at 8 am on Thursday, May 23. Satabdi Roy of TMC defeated BJP's Dudh Kumar Mondol by a margin of 88,924 votes.

Voting took place for the Birbhum seat in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019. A total voter turnout of 76 per cent was recorded, as per Election Commission of India. Stay with us for Live updates on the results for the Birbhum Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Results LIVE News Updates

The incumbent parliamentarian, representing the constituency is from AITC – Satabdi Roy (Banerjee). The famous actress-turned MP emerged victorious in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections by defeating the CPI(M) candidate – Dr Elahe Kamre Muhammad. AITC has fielded Satabdi Roy (Banerjee) again this time. To defeat the current MP in the Lok Sabha elections 2019, CPI(M) has fielded Dr Rezaul Karim, while Congress has announced Imam Hossain as their candidate. BJP has fielded Dudh Kumar Mondol. West Bengal Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Dates: Constituency-Wise Complete Schedule Of Voting And Results For General Elections.

As per the ECI website – updated on March 13, 2019 – there are 12,21,893 voters in the parliamentary constituency, among them 5,85,520 are females while 6,36,373 are males. The average literacy rate is 70 per cent, and the principal occupations are agriculture, handicrafts and trade of musical instruments. Also, textile from this place is globally renowned. It’s a place for artisans and has a renowned university – Visva Bharti University. The female to male ratio is 956.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule for Fourth Phase:

Announcement and Issue of Press Note March 10
Issue of Notification April 2
Last date for filing nomination April 9
Scrutiny of nomination April 10
Last date for withdrawal of candidature April 12
Date Of Poll April 29
Date of Result May 23
Dates Before Elections Shall be Completed May 27

According to the Election Commission’s briefings, the process of filing nomination for Birbhum Lok Sabha elections began on April 2, which continued till April 9. The scrutiny was done on April 10, and the last date for the withdrawal of the nominations was April 12. The polling took place on April 29.

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In 2014 Lok Sabha polls, AITC bagged 34 seats – gaining 15 more than 2009, while CPI(M) could win only two seats – Raiganj and Murshidabad. Congress emerged victorious on four seats, and BJP opened their account from Asansol and Darjeeling. Lok Sabha elections took place in seven phases across the state – on April 11, April 18, April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19. The results would be declared on May 23.

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