Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency)
| Existence | 1962-present |
|---|---|
| Reservation | None |
| Current MP | Arpita Ghosh |
| Party | AITC |
| Elected Year | 2014 |
| State | West Bengal |
| Total Electors | 1,254,497[1] |
| Assembly Constituencies |
Itahar Kushmandi (SC) Kumarganj Balurghat Tapan (ST) Gangarampur (SC) Harirampur |
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
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:[2]
- Itahar (assembly constituency no. 36)
- Kushmandi (SC) (assembly constituency no. 37)
- Kumarganj (assembly constituency no. 38)
- Balurghat (assembly constituency no. 39)
- Tapan (ST) (assembly constituency no. 40)
- Gangarampur (SC) (assembly constituency no. 41)
- Harirampur (assembly constituency no. 42)
In 2004 Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[3]Kaliaganj (SC) (assembly constituency no. 32), Kushmandi (SC) (assembly constituency no. 33), Gangarampur (assembly constituency no. 35), Tapan (ST) (assembly constituency no. 36), Kumarganj (assembly constituency no. 37), Balurghat (assembly constituency no. 38), Gajol (ST) (assembly constituency no. 40)
Members of Parliament
| Lok Sabha | Duration | Constituency | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 1952-57 | West Dinajpur | Susil Ranjan Chattopadhyay | Indian National Congress[4] |
| Second | 1957-62 | Selku Mardi | Indian National Congress[5] | |
| Chapala Kanta Bhattacharjee | Indian National Congress | |||
| Third | 1962-67 | Balurghat | Sarkar Murmu | Communist Party of India[6] |
| Fourth | 1967-71 | J.N.Pramanick | Indian National Congress[7] | |
| Fifth | 1971-77 | Rasendranath Barman | Indian National Congress[8] | |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | Palash Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party[9] | |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | Palash Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party[10] | |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | Palash Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party[11] | |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | Palash Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party[12] | |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | Palash Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party[13] | |
| Eleventh | 1996-98 | Ranen Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party[14] | |
| Twelfth | 1998-99 | Ranen Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party[15] | |
| Thirteenth | 1999-04 | Ranen Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party[16] | |
| Fourteenth | 2004-09 | Ranen Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party[17] | |
| Fifteenth | 2009-14 | Prasanta Kumar Majumdar | Revolutionary Socialist Party[18] | |
| Sixteenth | 2014-incumbent | Arpita Ghosh | Trinamool Congress[19] |
Election results
General election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Arpita Ghosh | 4,09,641 | 38.53 | -5.26 | |
| RSP | Bimalendu Sarkar | 3,02,677 | 28.47 | -15.91 | |
| BJP | Bishwapriya Roychowdhury | 2,23,014 | 20.98 | +14.16 | |
| INC | Om Prakash Mishra | 80,715 | 7.59 | +7.59 | |
| AIUDF | Abdus Sadek Sarkar | 10,547 | |||
| Independent | Shiben Sarkar | 5,647 | |||
| JDP | Som Hemram | 4,774 | |||
| BSP | Rajen Hansda | 4,581 | |||
| RJSP | Sasti Chandra Sarkar | 3,969 | |||
| SUCI(C) | Islam Nural | 2,644 | |||
| BMP | Ranendranath Mali | 1,687 | |||
| NOTA | None of the above | 11,691 | 1.10 | --- | |
| Majority | 1,06,964 | 10.06 | -9.47 | ||
| Turnout | 10,63,053 | 84.74 | |||
| Trinamool Congress gain from RSP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 34 |  15 |
39.3 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 |  7 |
22.7 |
| Communist Party of India | 0 | 2 |
2.3 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 2 |
2.4 |
| Forward Bloc | 0 | 2 |
2.1 |
| Indian National Congress | 4 | 2 |
9.6 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 2 | 1 |
16.8 |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 0 | 1 |
0.7 |
Source: General Election to the Lok Sabha 2014 - State wise seats won & valid votes polled by political parties
General Elections 2009 to the 15th Lok Sabha - Party wise seats won and votes polled
General election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSP | Prasanta Kumar Majumdar | 388,444 | 44.38 | ||
| Trinamool Congress | Biplab Mitra | 383,339 | 43.79 | ||
| BJP | Subhash Chandra Barman | 59,741 | 6.82 | ||
| BSP | Gobinda Hansda | 13,977 | 1.60 | ||
| AUDF | Mridul Ghosh | 10,460 | 1.19 | ||
| Independent | Samu Soren | 8,182 | 0.93 | ||
| JMM | Chamru Oram | 5,722 | 0.65 | ||
| Independent | Prahallad Barman | 5,495 | 0.63 | ||
| Turnout | 875,360 | 86.65 | |||
| RSP hold | Swing | ||||
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[4] |
| 1957 | Selku Mardi | Indian National Congress | ||
| Chapala Kanta Bhattacharjee | Indian National Congress | Narendra Mohan Sen | Communist Party of India[5] | |
| 1962 | Sarkar Murmu | Communist Party of India | Selku Mardi | Indian National Congress[6] |
| 1967 | J.N.Pramanick | Indian National Congress | D.P.Kanti | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] |
| 1971 | Rasendranath Barman | Indian National Congress | Pijush Kanti Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] |
| 1977 | Palas Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Rasendra Nath Burman | Indian National Congress[9] |
| 1980 | Palas Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Ranajit Sarkar | Indian National Congress (I)[10] |
| 1984 | Palas Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Satyendra Nath Ray | Indian National Congress[11] |
| 1989 | Palas Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Satyendra Nath Ray | Indian National Congress[12] |
| 1991 | Palas Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Rasendra Nath Burman | Indian National Congress[13] |
| 1996 | Ranen Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Satyendra Nath Ray | Indian National Congress[14] |
| 1998 | Ranen Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Nani Gopal Roy | Trinamool Congress[15] |
| 1999 | Ranen Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Subhash Chandra Barman | Bharatiya Janata Party[16] |
| 2004 | Ranen Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Manomohan Roy | Bharatiya Janata Party[17] |
Note: In 1951 and 1957 the contest was in the West Dinajpur constituency. From 1962, it was Balurghat constituency.
References
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See also
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