Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency)

Katwa Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal state in eastern India, which was abolished following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008.
Overview.
As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, this parliamentary constituency ceased to exist and constituent assembly segments are now part of either of the two new constituencies: Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency) or Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency).
Assembly segments.
Katwa Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
Members of Parliament.
For Members of Parliament from this area in subsequent years see Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency) and Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency).
Election results.
2006 Bye-election.
A bye-election was held on 16 September 2006 following the death of the sitting MP, Mahboob Zahedi on 8 April 2006.
General elections 1951-2004.
Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below: