Template:Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Arambagh in West Bengal. While six assembly segments of No. 29 Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency) are in Hooghly district one segment is in Paschim Medinipur district. The seat was earlier an open seat but from 2009 it was reserved for scheduled castes.
Overview
In the 2004 Lok Sabha polls Anil Basu of CPI(M) won the Arambagh seat by a margin of 592,502 votes, which remained for a long time the highest ever victory margin in Lok Sabha polls in the country.[1] Pritam Munde won the Beed Lok Sabha constituency in 2014 by 6,92,245 votes [1][2]
Assembly segments
As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 29 Arambag, reserved for Scheduled castes (SC), is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 196 | Haripal | None | Hooghly |
| 198 | Tarakeswar | None | Hooghly |
| 199 | Pursurah | None | Hooghly |
| 200 | Arambag | SC | Hooghly |
| 201 | Goghat | SC | Hooghly |
| 202 | Khanakul | None | Hooghly |
| 232 | Chandrakona | SC | Paschim Medinipur |
Prior to delimitation Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[3] Tarakeswar (assembly constituency no. 185), Pursurah (assembly constituency no. 192), Khanakul (SC) (assembly constituency no. 193), Arambagh (assembly constituency no. 194), Goghat (SC) (assembly constituency no. 195), Chandrakona (assembly constituency no. 196), Ghatal (SC) (assembly constituency no. 197)
Members of Parliament
| Lok Sabha | Duration | Constituency | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth | 1967-71 | Arambagh | Amiyanath Bose | All India Forward Bloc[4] |
| Fifth | 1971-77 | Manoranjan Hazra | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[5] | |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | Prafulla Chandra Sen | Bharatiya Lok Dal[6] | |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | Bijoy Krishna Modak | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] | |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] | |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [9] | |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
| Eleventh | 1996-98 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
| Twelfth | 1998-99 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
| Thirteenth | 1999-04 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | |
| Fourteenth | 2004-09 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] | |
| Fifteenth | 2009-14 | Sakti Mohan Malik | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | |
| Sixteenth | 2014-19 | Aparupa Poddar (Afrin Ali) | All India Trinamool Congress[16] | |
| Seventeenth | 2019-Incumbent | Aparupa Poddar (Afrin Ali) | All India Trinamool Congress |
Election results
General election 2019
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General election 2014
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General election 2009
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General election 2004
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General election 1999
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General election 1998
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General election 1996
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General election 1991
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General election 1989
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General election 1984
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General election 1980
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General election 1977
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General election 1971
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General election 1967
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General elections 1967-2009
Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party | |
| 1967 | Amiyanath Bose | All India Forward Bloc | Sachin Choudhury | Indian National Congress[4] |
| 1971 | Manoranjan Hazra | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Santi Mohan Ray | Indian National Congress[5] |
| 1977 | Prafulla Chandra Sen | Bharatiya Lok Dal | Santi Mohan Roy | Indian National Congress[6] |
| 1980 | Bijoy Krishna Modak | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Prafulla Chandra Sen | Janata Party[7] |
| 1984 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Gopal Das Nag | Indian National Congress[8] |
| 1989 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Sheikh Hasan Imam | Indian National Congress[9] |
| 1991 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Sheikh Hasan Imam | Indian National Congress[10] |
| 1996 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Monoranjan Hazra | Indian National Congress[11] |
| 1998 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Chunilal Chakraborty | Bharatiya Janata Party[12] |
| 1999 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Chunilal Chakraborty | Bharatiya Janata Party[13] |
| 2004 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Swapan Kumar Nandi | Bharatiya Janata Party[14] |
See also
References
- ↑ Lok Sabha polls: CPM's Anil Basu holds record for highest victory margin. The Times of India, 3 April 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ↑ Delimitation Commission Order No. 18. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ↑ Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
External links
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