Ranaghat (Lok Sabha constituency)
Ranaghat (Lok Sabha constituency) 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.
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| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
| Incumbent | Jagannath Sarkar |
| Parliamentary Party | BJP |
| Elected Year | 2019 |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 2009-present |
| Reservation | Reserved for SC |
| State | West Bengal |
| Total Electors | 17,56,445[1] |
| Assembly Constituencies | Nabadwip Santipur Ranaghat Uttar Paschim Krishnaganj (SC) Ranaghat Uttar Purba (SC) Ranaghat Dakshin (SC) Chakdaha |
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]
- Nabadwip (assembly constituency no. 84)
- Santipur (assembly constituency no. 86)
- Ranaghat Uttar Paschim (assembly constituency no. 87)
- Krishnaganj (SC) (assembly constituency no. 88)
- Ranaghat Uttar Purba (SC) (assembly constituency no. 89)
- Ranaghat Dakshin (SC) (assembly constituency no. 90)
- Chakdaha (assembly constituency no. 91)
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Sucharu Ranjan Haldar[3] | All India 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
17th Lok Sabha: 2019 General Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Jagannath Sarkar | 7,83,254 | 53 | +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 | 2% | -4.81 | |
| Majority | 2,33,428 | ||||
| Turnout | 14,84,797 | 84.26 | |||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change | Vote percentage | Vote change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 22 |  |
43.00 |  |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 18 | |
40.00 | |
| Indian National Congress | 2 | |
6.29 | |
| Left Front | 0 | |
7.57 | |
Source: Election Results 2019 Note: The vote share may change marginally once the final data is released by Election Commission.
General election 2014
| 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 | |
| NOTA | 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 | |||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 34 | |
39.3 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | |
22.7 |
| Communist Party of India | 0 | |
2.3 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | |
2.4 |
| Forward Bloc | 0 | |
2.1 |
| Indian National Congress | 4 | |
9.6 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 2 | |
16.8 |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 0 | |
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 | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2014". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
See also
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
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