Ranaghat (Lok Sabha constituency)
| Existence | 2009-present |
|---|---|
| Reservation | Reserved for SC |
| Current MP | Tapas Mondal |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Elected Year | 2014 |
| State | West Bengal |
| Total Electors | 1,602,849[1] |
| Assembly Constituencies |
Krishnanagar Dakshin Santipur Ranaghat Uttar Paschim Krishnaganj (SC) Ranaghat Uttar Purba (SC) Ranaghat Dakshin (SC) Chakdaha |
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.
Assembly segments
Ranaghat (SC) (Lok Sabha constituency) (parliamentary constituency no. 13) is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
- Nabadwip (vidhan Sabha constituency)
- 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
| Lok Sabha | Duration | Constituency | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifteenth | 2009-14 | Ranaghat | Sucharu Ranjan Haldar | Trinamool Congress [3] |
| Sixteenth | 2014-incumbent | Tapas Mandal | Trinamool Congress[4] |
For MPs from this area in previous years see Nabadwip (Lok Sabha constituency)
Election results
General election 2014
| Indian general elections, 2014: Ranaghat[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| AITMC | Tapas Mandal | 590,451 | 43.63 | +1.20 | |
| CPI(M) | Archana Biswas | 388,684 | 28.72 | -6.31 | |
| BJP | Dr. Suprabhat Biswas | 233,670 | 17.27 | +0.51 | |
| INC | Pratap Kanti Ray | 92,218 | 6.81 | +6.81 | |
| BSP | Utpala Biswas | 9116 | |||
| Independent | Subhas Chandra Sarkar | 8658 | |||
| SUCI(C) | Paresh Halder | 7952 | |||
| RPI(A) | Nadiyar Chand Mondal | 3992 | |||
| Nirjatita Samaj Biplabi Party | Chaitanya Barai | 3829 | |||
| NOTA | None of the above | 14,626 | 1.08 | --- | |
| Majority | 201,767 | 14.91% | +7.51% | ||
| Turnout | 1,353,196[1] | 84.42 | |||
| AITMC hold | 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: Ranaghat[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| AITMC | Sucharu Ranjan Haldar | 575,058 | |||
| CPI(M) | Basudeb Barman | 473,235 | |||
| BJP | Sukalyan Ray | 57,844 | |||
| BSP | Satish Chandra Biswas | 19,347 | |||
| Independent | Nadiar Chand Mondal | 9,585 | |||
| Independent | Manmatha Biswas | 12,159 | |||
| Turnout | 1,147,245 | 86.30 | |||
| 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 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2014". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "General Elections to Lok Sabha 2014 Constituency Wise Trends & Results". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
See also
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
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