Gangarampur Assembly constituency
| Gangarampur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 41 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Gangarampur Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Dakshin Dinajpur |
| LS constituency | Balurghat |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 224,040 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Gangarampur is an assembly constituency in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Overview
[edit]As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 41 Gangarampur Assembly constituency (SC) covers Gangarampur municipality, Belbari I, Damdama, Gangarampur and Nandanpur gram panchayats of Gangrampur community development block, and Ajmatpur, Autina, Gurail, Hazratpur, Ramchandrapur and Rampara Chenchra gram panchayats of Tapan community development block.[1]
Gangarampur Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 6 Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Gangarampur | Satindra Nath Basu | Indian National Congress[2] |
| 1957 | Lakshman Chandra Hansda | Indian National Congress[3] | |
| 1957 | Satindra Nath Basu | Indian National Congress[3] | |
| 1962 | Mangla Kisku | Communist Party of India[4] | |
| 1967 | K. Sayed | Indian National Congress[5] | |
| 1969 | Ahindra Sarkar | Communist Party of India[6] | |
| 1971 | Ahamed Moslihuddin | Indian National Congress[7] | |
| 1972 | Ahamed Moslihuddin | Indian National Congress[8] | |
| 1977 | Ahindra Sarkar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | |
| 1982 | Ahamed Moslihuddin | Indian National Congress (Socialist)[10] | |
| 1987 | Minati Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
| 1991 | Minati Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marrxist)[12] | |
| 1996 | Minati Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | |
| 2001 | Narayan Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] | |
| 2006 | Narayan Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | |
| 2011 | Satyendra Nath Ray | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | Goutam Das | Indian National Congress | |
| 2021 | Satyendra Nath Ray | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Election results
[edit]2021
[edit]In the 2021 election, Satyendra Nath Ray of BJP defeated his nearest rival, Goutam Das of Trinamool Congress.
,| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Satyendra Nath Ray | 88,724 | 46.82 | +36.67 | |
| AITC | Goutam Das | 84,132 | 44.40 | +4.22 | |
| CPI(M) | Nandalal Hazra | 12,273 | 6.48 | ||
| BSP | Arun Kanti Bala | 1,169 | 0.62 | −0.24 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,149 | 0.61 | −0.79 | |
| KPPU | Akshay Sarkar | 1,145 | 0.60 | ||
| CPI(ML) Red Star | Subrata Roy | 890 | 0.47 | −0.15 | |
| Turnout | 189,482 | 84.58 | −2.67 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2016
[edit]In the 2016 election, Goutam Das of Congress defeated his nearest rival, Satyendra Nath Ray of Trinamool Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Goutam Das | 80,401 | 46.37 | ||
| AITC | Satyendra Nath Ray | 69,668 | 40.18 | −5.67 | |
| BJP | Sanatan Karmakar | 17,604 | 10.15 | +7.06 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,432 | 1.40 | ||
| BSP | Jatindra Nath Barman | 1,486 | 0.86 | ||
| CPI(ML) Red Star | Sukla Bhuimali | 1,068 | 0.62 | ||
| Independent | Bimal Chandra Barman | 719 | 0.41 | ||
| Turnout | 173,378 | 87.25 | −2.60 | ||
| INC gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2011
[edit]In the 2011 election, Satyendra Nath Ray of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Nandalal Hazra of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Satyendra Nath Ray | 65,666 | 45.85 | +1.38# | |
| CPI(M) | Nandalal Hazra | 64,998 | 45.38 | −6.82 | |
| BJP | Dipankar Roy | 4,432 | 3.09 | ||
| Independent | Akshay Sarkar | 2,127 | |||
| Independent | Sreepada Barman | 1,915 | |||
| BSP | Uttam Kumar Barman | 1,267 | |||
| Independent | Susen Chandra Barman | 1,121 | |||
| Independent | Sukla Bhuimali | 858 | |||
| Independent | Kanak Sarkar | 835 | |||
| Turnout | 143,219 | 89.85 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 7.20# | |||
Shukla Bhuimali, contesting as an Indepependent, belonged to CPI(ML).[18]
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977–2006
[edit]In 2006[15] and 2001[14] state assembly elections Narayan Biswas of CPI(M) won the Gangarampur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Biplab Mitra of Trinamool Congress. Minati Ghosh of CPI(M) defeated Asish Majumdar of BJP in 1996,[13] Biplab Mitra of Congress in 1991[12] and Ahamed Moslihuddin of Congress in 1987.[11] Ahamed Moslihuddin representing ICS defeated Arabinda Chakrabarty of CPI(M) in 1982.[10] Ahindra Sarkar of CPI(M) defeated Ahamed Moslihuddin of Congress in 1977.[9][19]
1951–1972
[edit]Ahamed Moslihuddin of Congress won in 1972[8] and 1971.[7] Ahindra Sarkar of CPI(M) won in 1969.[6] K. Sayed of Congress won in 1967.[5] Mangla Kisku of CPI won in 1962.[4] Lakshman Chandra Hansda and Satindra Nath Basu, both of Congress, won in 1957,[3] when Gangarampur was a joint seat. Satindra Nath Basu of Congress won in independent India's first election in 1951.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Gangarampur. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
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