Ranaghat Dakshin Assembly constituency
| Ranaghat Dakshin | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 90 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Ranaghat Dakshin Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ranaghat |
| Established | 2011 |
| Total electors | 285,180 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Ranaghat Dakshin is a Vidhan Sabha constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Overview
[edit]As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 90 Ranaghat Dakshin Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Anishmali, Baidyapur I, Baidyapur II, Debagram, Majher Gram, Nokari, Raghunathpur Hijuli I and Shyamnagar gram panchayats of Ranaghat II community development block, Anulia, Habibpur, Nawpara Masunda, Payradanga, Ramnagar II and Tarapur gram panchayats of Ranaghat I community development block and Cooper's Camp notified area.[1]
Ranaghat Dakshin 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
[edit]Ranaghat
[edit]| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Bijoy Krishna Sarkar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1951 | 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 | |||
| 1977 | |||
| 1972 | Naresh Chandra Chaki | Indian National Congress | |
| 1982 | Gour Chandra Kundu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | Subhaas Basu | ||
| 1996 | Shankar Singha | Indian National Congress | |
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | Aloke Kumar Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
Ranaghat Dakshin
[edit]| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Abir Biswas | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | Rama Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2021 | Mukut Mani Adhikari | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2024^ | All India Trinamool Congress | ||
| 2026 | Ashim Kumar Biswas | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
- ^ = by-election
Election results
[edit]2026
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ashim Kumar Biswas | 140,010 | 60.17 | ||
| AITC | Sougata Kumar Burman | 75,546 | 32.47 | ||
| CPI(M) | Arindam Biswas | 10,714 | 4.6 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,223 | 0.53 | −0.12 | |
| Majority | 64,464 | 27.7 | +20.87 | ||
| Turnout | 232,685 | 91.54 | +6.79 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2024 bypoll
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Mukut Mani Adhikari | 113,533 | 55.08 |  12.56 | |
| BJP | Manoj Kumar Biswas | 74,485 | 36.13 |  13.21 | |
| CPI(M) | Arindam Biswas | 13,082 | 6.35 | 0.09 | |
| Independent | Bankim Mondal | 1,307 | 0.63 | 0.63 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,351 | 0.66 | 0.01 | |
| Majority | 39,048 | 18.95 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| AITC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2021
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Mukut Mani Adhikari | 119,260 | 49.34 | ||
| AITC | Barnali Dey Roy | 102,745 | 42.51 | ||
| CPI(M) | Rama Biswas | 15,124 | 6.26 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,577 | 0.65 | ||
| Majority | 16,515 | 6.83 | |||
| Turnout | 241,687 | 84.75 | |||
| BJP gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2016
[edit]In the 2016 election, Rama Biswas of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Abir Ranjan Biswas of AITC.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Rama Biswas | 104,159 | 47.51 | +6.38 | |
| AITC | Abir Ranjan Biswas | 86,906 | 39.64 | −11.59 | |
| BJP | Susmit Ranjan Haldar | 18,114 | 8.26 | +3.66 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,640 | 1.66 | +1.66 | |
| BSP | Prashanta Biswas | 2,407 | 1.10 | −0.42 | |
| Turnout | 2,19,215 | 85.03 | −2.52 | ||
| CPI(M) gain from AITC | Swing | -1.20 | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together, as well as CPI(M)'s vote percentage, in 2006 for the Ranaghat West seat.
2011
[edit]In the 2011 election, Abir Ranjan Biswas of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Aloke Das of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Abir Ranjan Biswas | 99,432 | 51.23 | −2.65 | |
| CPI(M) | Aloke Das | 79,824 | 41.13 | −1.45 | |
| BJP | Benoy Bhusan Roy | 8,934 | 4.60 | ||
| BSP | Prashanta Biswas | 2,951 | |||
| Nirjatita Samaj Biplabi Party | Chaitanya Barai | 2,942 | |||
| Turnout | 194,083 | 87.55 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -1.20 | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together, as well as CPI(M)'s vote percentage, in 2006 for the Ranaghat West seat.
1962
[edit]In 1962 and 1957, there was a single seat for Ranaghat. Gour Chandra Kundu of CPI won in 1962.[8] Benoy Kumar Chatterjee of Congress won in 1957.[9] In independent India's first election in 1951,[10] Ranaghat was a joint seat. Bijoy Krishna Sarkar and Keshab Chandra Mitra won the Ranaghat seat.
1972
[edit]Ranaghat East
[edit]Nitaipada Sarkar of CPI won in 1972.[11] Naresh Chandra Biswas of CPI(M) won in 1971.[12] Nitai Pada Sarkar of CPI won in 1969[13] and 1967.[14]
Ranaghat West
[edit]Naresh Chandra Chaki of Congress won in 1972.[11] Gour Chandra Kundu of CPI(M) 1971[12] and 1969.[13] Benoy Kumar Chatterjee of Congress won in 1967.[14]
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.
- ↑ "Ranaghat Dakshin Assembly constituency 2024 By Poll Result". Election Commission of India. 13 July 2024. Archived from the original on 25 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- 1 2 "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 Dakshin. 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.
