Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency (earlier known as Contai Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Contai in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 31 Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency are in Purba Medinipur district. As per census 2011 Hindus form 89.7% of electors rest by Muslims, Sikhs and others.
As per the order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 31 Kanthi is composed of the following segments:
Prior to delimitation, Contai Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:Bhagabanpur (assembly constituency no. 208), Khajuri (SC) (assembly constituency no. 209), Contai North (assembly constituency no. 210), Contai South (assembly constituency no. 211), Ramnagar (assembly constituency no. 212), Egra (assembly constituency no. 213) and Mugberia (assembly constituency no. 214)
Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below: