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{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Gangarampur
| type = SLA
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Gangarampur.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Gangarampur Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Dakshin Dinajpur district|Dakshin Dinajpur]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency|Balurghat]]
| constituency_no = 41
| established = 1951
| reservation = SC
| abolished =
| mla = [[Satyendra Nath Ray]]
| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}
| latest_election_year = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| electors = 224,040
}}

'''Gangarampur Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Dakshin Dinajpur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled castes]].

==Overview==
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 41 Gangarampur Assembly constituency (SC) covers [[Gangarampur]] municipality, Belbari I, Damdama, Gangarampur and Nandanpur [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Gangarampur (Community development block)|Gangrampur]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]], and Ajmatpur, Autina, Gurail, Hazratpur, Ramchandrapur and Rampara Chenchra gram panchayats of [[Tapan (Community development block)|Tapan]] community development block.<ref name =delimitation>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 | access-date = 2 July 2014 | work = West Bengal| publisher = Election Commission of India}}</ref>

Gangarampur Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 6 [[Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name =delimitation/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Member
! colspan="2" | Party
|-
| [[1951 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1951]]
| Satindra Nath Basu
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| Lakshman Chandra Hansda
|-
| Satindra Nath Basu
|-
| [[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
| Mangla Kisku
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| [[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| [[Khalil Sayed]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
| Ahindra Sarkar
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| [[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Moslehuddin Ahmed]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|-
| [[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| Ahindra Sarkar
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}
|-
| [[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
| [[Moslehuddin Ahmed]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian Congress (Socialist)|dab=yes}}
|-
| [[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Minati Ghosh]]
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=5|dab=yes}}
|-
| [[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|-
| [[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|-
| [[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
| rowspan="2"|Narayan Biswas
|-
| [[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|-
| [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| [[Satyendra Nath Ray]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| [[Goutam Das (politician)|Goutam Das]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| [[Satyendra Nath Ray]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|}

==Election results==

===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Gangarampur}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Goutam Das|party=Trinamool Congress|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate= [[Satyendra Nath Ray]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=|party=Left Front (West Bengal)|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=|party=Indian National Congress|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]|party=None of the above (India)|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2021===
In the 2021 election, [[Satyendra Nath Ray]] of BJP defeated his nearest rival, Goutam Das of Trinamool Congress.

{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Gangarampur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Satyendra Nath Ray]]
|votes = 88,724
|percentage = 46.82
|change = +36.67
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=[[Goutam Das (politician) | Goutam Das]]|votes=84,132|percentage=44.40|change=+4.22}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Nandalal Hazra|votes=12,273|percentage=6.48|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Arun Kanti Bala|votes=1,169|percentage=0.62|change=-0.24}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the above]]|votes=1,149|percentage=0.61|change=-0.79}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = [[Kamtapur People's Party|KPPU]]
|candidate = Akshay Sarkar
|votes = 1,145
|percentage = 0.60
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star|candidate=Subrata Roy|votes=890|percentage=0.47|change=-0.15}},
{{Election box turnout|votes=189,482|percentage=84.58|change=-2.67}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
In the 2016 election, Goutam Das of Congress defeated his nearest rival, [[Satyendra Nath Ray]] of Trinamool Congress.

{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2016]]: Gangarampur (SC) constituency}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Goutam Das (politician) | Goutam Das]]|votes=80,401|percentage=46.37|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=[[Satyendra Nath Ray]]|votes=69,668|percentage=40.18|change=-5.67}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Sanatan Karmakar|votes=17,604|percentage=10.15|change=+7.06}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the above]]|votes=2,432|percentage=1.40|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Jatindra Nath Barman|votes=1,486|percentage=0.86|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star|candidate=Sukla Bhuimali|votes=1,068|percentage=0.62|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Bimal Chandra Barman|votes=719|percentage=0.41|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=173,378|percentage=87.25|change=-2.60}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
In the 2011 election, [[Satyendra Nath Ray]] of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Nandalal Hazra of CPI(M).

{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Gangarampur (SC) constituency<ref name=vidhansabha2011>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_WB_May2021.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date =}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=41 | title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 | work = Gangarampur | publisher = Empowering India | access-date = 4 August 2011 | archive-date = 1 July 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130701112941/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=41 | url-status = usurped }}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Satyendra Nath Ray]]
|votes = 65,666
|percentage = 45.85
|change = +1.38#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Nandalal Hazra
|votes = 64,998
|percentage = 45.38
|change = -6.82
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Dipankar Roy
|votes = 4,432
|percentage = 3.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Akshay Sarkar
|votes = 2,127
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Sreepada Barman
|votes = 1,915
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Uttam Kumar Barman
|votes = 1,267
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Susen Chandra Barman
|votes = 1,121
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician) 
|candidate = Sukla Bhuimali
|votes = 858
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Kanak Sarkar
|votes = 835
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 143,219
|percentage = 89.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = 7.20#
}}
{{Election box end}}

Shukla Bhuimali, contesting as an Indepependent, belonged to CPI(ML).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ceowb.in/CandidateAffidavitsForAc.aspx?ACID=41 | title = Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal, 41 Gangarampur | work = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 | publisher = Election Commission of India | access-date = 31 May 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110912025807/http://www.ceowb.in/CandidateAffidavitsForAc.aspx?ACID=41 | archive-date = 12 September 2011 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

<small>.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.</small>

===1977–2006===
In [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006]]<ref name=vidhansabha2006>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> and 2001<ref name=vidhansabha2001>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> state assembly elections Narayan Biswas of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won the Gangarampur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival [[Biplab Mitra]] of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]]. [[Minati Ghosh]] of CPI(M) defeated Asish Majumdar of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] in 1996,<ref name=vidhansabha1996>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> Biplab Mitra of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 1991<ref name=vidhansabha1991>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> and [[Moslehuddin Ahmed]] of Congress in 1987.<ref name=vidhansabha1987>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> [[Moslehuddin Ahmed]] representing [[Indian National Congress (Socialist)|ICS]] defeated Arabinda Chakrabarty of CPI(M) in 1982.<ref name=vidhansabha1982>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> Ahindra Sarkar of CPI(M) defeated [[Moslehuddin Ahmed]] of Congress in 1977.<ref name=vidhansabha1977>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp35.htm | title = 35 - Gangarampur Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 26 September 2010}}</ref>

===1951–1972===
[[Moslehuddin Ahmed]] of Congress won in 1972<ref name=vidhansabha1972>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> and 1971.<ref name=vidhansabha1971>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> Ahindra Sarkar of CPI(M) won in 1969.<ref name=vidhansabha1969>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission |access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> [[Khalil Sayed]] of Congress won in 1967.<ref name=vidhansabha1967>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> Mangla Kisku of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] won in [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]].<ref name=vidhansabha1962>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> Lakshman Chandra Hansda and Satindra Nath Basu, both of Congress, won in [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]],<ref name=vidhansabha1957>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_WB_1957.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> when Gangarampur was a joint seat. Satindra Nath Basu of Congress won in [[1952 West Bengal state assembly election|independent India's first election in 1951]].<ref name=vidhansabha1952>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_WestBengal.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Dakshin Dinajpur topics}}
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{{West Bengal elections}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politics of Dakshin Dinajpur district]]
[[Category:Gangarampur]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in West Bengal]]

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