Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Balurghat
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]

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

Indian general elections, 2014: Balurghat[19]
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


e • d Indian general election, 2014
West Bengal summary
Party Seats won Seat change Vote percentage
Trinamool Congress 34 Increase15 39.3
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 2 Decrease7 22.7
Communist Party of India 0 Decrease2 2.3
Revolutionary Socialist Party 0 Decrease2 2.4
Forward Bloc 0 Decrease2 2.1
Indian National Congress 4 Decrease2 9.6
Bharatiya Janata Party 2 Increase1 16.8
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) 0 Decrease1 0.7

Source: Party-wise trends in General Election to the Lok Sabha 2014
List of successful candidates in General Elections 2009 to the 15th Lok Sabha


General election 2009

General Election, 2009: Balurghat[18]
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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