Ranaghat
Lok Sabha constituency
Interactive Map Outlining Ranaghat Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
Assembly constituenciesNabadwip
Santipur
Ranaghat Uttar Paschim
Krishnaganj
Ranaghat Uttar Purba
Ranaghat Dakshin
Chakdaha
Established2009
Total electors17,56,445[1]
ReservationSC
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2019

Ranaghat is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency is in Nadia district in West Bengal. As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the boundary delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, from 2009 Nabadwip Lok Sabha constituency ceased to exist and a new one came into being: Ranaghat Lok Sabha constituency.[2] All seven assembly segments of No. 13 Ranaghat Lok Sabha constituency are in Nadia district.

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

Ranaghat (SC) Lok Sabha constituency (parliamentary constituency no. 13) is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Party MLA
84 Nabadwip None Nadia TMC Pundarikhsya Saha
86 Santipur None Nadia TMC Braja Kishore Goswami
87 Ranaghat Uttar Paschim None Nadia BJP Parthasarathi Chatterjee
88 Krishnaganj SC Nadia BJP Ashis Kumar Biswas
89 Ranaghat Uttar Purba SC Nadia BJP Ashim Biswas
90 Ranaghat Dakshin SC Nadia BJP Mukut Mani Adhikari
91 Chakdaha None Nadia BJP Bankim Chandra Ghosh

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2009 Sucharu Ranjan Haldar[3] Trinamool Congress
2014 Tapas Mandal[4]
2019 Jagannath Sarkar Bharatiya Janata Party

For MPs from this area in previous years see Nabadwip Lok Sabha constituency

Election results

2019

2019 Indian general elections: Ranaghat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Jagannath Sarkar 783,254 52.78 +35.73
AITC Rupali Biswas 5,49,825 37.05 -6.58
CPI(M) Rama Biswas 97,771 6.59 -22.13
INC Minati Biswas 23,297 1.57 -4.81
NOTA None of the above 9,137 0.62
Majority 2,33,428 15.71
Turnout 14,84,797 84.26
BJP gain from AITC Swing

General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Ranaghat[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Tapas Mandal 5,90,451 43.63 -6.49
CPI(M) Archana Biswas 3,88,684 28.72 -12.52
BJP Dr. Suprabhat Biswas 2,33,670 17.27 +12.23
INC Pratap Kanti Ray 92,218 6.81 N/A
BSP Utpala Biswas 9,116 0.67 -1.01
Independent Subhas Chandra Sarkar 8,658 0.63 N/A
SUCI(C) Paresh Halder 7,952 0.58 N/A
RPI(A) Nadiyar Chand Mondal 3,992 0.29 N/A
Nirjatita Samaj Biplabi Party Chaitanya Barai 3,829 0.28 N/A
None of the Above None of the Above 14,626 1.08 N/A
Majority 2,01,767 14.91 +7.51
Turnout 13,53,196 84.42 -1.88
AITC hold Swing -6.49

General election 2009

General Election, 2009: Ranaghat[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Sucharu Ranjan Haldar 575,058 50.12
CPI(M) Basudeb Barman 473,235 41.24
BJP Sukalyan Ray 84,404
BSP Satish Chandra Biswas 19,347 1.68
Independent Manmatha Biswas 12,159 1.05
Independent Nadiar Chand Mondal 9,585 0.83
Majority 1,01,823 8.88
Turnout 11,47,245 86.30
AITC win (new seat)

References

  1. "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2014". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  3. 1 2 "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  4. 1 2 "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

See also

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