Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency-268585

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Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Balurghat in West Bengal. While six of the assembly segments of No. 6 Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency are in Dakshin Dinajpur district, one assembly segment is in Uttar Dinajpur district. The seat was earlier reserved for scheduled castes but from 2009 it is an open seat.

Assembly segments

Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal - 1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. Birbhum

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 6 Balurghat is composed of the following assembly segments from 2009:[1]

# Name District Member Party 2024 Lead
36 Itahar Uttar Dinajpur Mosaraf Hussen Template:Party name with color Template:Party name with color
37 Kushmandi (SC) Dakshin Dinajpur Tapas Chandra Roy Template:Party name with color
38 Kumarganj Toraf Hossain Mandal Template:Party name with color
39 Balurghat Bidyut Roy Template:Party name with color Template:Party name with color
40 Tapan (ST) Budhrai Tudu
41 Gangarampur (SC) Satyendra Nath Ray
42 Harirampur Biplab Mitra Template:Party name with color Template:Party name with color

Members of Parliament

Year Name[2] Party
1952 Susil Ranjan ChattopadhyayTemplate:Efn Template:Full party name with color
1957 Selku Mardi
Chapala Kanta Bhattacharjee
1962 Sarkar Murmu Template:Full party name with color
1967 J.N.Pramanick Template:Full party name with color
1971 Rasendranath Barman
1977 Palash Barman Template:Full party name with color
1980
1984
1989
1991
1996 Ranen Barman
1998
1999
2004
2009 Prasanta Kumar Majumdar
2014 Arpita Ghosh Template:Full party name with color
2019 Sukanta Majumdar Template:Full party name with color
2024

Election results

General election 2024

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General election 2019

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General election 2014

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General election 2009

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General elections 1951-2004

Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:

Year Winner Runner-up
Candidate Party Candidate Party
1951 Susil Ranjan Chattopadhyay Indian National Congress Narendra Mohan Sen Communist Party of India[3]
1957 Selku Mardi Indian National Congress
Chapala Kanta Bhattacharjee Indian National Congress Narendra Mohan Sen Communist Party of India[4]
1962 Sarkar Murmu Communist Party of India Selku Mardi Indian National Congress[5]
1967 J.N.Pramanick Indian National Congress D.P.Kanti Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1971 Rasendranath Barman Indian National Congress Pijush Kanti Das Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1977 Palas Barman Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Rasendra Nath Burman Indian National Congress[8]
1980 Palas Barman Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Ranajit Sarkar Indian National Congress (I)[9]
1984 Palas Barman Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Satyendra Nath Ray Indian National Congress[10]
1989 Palas Barman Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Satyendra Nath Ray Indian National Congress[11]
1991 Palas Barman Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Rasendra Nath Burman Indian National Congress[12]
1996 Ranen Barman Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Satyendra Nath Ray Indian National Congress[13]
1998 Ranen Barman Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Nani Gopal Roy Trinamool Congress[14]
1999 Ranen Barman Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Subhash Chandra Barman Bharatiya Janata Party[15]
2004 Ranen Barman Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Manomohan Roy Bharatiya Janata Party[16]

Note: In 1951 and 1957 the contest was in the West Dinajpur constituency. From 1962, it was Balurghat constituency.

Notes

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References

  1. ↑ Delimitation Commission Order No. 18. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  2. ↑ Balurghat Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name. www.elections.in.
  3. ↑ General Elections, India, 1951- Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  4. ↑ General Elections, India, 1957- Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  5. ↑ General Elections, India, 1962- Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  6. ↑ General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  7. ↑ General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  8. ↑ General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  9. ↑ General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  10. ↑ General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  11. ↑ General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  12. ↑ General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  13. ↑ General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  14. ↑ General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  15. ↑ General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  16. ↑ General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.

See also

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