# Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency

Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Balurghat in West Bengal. While six of the assembly segments of No. 6 Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency are in Dakshin Dinajpur district one assembly segment is in Uttar Dinajpur district. 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 assembly segments from 2009:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead |
| 36 | Itahar | Uttar Dinajpur | Mosaraf Hussen | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
| 37 | Kushmandi (SC) | Dakshin Dinajpur | Rekha Roy | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
| 38 | Kumarganj | Dakshin Dinajpur | Toraf Hossain Mandal | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
| 39 | Balurghat | Dakshin Dinajpur | Ashok Lahiri | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 40 | Tapan (ST) | Dakshin Dinajpur | Budhrai Tudu | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 41 | Gangarampur (SC) | Dakshin Dinajpur | Satyendra Nath Ray | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 42 | Harirampur | Dakshin Dinajpur | Biplab Mitra | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Name | Party |
| 1952 | Susil Ranjan Chattopadhyay | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Selku Mardi | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Chapala Kanta Bhattacharjee | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Sarkar Murmu | Communist Party of India |
| 1967 | J.N.Pramanick | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Rasendranath Barman | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Palash Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) |
| 1980 | Palash Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) |
| 1984 | Palash Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) |
| 1989 | Palash Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) |
| 1991 | Palash Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) |
| 1996 | Ranen Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) |
| 1998 | Ranen Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) |
| 1999 | Ranen Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) |
| 2004 | Ranen Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) |
| 2009 | Prasanta Kumar Majumdar | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) |
| 2014 | Arpita Ghosh | Trinamool Congress |
| 2019 | Dr. Sukanta Majumdar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Dr. Sukanta Majumdar | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### General election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Balurghat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sukanta Majumdar | 574,996 | 46.47 | 1.45 |
| | AITC | Biplab Mitra | 5,64,610 | 45.63 | 3.39 |
| | RSP | Joydeb Siddhanta | 54,217 | 4.38 | 1.71 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 7,437 | 0.6 | 0.52 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,386 | 0.84 | 1.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,35,347 | 79.09 | 4.6 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### General election 2019

2019 Indian general election: Balurghat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sukanta Majumdar | 539,317 | 45.02 | +25.04 |
| | AITC | Arpita Ghosh | 506,024 | 42.24 | +3.71 |
| | RSP | Ranen Barman | 72,990 | 6.09 | −22.38 |
| | INC | Abdus Sadeq Sarkar | 36,783 | 3.07 | −4.52 |
| | JMM | Naran Tudu | 6,387 | 0.53 | |
| | Independent | Muslima Khatun | 4,950 | 0.41 | |
| | Independent | Bibhuti Tudu | 4,719 | 0.39 | |
| | SS | Ranjit Kumar Mohanta | 3,300 | 0.28 | |
| | BMP | Ranendra Nath Mali | 2,007 | 0.17 | |
| | Kamtapur People's Party (United) | Nubash Chandra Barman | 1,763 | 0.15 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Biren Mahanta | 1,526 | 0.13 | |
| | CPI(ML) Red Star | Manas Chakraborty | 1,349 | 0.11 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 13,414 | 1.12 | +0.02 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33,293 | 2.78 | −7.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,198,237 | 83.69 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,431,704 | | |
| | BJP gain from AITC | BJP gain from AITC | Swing | +10.67 | |

### General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Balurghat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Arpita Ghosh | 409,641 | 38.53 | −5.26 |
| | RSP | Bimalendu Sarkar | 3,02,677 | 28.47 | −15.91 |
| | BJP | Bishwapriya Roychowdhury | 2,23,014 | 20.98 | +14.16 |
| | INC | Om Prakash Mishra | 80,715 | 7.59 | +7.59 |
| | AIUDF | Abdus Sadek Sarkar | 10,547 | | |
| | Independent | Shiben Sarkar | 5,647 | | |
| | JDP | Som Hemram | 4,774 | | |
| | BSP | Rajen Hansda | 4,581 | | |
| | RJSP | Sasti Chandra Sarkar | 3,969 | | |
| | SUCI(C) | Islam Nural | 2,644 | | |
| | BMP | Ranendranath Mali | 1,687 | | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 11,691 | 1.10 | −−− |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,06,964 | 10.06 | −9.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,63,053 | 84.74 | |
| | AITC gain from RSP | AITC gain from RSP | Swing | | |

### General election 2009

General Election, 2009: Balurghat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | RSP | Prasanta Kumar Majumdar | 388,444 | 44.38 |
| | AITC | Biplab Mitra | 383,339 | 43.79 |
| | BJP | Subhash Chandra Barman | 59,741 | 6.82 |
| | BSP | Gobinda Hansda | 13,977 | 1.60 |
| | AUDF | Mridul Ghosh | 10,460 | 1.19 |
| | Independent | Samu Soren | 8,182 | 0.93 |
| | JMM | Chamru Oram | 5,722 | 0.65 |
| | Independent | Prahallad Barman | 5,495 | 0.63 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,005 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 875,360 | 86.65 |
| | RSP hold | RSP hold | Swing | |

### General elections 1951-2004

Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
| Year | Winner | | Runner-up |
| | Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party |
| 1951 | Susil Ranjan Chattopadhyay | Indian National Congress | Narendra Mohan Sen | Communist Party of India |
| 1957 | Selku Mardi | Indian National Congress | | |
| | Chapala Kanta Bhattacharjee | Indian National Congress | Narendra Mohan Sen | Communist Party of India |
| 1962 | Sarkar Murmu | Communist Party of India | Selku Mardi | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | J.N.Pramanick | Indian National Congress | D.P.Kanti | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1971 | Rasendranath Barman | Indian National Congress | Pijush Kanti Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1977 | Palas Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Rasendra Nath Burman | Indian National Congress |
| 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 | 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 |
| 2004 | Ranen Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Manomohan Roy | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Note: In 1951 and 1957 the contest was in the West Dinajpur constituency. From 1962, it was Balurghat constituency.