Balurghat (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.

Balurghat
Lok Sabha Constituency
IncumbentDr. Sukanta Majumdar
Parliamentary PartyBJP
Elected Year2019
Constituency Details
Established1962-present
ReservationNone
StateWest Bengal
Total Electors1,254,497[1]
Assembly ConstituenciesItahar
Kushmandi (SC)
Kumarganj
Balurghat
Tapan (ST)
Gangarampur (SC)
Harirampur

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:[2]

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), Gazole (ST) (assembly constituency no. 40)

Members of Parliament
Lok SabhaDurationConstituencyName of M.P.Party Affiliation
First1952-57West DinajpurSusil Ranjan ChattopadhyayIndian National Congress[4]
Second1957-62Selku MardiIndian National Congress[5]
Chapala Kanta BhattacharjeeIndian National Congress
Third1962-67BalurghatSarkar MurmuCommunist Party of India[6]
Fourth1967-71J.N.PramanickIndian National Congress[7]
Fifth1971-77Rasendranath BarmanIndian National Congress[8]
Sixth1977-80Palash BarmanRevolutionary Socialist Party[9]
Seventh1980-84Palash BarmanRevolutionary Socialist Party[10]
Eighth1984-89Palash BarmanRevolutionary Socialist Party[11]
Ninth1989-91Palash BarmanRevolutionary Socialist Party[12]
Tenth1991-96Palash BarmanRevolutionary Socialist Party[13]
Eleventh1996-98Ranen BarmanRevolutionary Socialist Party[14]
Twelfth1998-99Ranen BarmanRevolutionary Socialist Party[15]
Thirteenth1999-04Ranen BarmanRevolutionary Socialist Party[16]
Fourteenth2004-09Ranen BarmanRevolutionary Socialist Party[17]
Fifteenth2009-14Prasanta Kumar MajumdarRevolutionary Socialist Party[18]
Sixteenth2014-19Arpita GhoshTrinamool Congress[19]
Seventeenth 2019-incumbent Sukanta Majumdar Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

General election 2019
2019 Indian general election: Balurghat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dr. Sukanta Majumdar 5,39,317 45.02 +25.04
AITC Arpita Ghosh 5,06,024 42.24 +3.71
RSP Ranen Barman 72,990 6.09 -22.38
INC Abdus Sadeq Sarkar 36,783 3.07 -4.52
JMM Naran Tudu 6,387 0.53
Independent Muslima Khatun 4,950 0.41
Independent Bibhuti Tudu 4,719 0.39
SHS Ranjit Kumar Mohanta 3,300 0.28
BMP Ranendra Nath Mali 2,007 0.17
Kamtapur People's Party (United) Nubash Chandra Barman 1,763 0.15
SUCI(C) Biren Mahanta 1,526 0.13
CPI(ML) Red Star Manas Chakraborty 1,349 0.11
NOTA None of the above 13,414 1.12 +0.02
Majority 33,293 2.78 -7.28
Turnout 11,98,237 83.69
Registered electors 14,31,704
BJP gain from AITC Swing +10.67
 2019 Indian general election
West Bengal summary
Party Seats won Seat change Vote percentage Vote change %
AITC 22 12 43.00 4
BJP 18 16 40.00 23
INC 2 2 6.29 4
Left 0 2 7.57 24

Source: Election Results 2019

General election 2014
2014 Indian general elections: Balurghat[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC 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
AITC gain from RSP Swing
 2014 Indian general election
West Bengal summary
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
General Election, 2009: Balurghat[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RSP Prasanta Kumar Majumdar 388,444 44.38
AITC 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
  • Balurghat
  • List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

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