Ranaghat Uttar Purba Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
| Ranaghat Uttar Purba | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 89 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Ranaghat Uttar Purba Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| LS constituency | Ranaghat |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 264,929 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Ashim Biswas | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Ranaghat Uttar Purba is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 89 Ranaghat Uttar Purba Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Aranghata, Bahirgachhi, Dutta Fulia, Jugalkishore, Kamalpur and Raghunathpur Hijuli II gram panchayats of Ranaghat II community development block, and Bagula I, Bagula II, Mamjoan, Ramnagar Bara Chupria I and Ramnagar Bara Chupria II gram panchayats of Hanskhali community development block.[1]
Ranaghat Uttar Purba Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 13 Ranaghat (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1] Ranaghat East and West were earlier part of Nabadwip (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Ranaghat | Bijoy Krishna Sarkar | Indian National Congress[3] |
| Keshab Chandra Mitra | Indian National Congress[3] | ||
| 1957 | Benoy Kumar Chatterjee | Indian National Congress[4] | |
| 1962 | Gour Chandra Kundu | Communist Party of India[5] | |
| 1967 | Ranaghat East | Nitai Pada Sarkar | Communist Party of India[6] |
| Ranaghat West | Benoy Kumar Chatterjee | Indian National Congress[6] | |
| 1969 | Ranaghat East | Nitai Pada Sarkar | Communist Party of India[7] |
| Ranaghat West | Gour Chandra Kundu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] | |
| 1971 | Ranaghat East | Naresh Chandra Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] |
| Ranaghat West | Gour Chandra Kundu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] | |
| 1972 | Ranaghat East | Nitaipada Sarkar | Communist Party of India[9] |
| Ranaghat West | Naresh Chandra Chaki | Indian National Congress[9] | |
| 1977 | Ranaghat East | Satish Chandra Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] |
| Ranaghat West | Gour Chandra Kundu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
| 1982 | Ranaghat East | Satish Chandra Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] |
| Ranaghat West | Gour Chandra Kundu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
| 1987 | Ranaghat East | Binay Krishna Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] |
| Ranaghat West | Gour Chandra Kundu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
| 1991 | Ranaghat East | Binay Krishna Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] |
| Ranaghat West | Subhaas Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | |
| 1996 | Ranaghat East | Binay Krishna Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] |
| Ranaghat West | Shankar Singha | Indian National Congress[14] | |
| 2001 | Ranaghat East | Asim Bala | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] |
| Ranaghat West | Shankar Singha | Indian National Congress[15] | |
| 2006 | Ranaghat East | Debendra Nath Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[16] |
| Ranaghat West | Aloke Kumar Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[16] | |
| 2011 | Ranaghat Uttar Purba | Samir Kumar Poddar | All India Trinamool Congress[17] |
| 2016 | Ranaghat Uttar Purba | Samir Kumar Poddar | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | Ranaghat Uttar Purba | Ashim Biswas (politician) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ashim Biswas | 116,786 | 54.39 | ||
| AITC | Samir Kumar Poddar | 85,004 | 39.59 | ||
| ISF | Dinesh Chandra Biswas | 5,204 | 2.42 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,359 | 1.10 | ||
| BSP | Sanjit Kumar Mandal | 2,117 | 0.99 | ||
| Independent | Apurba Lal Roy | 1,228 | 0.57 | ||
| Independent | Kamal Sarkar | 1,065 | 0.50 | ||
| BMP | Samir Kumar Biswas | 488 | 0.23 | ||
| Purvanchal Mahapanchayet | Swadhin Biswas | 485 | 0.23 | ||
| Turnout | 214,736 | 81.05 | |||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2016
In the 2016 election, Samir Poddar of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Babusona Sarkar of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Samir Kumar Poddar | 93,215 | 48.13 | -6.90 | |
| CPI(M) | Babusona Sarkar | 78,243 | 40.40 | +3.66 | |
| BJP | Nikhil Ranjan Sarkar | 15,467 | 7.99 | +4.33 | |
| BSP | Pradip Kumar Sarkar | 2,301 | 1.19 | -1.49 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,642 | 0.85 | +0.85 | |
| Turnout | 1,93,678 | 81.10 | -3.84 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 election, Samir Poddar of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Archana Biswas of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Samir Kumar Poddar | 93,836 | 55.03 | +11.72 | |
| CPI(M) | Archana Biswas | 62,644 | 36.74 | -11.12 | |
| BJP | Basudev Majumdar | 6,243 | 3.66 | ||
| BSP | Nanigopal Roy | 4,578 | 2.68 | ||
| Independent | Subhas Chandra Sarkar | 1,967 | |||
| Nirjatita Samaj Biplabi Party | Anuva Sikder (Mallick) | 1,237 | |||
| Turnout | 170,505 | 84.94 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +22.84 | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together, as well as the CPI(M) vote percentage, in 2006 for the now defunct Hanskhali seat.
1977-2006
Till 2006, Ranaghat had two Vidhan Sabha constituencies Ranaghat East and Ranaghat West. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned.
Ranaghat East
In the 2006 state assembly elections,[16] Debendra Nath Biswas of CPI(M) won the Ranaghat East (SC) assembly constituency defeating his nearest rival Nilima Nag (Mallick) of Trinamool Congress. Asim Bala of CPI(M) defeated Dr. Ramendra Nath Biswas of Trinamool Congress in 2001.[15] Binay Krishna Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Akhil Kumar Majumdar of Congress in 1996[14] and 1991,[13] and Dr. Ramendra Nath Biswas of Congress in 1987.[12] Satish Chandra Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Nitai Pada Sarkar, Independent, in 1982[11] and Sushil Kumar Ray of Congress in 1977.[10][19]
Ranaghat West
In the 2006[16] state assembly elections, Aloke Kumar Das of CPI(M) won the Ranaghat West assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Shankar Singha of Congress. Shankar Singha of Congress defeated Jyotirmoyee Sikdar in 2001[15] and Sourendra Nath Nag of CPI(M) in 1996.[14] Subhaas Basu of CPI(M) defeated Naresh Chandra Chaki of Congress in 1991.[13] Gour Chandra Kundu of CPI(M) defeated Saradindu Biswas of Congress in 1987,[12] Benoy Chatterjee of Congress in 1982,[11] and Naresh Chandra Chaki of Congress in 1977.[10][20]
1967-1972
Ranaghat East
Nitaipada Sarkar of CPI won in 1972.[9] Naresh Chandra Biswas of CPI(M) won in 1971.[8] Nitai Pada Sarkar of CPI won in 1969[7] and 1967.[6]
Ranaghat West
Naresh Chandra Chaki of Congress won in 1972.[9] Gour Chandra Kundu of CPI(M) 1971[8] and 1969.[7] Benoy Kumar Chatterjee of Congress won in 1967.[6]
1951-1962 Ranaghat
In 1962 and 1957, there was a single seat for Ranaghat. Gour Chandra Kundu of CPI won in 1962.[5] Benoy Kumar Chatterjee of Congress won in 1957.[4] In independent India's first election in 1951,[3] Ranaghat was a joint seat. Bijoy Krishna Sarkar and Keshab Chandra Mitra won the Ranaghat seat.
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d "General Elections, Inda, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Ranaghat Uttar Purba. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "80 - Ranaghat East (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ "81 - Ranaghat West Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
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