Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency

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Template:Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency 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]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Party MLA
36 Itahar None Uttar Dinajpur bgcolor="Template:Party color"|AITC Mosaraf Hossain
37 Kushmandi SC Dakshin Dinajpur bgcolor="Template:Party color"|AlTC Rekha Roy
38 Kumarganj None Dakshin Dinajpur bgcolor="Template:Party color"|AITC Toraf Hossain Mondal
39 Balurghat None Dakshin Dinajpur bgcolor="Template:Party color"|BJP Ashok Kumar Lahiri
40 Tapan ST Dakshin Dinajpur bgcolor="Template:Party color"|BJP Budhrai Tudu
41 Gangarampur SC Dakshin Dinajpur bgcolor="Template:Party color"|

BJP

Satyendra Nath Ray
42 Harirampur None Dakshin Dinajpur bgcolor="Template:Party color"|AITC Biplab Mitra

Members of Parliament

Lok Sabha Duration Constituency Name of M.P. Party Affiliation
First 1952-57 West Dinajpur Susil Ranjan Chattopadhyay Indian National Congress[2]
Second 1957-62 Selku Mardi Indian National Congress[3]
Chapala Kanta Bhattacharjee Indian National Congress
Third 1962-67 Balurghat Sarkar Murmu Communist Party of India[4]
Fourth 1967-71 J.N.Pramanick Indian National Congress[5]
Fifth 1971-77 Rasendranath Barman Indian National Congress[6]
Sixth 1977-80 Palash Barman Revolutionary Socialist Party[7]
Seventh 1980-84 Palash Barman Revolutionary Socialist Party[8]
Eighth 1984-89 Palash Barman Revolutionary Socialist Party[9]
Ninth 1989-91 Palash Barman Revolutionary Socialist Party[10]
Tenth 1991-96 Palash Barman Revolutionary Socialist Party[11]
Eleventh 1996-98 Ranen Barman Revolutionary Socialist Party[12]
Twelfth 1998-99 Ranen Barman Revolutionary Socialist Party[13]
Thirteenth 1999-04 Ranen Barman Revolutionary Socialist Party[14]
Fourteenth 2004-09 Ranen Barman Revolutionary Socialist Party[15]
Fifteenth 2009-14 Prasanta Kumar Majumdar Revolutionary Socialist Party[16]
Sixteenth 2014-19 Arpita Ghosh Trinamool Congress[17]
Seventeenth 2019-incumbent Sukanta Majumdar Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

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[2]
1957 Selku Mardi Indian National Congress
Chapala Kanta Bhattacharjee Indian National Congress Narendra Mohan Sen Communist Party of India[3]
1962 Sarkar Murmu Communist Party of India Selku Mardi Indian National Congress[4]
1967 J.N.Pramanick Indian National Congress D.P.Kanti Communist Party of India (Marxist)[5]
1971 Rasendranath Barman Indian National Congress Pijush Kanti Das Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1977 Palas Barman Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Rasendra Nath Burman Indian National Congress[7]
1980 Palas Barman Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Ranajit Sarkar Indian National Congress (I)[8]
1984 Palas Barman Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Satyendra Nath Ray Indian National Congress[9]
1989 Palas Barman Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Satyendra Nath Ray Indian National Congress[10]
1991 Palas Barman Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Rasendra Nath Burman Indian National Congress[11]
1996 Ranen Barman Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Satyendra Nath Ray Indian National Congress[12]
1998 Ranen Barman Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Nani Gopal Roy Trinamool Congress[13]
1999 Ranen Barman Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Subhash Chandra Barman Bharatiya Janata Party[14]
2004 Ranen Barman Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Manomohan Roy Bharatiya Janata Party[15]

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

References

  1. ↑ Delimitation Commission Order No. 18. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 General Elections, India, 1951- Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 General Elections, India, 1957- Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 General Elections, India, 1962- Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  16. ↑ General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  17. ↑ General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

See also

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