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.

Ranaghat
Lok Sabha Constituency
IncumbentJagannath Sarkar
Parliamentary PartyBJP
Elected Year2019
Constituency Details
Established2009-present
ReservationReserved for SC
StateWest Bengal
Total Electors17,56,445[1]
Assembly ConstituenciesNabadwip
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
ElectionMemberParty
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
2019 Indian general elections: Ranaghat
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
 2019 Indian general election
West Bengal summary
Party Seats won Seat change Vote percentage Vote change %
Trinamool Congress 22 12 43.00 4
Bharatiya Janata Party 18 16 40.00 23
Indian National Congress 2 2 6.29 4
Left Front 0 2 7.57 24

Source: Election Results 2019 Note: The vote share may change marginally once the final data is released by Election Commission.

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