Ranaghat Uttar Paschim Assembly constituency
| Ranaghat Uttar Paschim | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 87 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Ranaghat Uttar Paschim Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ranaghat |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 265,846 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Ranaghat Uttar Paschim Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
[edit]As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 87 Ranaghat Uttar Paschim Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ranaghat municipality, Taherpur notified area, Birnagar municipality, and Ramnagar I, Barasat, Kalinarayanpur-Paharpur and Khisma gram panchayats of Ranaghat I community development block, and Arbandi I and Arbandi II gram panchayats of Santipur community development block, and Fulia Township.[1]
Ranaghat Uttar Paschim Assembly constituency 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
[edit]Ranaghat
[edit]| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Bijoy Krishna Sarkar | Indian National Congress | |
| Keshab Chandra Mitra | |||
| 1957 | Benoy Kumar Chatterjee | ||
| 1962 | Gour Chandra Kundu | Communist Party of India |
Ranaghat East
[edit]| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Nitai Pada Sarkar | Communist Party of India | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | Naresh Chandra Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1972 | Nitaipada Sarkar | Communist Party of India | |
| 1977 | Satish Chandra Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | Binay Krishna Biswas | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | Asim Bala | ||
| 2006 | Debendra Nath Biswas |
Ranaghat West
[edit]| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Benoy Kumar Chatterjee | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Gour Chandra Kundu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | Naresh Chandra Chaki | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Gour Chandra Kundu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | Subhaas Basu | ||
| 1996 | Shankar Singha | Indian National Congress | |
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | Aloke Kumar Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Ranaghat Uttar Paschim
[edit]| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Parthasarathi Chatterjee | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | Shankar Singha | Indian National Congress | |
| 2021 | Parthasarathi Chatterjee | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2026 |
Election results
[edit]2026
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Parthasarathi Chatterjee | 129,046 | 59.43 | +8.52 | |
| AITC | Tapas Ghosh | 71,495 | 32.93 | −7.62 | |
| CPI(M) | Debasish Chakraborty (Debu) | 10,280 | 4.73 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,842 | 0.85 | −0.16 | |
| Majority | 57,551 | 26.5 | +16.14 | ||
| Turnout | 217,135 | 93.06 | +9.1 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing |
2021
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Parthasarathi Chatterjee | 113,637 | 50.91 | +46.0 | |
| AITC | Sankar Singha | 90,509 | 40.55 | ||
| INC | Bijoyendu Biswas | 10,345 | 4.64 | +49.46 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,258 | 1.01 | ||
| Majority | 23,128 | 10.36 | |||
| Turnout | 223,193 | 83.96 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing |
2016
[edit]In the 2016 election, Sankar Singha of Congress defeated his nearest rival Parthasarathi Chatterjee of AITC.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Shankar Singha | 101,608 | 54.41 | +7.88# | |
| AITC | Parthasarathi Chatterjee | 81,395 | 54.41 | +7.88# | |
| CPI(M) | Meena Bhattacharya | 14,051 | 39.74 | −10.59# | |
| BJP | Anal Biswas (Politician) | 10225 | 4.94 | ||
| BSP | Sulata Roy (Pramanik) | 4,122 | 2.21 | ||
| Turnout | 186,337 | 88.38 | |||
| INC gain from AITC | Swing | +18.47# |
# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together, as well as CPI(M)'s vote percentage, in 2006 for the Ranaghat East seat.
2011
[edit]In the 2011 election, Partha Sarathi Chatterjee of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Meena Bhattacharya of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Parthasarathi Chatterjee | 101,395 | 54.41 | +7.88# | |
| CPI(M) | Meena Bhattacharya | 74,051 | 39.74 | −10.59# | |
| BJP | Megh Lal Karmaker | 6,769 | 3.63 | ||
| BSP | Sulata Roy (Pramanik) | 4,122 | 2.21 | ||
| Turnout | 186,337 | 88.38 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +18.47# |
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together, as well as CPI(M)'s vote percentage, in 2006 for the Ranaghat East seat.
1962
[edit]In 1962 and 1957, there was a single seat for Ranaghat. Gour Chandra Kundu of CPI won in 1962.[7] Benoy Kumar Chatterjee of Congress won in 1957.[8] In independent India's first election in 1951,[9] Ranaghat was a joint seat. Bijoy Krishna Sarkar and Keshab Chandra Mitra, both of Congress, won the Ranaghat seat.
1972
[edit]Ranaghat East
[edit]Nitaipada Sarkar of CPI won in 1972.[10] Naresh Chandra Biswas of CPI(M) won in 1971.[11] Nitai Pada Sarkar of CPI won in 1969[12] and 1967.[13]
Ranaghat West
[edit]Naresh Chandra Chaki of Congress won in 1972.[10] Gour Chandra Kundu of CPI(M) 1971[11] and 1969.[12] Benoy Kumar Chatterjee of Congress won in 1967.[13]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- 1 2 3 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Ranaghat Uttar Paschim. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, Inda, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
