# Alokesh Das

Alokesh Das (born 1 January 1964) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Nabadwip constituency of West Bengal from 2003 to 2009 and is a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

## Early life

Das was born in Ranaghat in 1964. His father's name was Shyam Chandra Das. He passed B.Sc. (Honours) from Kalyani University. Das worked as a school teacher prior to enter in politics.

## Political Career

A by-election was held in 2003 when Nabadwip Lok Sabha MP Ananda Mohan Biswas died. Alokesh Das contested as a CPIM candidate in that by-election and defeated Trinamool candidate Abir Ranjan Biswas.

## Electoral History
### General Election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Ranaghat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Jagannath Sarkar | 782,396 | 50.78 | 2 |
| | AITC | Mukut Mani Adhikari | 595,497 | 39.65 | 1.6 |
| | CPI(M) | Alakesh Das | 123,810 | 8.04 | 1.45 |
| | SUCI(C) | Paresh Halder | 8239 | 0.53 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | gain from | gain from | Swing | | |

### 2021

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Haringhata (SC) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Asim Kumar Sarkar | 97,666 | 46.31 |
| | AITC | Nilima Nag (Mallick) | 82,466 | 39.11 |
| | CPI(M) | Alakesh Das | 24,800 | 11.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | BJP gain from AITC | BJP gain from AITC | Swing | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general election: Bangaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Shantanu Thakur | 687,622 | 48.85 | +24.68 |
| | AITC | Mamata Thakur | 5,76,028 | 40.92 | −2.35 |
| | CPI(M) | Alakesh Das | 90,122 | 6.40 | −19.9 |
| | INC | Sourav Prasad | 22,618 | 1.61 | −0.72 |
| | Independent | Animesh Chandra Halder | 9,522 | 0.68 | |
| | BSP | Chandan Mallick | 4,707 | 0.33 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Swapan Mondal | 4,544 | 0.32 | |
| | PDS | Samaresh Biswas | 1,913 | 0.14 | |
| | Independent | Swapan Kumar Roy | 1,859 | 0.13 | |
| | BMP | Subrata Biswas | 1,291 | 0.09 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 7,512 | 0.53 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,11,594 | 11.42 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,08,653 | 82.64 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,04,632 | | |
| | BJP gain from AITC | BJP gain from AITC | Swing | | |

### 2004

2004 Indian general elections: Nabadwip constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Alakesh Das | 560,176 | 47.56 |
| | AITC | Nilima Nag (Mallick) | 550,185 | 46.71 |
| | INC | Nripendra Nath Howladar | 24,268 | 5.70 |
| | BSP | Satish Biswas | 15,719 | 0.92 |
| | Independent | Basudeb Bacchar | 11,139 | 0.83 |
| | Independent | Parimal Dhali | 8,318 | 0.54 |
| | Independent | Gopal Biswas | 3,710 | 0.54 |
| | Independent | Paramesh Chandra Biswas | 2,219 | 0.54 |
| | Independent | Amitosh Biswas | 2,037 | 0.54 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,991 | 2.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,48,360 | 80.49 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### Bye election 2003

Indian Parliamentary bye election, 2003: Nabadwip constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Alakesh Das | 520,630 | 48.13 |
| | AITC | Abir Ranjan Biswas | 421,830 | 39.29 |
| | INC | Rajani Kanta Dolai | 137,319 | 12.40 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 98,800 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,07,919 | 81.6 |
| | CPI(M) gain from AITC | CPI(M) gain from AITC | Swing | {{{swing}}} |