Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Balurghat is one of the 543 parliamentary
constituencies in India
. The constituency centres on Balurghat
in West Bengal
. The seat was earlier reserved for scheduled castes but from 2009 it is an open seat.
segments from 2009:
In 2004 Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
constituencies in India
India
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. The constituency centres on Balurghat
Balurghat
Balurghat is the headquarters of the Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal in India. Hili Balurghat is the headquarters of the Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal in India. Hili Balurghat is the headquarters of the Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal in India. Hili (Bangladesh...
in West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
. The seat was earlier reserved for scheduled castes but from 2009 it is an open seat.
Assembly segments
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 6 Balurghat is composed of the following assemblyVidhan Sabha
The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...
segments from 2009:
- ItaharItahar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Itahar is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 36 Itahar covers Itahar community development block.Itahar is part of No...
(assembly constituency no. 36) - Kushmandi (SC)Kushmandi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Kushmandi is an assembly constituency in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 37) - KumarganjKumarganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Kumarganj is an assembly constituency in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 38) - BalurghatBalurghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Balurghat is an assembly constituency in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 39) - Tapan (ST)Tapan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Tapan is an assembly constituency in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 40) - Gangarampur (SC)Gangarampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Gangarampur is an assembly constituency in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 41) - HarirampurHarirampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Harirampur is an assembly constituency in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Harirampur constituency came into existence in 2011.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 42)
In 2004 Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
- Kaliaganj (SC)Kaliaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Kaliaganj is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 32) - Kushmandi (SC)Kushmandi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Kushmandi is an assembly constituency in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 33) - GangarampurGangarampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Gangarampur is an assembly constituency in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 35) - Tapan (ST)Tapan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Tapan is an assembly constituency in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 36) - KumarganjKumarganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Kumarganj is an assembly constituency in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 37) - BalurghatBalurghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Balurghat is an assembly constituency in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 38) - Gajol (ST)Gazole (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Gazole is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. It was earlier reserved for scheduled tribes.-Extent:...
(assembly constituency no. 40)
Election results
1951-1971
The winners are shown below.| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Ranjan Chattopahyay | Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 1957 | Selku Mardi | Congress |
| Chapala Kanta Bhattacharjee | Congress | |
| 1962 | Sarkar Murmu | CPI Communist Party of India The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925... |
| 1967 | J.N.Pramanik | Congress |
| 1971 | Rasendranath Barman | Congress |
1977-2004
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party | |
| 1977 | Palas Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Revolutionary Socialist Party is a Marxist-Leninist political party in India. The party was founded on March 19, 1940 and has its roots in the Bengali liberation movement Anushilan Samiti and the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army. The party got around 0,4% of the votes and three seats in the Lok... |
Rasendra Nath Burman | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 1980 | Palas Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Ranajit Sarkar | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | Palas Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Satyendra Nath Ray | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Palas Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Satyendra Nath Ray | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Palas Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Rasendra Nath Burman | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Ranen Barman Ranen Barman Ranen Barman is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Balurghat constituency of West Bengal and is a member of the Revolutionary Socialist Party political party.-External links:*... |
Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Satyendra Nath Ray | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Ranen Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Nani Gopal Roy | Trinamool Congress |
| 1999 | Ranen Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Subhash Chandra Barman | Bharatiya Janata Party Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament... |
| 2004 | Ranen Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Manomohan Roy | Bharatiya Janata Party |
See also
- BalurghatBalurghatBalurghat is the headquarters of the Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal in India. Hili Balurghat is the headquarters of the Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal in India. Hili Balurghat is the headquarters of the Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal in India. Hili (Bangladesh...
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