Gangarampur Assembly constituency

Gangarampur is an assembly constituency in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Gangarampur
Constituency No. 41 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Gangarampur Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictDakshin Dinajpur
LS constituencyBalurghat
Established1951
Total electors224,040
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2021

Overview

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

Election
Year
ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951GangarampurSatindra Nath BasuIndian National Congress[2]
1957Lakshman Chandra HansdaIndian National Congress[3]
1957Satindra Nath BasuIndian National Congress[3]
1962Mangla KiskuCommunist Party of India[4]
1967K. SayedIndian National Congress[5]
1969Ahindra SarkarCommunist Party of India[6]
1971Ahamed MoslihuddinIndian National Congress[7]
1972Ahamed MoslihuddinIndian National Congress[8]
1977Ahindra SarkarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1982Ahamed MoslihuddinIndian National Congress (Socialist)[10]
1987Minati GhoshCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1991Minati GhoshCommunist Party of India (Marrxist)[12]
1996Minati GhoshCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
2001Narayan BiswasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2006Narayan BiswasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
2011Satyendra Nath RayAll India Trinamool Congress
2016Goutam DasIndian National Congress
2021Satyendra Nath RayBharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2021

In the 2021 election, Satyendra Nath Ray of BJP defeated his nearest rival, Goutam Das of Trinamool Congress.

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2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Gangarampur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJPSatyendra Nath Ray 88,724 46.82 +36.67
AITCGoutam Das84,13244.40+4.22
CPI(M)Nandalal Hazra12,2736.48
BSPArun Kanti Bala1,1690.62-0.24
NOTANone of the above1,1490.61-0.79
KPPUAkshay Sarkar1,1450.60
CPI(ML) Red StarSubrata Roy8900.47-0.15
Turnout189,48284.58-2.67
BJP gain from INCSwing

2016

In the 2016 election, Goutam Das of Congress defeated his nearest rival, Satyendra Nath Ray of Trinamool Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Gangarampur (SC) constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCGoutam Das80,40146.37
AITCSatyendra Nath Ray69,66840.18-5.67
BJPSanatan Karmakar17,60410.15+7.06
NOTANone of the above2,4321.40
BSPJatindra Nath Barman1,4860.86
CPI(ML) Red StarSukla Bhuimali1,0680.62
IndependentBimal Chandra Barman7190.41
Turnout173,37887.25-2.60
INC gain from AITCSwing

2011

In the 2011 election, Satyendra Nath Ray of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Nandalal Hazra of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Gangarampur (SC) constituency[16][17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCSatyendra Nath Ray65,66645.85+1.38#
CPI(M)Nandalal Hazra64,99845.38-6.82
BJPDipankar Roy4,4323.09
IndependentAkshay Sarkar2,127
IndependentSreepada Barman1,915
BSPUttam Kumar Barman1,267
IndependentSusen Chandra Barman1,121
IndependentSukla Bhuimali858
IndependentKanak Sarkar835
Turnout143,21989.85
AITC gain from CPI(M)Swing7.20#

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

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

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]

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