# Bangaon Lok Sabha constituency

Bangaon is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency is in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal and is centered on Bangaon. 5 of the 7 assembly segments of No.14 Bangaon Lok Sabha constituency are in North 24 Parganas district and the Kalyani and Haringhata assemblies are of Nadia District (formerly Nabadwip loksabha constituency). As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Bangaon Lok Sabha constituency came into being in 2009.

## History

In 2009 Bangaon Lok Sabha constituency was formed. Until then Bagdah, Bongaon Uttar, Bongaon Dakshin, Gaighata all these assembly constituencies were the part of Barasat Lok Sabha constituency. Gobinda Chandra Naskar was the first elected MP of this constituency. He was also a member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly in four different terms.

## Assembly segments

Bangaon (SC) Lok Sabha constituency (parliamentary constituency no. 14) is composed of the following assembly segments
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead |
| 92 | Kalyani (SC) | Nadia | Ambika Roy | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 93 | Haringhata (SC) | Nadia | Ashim Kumar Sarkar | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 94 | Bagdah (SC) | North 24 Parganas | Madhuparna Thakur | Trinamool Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 95 | Bangaon Uttar (SC) | North 24 Parganas | Ashok Kirtania | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 96 | Bangaon Dakshin (SC) | North 24 Parganas | Swapan Majumder | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 97 | Gaighata (SC) | North 24 Parganas | Subrata Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 98 | Swarupnagar (SC) | North 24 Parganas | Bina Mondal | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party | Party | Refs |
| 1950–2008 | Constituency did not exist. Was a part of Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency) | Constituency did not exist. Was a part of Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency) | Constituency did not exist. Was a part of Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency) | Constituency did not exist. Was a part of Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| 2009 | Gobinda Chandra Naskar | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2014 | Kapil Krishna Thakur (died in 2014) | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2015 by-election | Mamata Thakur | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2019 | Shantanu Thakur | | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2024 | Shantanu Thakur | | Bharatiya Janata Party | |

## Election results
### General election 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Bongaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Shantanu Thakur | 719,505 | 48.19 | −0.66 |
| | AITC | Biswajit Das | 645,812 | 43.25 | +2.33 |
| | INC | Pradip Biswas | 65,176 | 4.37 | +2.36 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73,693 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### General election 2019

In 2019 Election BJP won for the first time in this constituency since its delimitation.
2019 Indian general election: Bangaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Shantanu Thakur | 687,622 | 48.85 | +24.68 |
| | AITC | Mamata Thakur | 576,028 | 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 | 111,594 | 11.42 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,408,653 | 82.64 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,704,632 | | |
| | BJP gain from AITC | BJP gain from AITC | Swing | | |

### Bye-poll 2015

The bye election occurred on 13 February 2015 due to the death of sitting MP Kapil Krishna Thakur on 13 October 2014. Mamata Thakur of Trinamool Congress defeated Debesh Das of CPIM.
Bye election, 2015: Bangaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Mamata Thakur | 5,39,999 | 43.27 | +0.33 |
| | CPI(M) | Debesh Das | 3,28,214 | 26.30 | −5.22 |
| | BJP | Subrata Thakur | 314,214 | 24.17 | +5.10 |
| | INC | Kuntal Mandal | 29,149 | 2.33 | −1.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,11,785 | 22.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,48,359 | 79.75 | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Bangaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Kapil Krishna Thakur | 551,213 | 42.94 | −7.75 |
| | CPI(M) | Debesh Das | 404,612 | 31.52 | −10.56 |
| | BJP | K.D. Biswas | 244,783 | 19.07 | +15.12 |
| | INC | Ila Mondal | 43,866 | 3.42 | +3.42 |
| | BSP | Chandan Mullick | 9,207 | | |
| | Independent | Pranita Mandal | 8,738 | | |
| | SUCI(C) | Swapan Mondal | 3,589 | | |
| | AMB | Tarapada Biswas | 2,848 | | |
| | PDS | Shyam Prasad Mondal | 2,624 | | |
| | Rashtriya Ahinsa Manch | Sarat Chandra Mandal | 1,172 | | |
| | The Religion of Man Revolving Political Party of India | Pinaki Ranjan Bharati | 1,071 | | |
| | None of the Above | None of the Above | 9,965 | 0.78 | −−− |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,46,601 | 11.42 | −2.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,83,688 | 83.32 | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### General election 2009

General Election, 2009: Bangaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Gobinda Chandra Naskar | 546,596 | 50.69 | |
| | CPI(M) | Dr. Asim Bala | 453,770 | 42.08 | |
| | BJP | Krishnapada Majumder | 42,610 | 3.95 | |
| | BSP | Pranita Roy | 17,178 | 1.59 | |
| | LJP | Probir Kumar Sarkar | 4,557 | 0.42 | |
| | RPI(A) | Sukriti Ranjan Biswas | 5974 | 0.55 | |
| | Independent | Nishikanta Biswas | 7,550 | 0.70 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92,826 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,078,235 | 86.47 | |
| | AITC win (new seat) | AITC win (new seat) | AITC win (new seat) | AITC win (new seat) | AITC win (new seat) |
2009 Indian general election West Bengal summary :
| Party | Seats won | Seat change | Vote percentage |
| Trinamool Congress | 19 | 18 | 31.8 |
| Indian National Congress | 6 | 0 | 13.45 |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 1 | 1 | NA |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 9 | 17 | 33.1 |
| Communist Party of India | 2 | 1 | 3.6 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 2 | 1 | 3.56 |
| Forward bloc | 2 | 1 | 3.04 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 1 | 1 | 6.14 |