Burdwan (Lok Sabha constituency)

Burdwan (a.k.a. Bardhaman) Lok Sabha constituency was in West Bengal, in India. In 2008 the seat was split in two constituencies in a delimitation exercise by Indian government.
Overview.
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, this parliamentary constituency ceased to exist and assembly segments were part of either of the two new constituencies: Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency) or Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency). Only Khandaghosh assembly segment will be part of Bishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency).
Vidhan Sabha segments.
Prior to delimitation, Burdwan Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments in 2004:
Results of elections.
General elections 1977-2004.
Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are generally mentioned below: