Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency)
| Existence | 1967-present |
|---|---|
| Reservation | Reserved for SC |
| Current MP | Aparupa Poddar (Afrin Ali) |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Elected Year | 2014 |
| State | West Bengal |
| Total Electors | 1,600,293[1] |
| Assembly Constituencies |
Haripal Tarakeswar Pursurah Arambag (SC) Goghat (SC) Khanakul Chandrakona (SC) |
Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Arambagh in West Bengal. While six assembly segments of No. 29 Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency) are in Hooghly district one segment is in Paschim Medinipur district. The seat was earlier an open seat but from 2009 it was reserved for scheduled castes.
Overview
In the 2004 Lok Sabha polls Anil Basu of CPI(M) won the Arambagh seat by a margin of 592,502 votes, which remains the highest ever victory margin in Lok Saba polls in the country.[2]Narendra Modi of BJP won the Vadodara seat in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections by 570,128 votes.[3][4]
Assembly segments
As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 29 Arambag, reserved for Scheduled castes (SC), is composed of the following assembly segments:[5]
- Haripal (assembly constituency no. 196)
- Tarakeswar (assembly constituency no. 198)
- Pursurah (assembly constituency no. 199)
- Arambag (SC) (assembly constituency no. 200)
- Goghat (SC) (assembly constituency no. 201)
- Khanakul (assembly constituency no. 202)
- Chandrakona (SC) (assembly constituency no. 232)
Prior to delimitation Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[6]Tarakeswar (assembly constituency no. 185), Pursurah (assembly constituency no. 192), Khanakul (SC) (assembly constituency no. 193), Arambagh (assembly constituency no. 194), Goghat (SC) (assembly constituency no. 195), Chandrakona (assembly constituency no. 196), Ghatal (SC) (assembly constituency no. 197)
Members of Parliament
| Lok Sabha | Duration | Constituency | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth | 1967-71 | Arambagh | A.Bose | All India Forward Bloc[7] |
| Fifth | 1971-77 | Manoranjan Hazra | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] | |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | Prafulla Chandra Sen | Bharatiya Lok Dal[9] | |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | Bejoy Krishna Modak | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [12] | |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | |
| Eleventh | 1996-98 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] | |
| Twelfth | 1998-99 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | |
| Thirteenth | 1999-04 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[16] | |
| Fourteenth | 2004-09 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[17] | |
| Fifteenth | 2009-14 | Sakti Mohan Malik | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[18] | |
| Sixteenth | 2014-incumbent | Aparupa Poddar (Afrin Ali) | All India Trinamool Congress[19] |
Election results
General election 2014
| Indian general elections, 2014: Arambagh[19] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| AITMC | Aparupa Poddar (Afrin Ali) | 748764 | |||
| CPI(M) | Sakti Mohan Malik | 401919 | |||
| BJP | Madhusudan Bag | 158480 | |||
| INC | Sambhu Nath Malik | 27872 | |||
| JDP | Ganesh Bag | 7062 | |||
| Turnout | 1,361,934[1] | 85.11 | |||
| AITMC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
| 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: 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: Arambagh.[18] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| CPI(M) | Sakti Mohan Malik | 630,254 | |||
| INC | Sambhu Nath Malik | 428,696 | |||
| BJP | Murari Bera | 57,903 | |||
| BSP | Parimal Biswas | 24,762 | |||
| JDP | Subir Kumar Majhi | 21,722 | |||
| Turnout | 1,163,337 | 84.58 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
General election 2004
| Indian general elections, 2004: Arambagh | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| CPI(M) | Anil Basu | 7,44,464 | 77.16 | ||
| BJP | Swapan Kumar Nandi | 1,51,962 | 15.75 | ||
| INC | Pradip Datta | 68,414 | 7.09 | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,92,502 | 61.41 | |||
| Turnout | 9,64,840 | 81.24 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 1 | 7 |
31.8 |
| Indian National Congress | 6 | 0 |
13.45 |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 0 | 1 |
NA |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 26 | 3 |
33.1 |
| Communist Party of India | 3 | 0 |
3.6 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 3 | 0 |
3.56 |
| Forward bloc | 3 | 1 |
3.04 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 |
6.14 |
General elections 1967-2009
Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party | |
| 1967 | A.Bose | All India Forward Bloc | S. Choudhury | Indian National Congress[7] |
| 1971 | Manoranjan Hazra | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Santi Mohan Ray | Indian National Congress[8] |
| 1977 | Prafulla Chandra Sen | Bharatiya Lok Dal | Santi Mohan Roy | Indian National Congress[9] |
| 1980 | Bijoy Krishna Modak | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Prafulla Chandra Sen | Janata Party[10] |
| 1984 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Gopal Das Nag | Indian National Congress[11] |
| 1989 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Sheikh Hasan Imam | Indian National Congress[12] |
| 1991 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Sheikh Hasan Imam | Indian National Congress[13] |
| 1996 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Monoranjan Hazra | Indian National Congress[14] |
| 1998 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Chunilal Chakraborty | Bharatiya Janata Party[15] |
| 1999 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Chunilal Chakraborty | Bharatiya Janata Party[16] |
| 2004 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Swapan Kumar Nandi | Bharatiya Janata Party[17] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2014". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "Lok Sabha polls: CPM’s Anil Basu holds record for highest victory margin". The Times of India, 3 April 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ↑ "Elections 2014 Results: Narendra Modi wins Vadodara Lok Sabha seat by over 5.70 lakh votes". The Economic Times, 16 May 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ↑ "Modi’s Vadodara Victory Margin Not Highest Ever". The New Indian Express, 16 May 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ↑ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "General Elections to Lok Sabha 2014 Constituency Wise Trends & Results". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
See also
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
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