# Ranaghat Dakshin Assembly constituency

Ranaghat Dakshin is a Vidhan Sabha constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

## Overview

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.
Ranaghat Dakshin Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 13 Ranaghat (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC). Ranaghat East and West were earlier part of Nabadwip (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
| 1951 | Ranaghat | Bijoy Krishna Sarkar | Indian National Congress |
| | | Keshab Chandra Mitra | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | | Benoy Kumar Chatterjee | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | | Gour Chandra Kundu | Communist Party of India |
| 1967 | Ranaghat East | Nitai Pada Sarkar | Communist Party of India |
| | Ranaghat West | Benoy Kumar Chatterjee | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Ranaghat East | Nitai Pada Sarkar | Communist Party of India |
| | Ranaghat West | Gour Chandra Kundu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1971 | Ranaghat East | Naresh Chandra Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| | Ranaghat West | Gour Chandra Kundu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1972 | Ranaghat East | Nitaipada Sarkar | Communist Party of India |
| | Ranaghat West | Naresh Chandra Chaki | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Ranaghat East | Satish Chandra Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| | Ranaghat West | Gour Chandra Kundu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1982 | Ranaghat East | Satish Chandra Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| | Ranaghat West | Gour Chandra Kundu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1987 | Ranaghat East | Binay Krishna Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| | Ranaghat West | Gour Chandra Kundu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | Ranaghat East | Binay Krishna Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| | Ranaghat West | Subhaas Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1996 | Ranaghat East | Binay Krishna Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| | Ranaghat West | Shankar Singha | Indian National Congress |
| 2001 | Ranaghat East | Asim Bala | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| | Ranaghat West | Shankar Singha | Indian National Congress |
| 2006 | Ranaghat East | Debendra Nath Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| | Ranaghat West | Aloke Kumar Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2011 | Ranaghat Dakshin | Abir Biswas | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | Ranaghat Dakshin | Rama Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2021 | Ranaghat Dakshin | Mukut Mani Adhikari | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2024 by-election

2024 West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election: Ranaghat Dakshin :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 39,048 | 18.95 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | AITC gain from BJP | AITC gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### 2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Ranaghat Dakshin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Mukut Mani Adhikari | 119,260 | 49.34 |
| | AITC | Barnali Dey Roy | 1,02,745 | 42.51 |
| | CPI(M) | Rama Biswas | 15,124 | 6.26 |
| | BSP | Prasanta Biswas | 1,666 | 0.69 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,577 | 0.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,515 | 6.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,41,687 | 84.75 |
| | BJP gain from CPI(M) | BJP gain from CPI(M) | Swing | |

### 2016

In the 2016 election, Rama Biswas of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Abir Ranjan Biswas of AITC.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Ranaghat Dakshin (SC) constituency :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 2,19,215 | 85.03 | −2.52 |
| | CPI(M) gain from AITC | 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

In the 2011 election, Abir Ranjan Biswas of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Aloke Das of CPI(M).
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Ranaghat Dakshin (SC) constituency :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 194,083 | 87.55 | |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | 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.

### 1977–2006

Till 2006, Ranaghat had two Vidhan Sabha constituencies Ranaghat East and Ranaghat West. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned.

#### Ranaghat East

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Debendra Nath Biswas of CPI(M) won the 80 Ranaghat East (SC) assembly constituency defeating his nearest rival Nilima Nag (Mallick) of Trinamool Congress. Asim Bala of CPI(M) defeated Dr. Ramendra Nath Biswas of Trinamool Congress in 2001. Binay Krishna Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Akhil Kumar Majumdar of Congress in 1996 and 1991, and Dr. Ramendra Nath Biswas of Congress in 1987. Satish Chandra Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Nitai Pada Sarkar, Independent, in 1982 and Sushil Kumar Ray of Congress in 1977.

#### Ranaghat West

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Aloke Kumar Das of CPI(M) won the Ranaghat West assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Shankar Singha of Congress. Shankar Singha of Congress defeated Jyotirmoyee Sikdar in 2001 and Sourendra Nath Nag of CPI(M) in 1996. Subhaas Basu of CPI(M) defeated Naresh Chandra Chaki of Congress in 1991. Gour Chandra Kundu of CPI(M) defeated Saradindu Biswas of Congress in 1987, Benoy Chatterjee of Congress in 1982, and Naresh Chandra Chaki of Congress in 1977.

### 1967–1972
#### Ranaghat East

Nitaipada Sarkar of CPI won in 1972. Naresh Chandra Biswas of CPI(M) won in 1971. Nitai Pada Sarkar of CPI won in 1969 and 1967.

#### Ranaghat West

Naresh Chandra Chaki of Congress won in 1972. Gour Chandra Kundu of CPI(M) 1971 and 1969. Benoy Kumar Chatterjee of Congress won in 1967.

### 1951–1962 Ranaghat

In 1962 and 1957, there was a single seat for Ranaghat. Gour Chandra Kundu of CPI won in 1962. Benoy Kumar Chatterjee of Congress won in 1957. In independent India's first election in 1951, Ranaghat was a joint seat. Bijoy Krishna Sarkar and Keshab Chandra Mitra won the Ranaghat seat.