# Baranagar Assembly constituency

Baranagar Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
* Trinamool Congress (4 times) (22.22%)
* Communist Party of India (Marxist) (3 times) (16.66%)
* Revolutionary Socialist Party (7 times) (38.88%)
* Communist Party of India (4 times) (22.22%)

## Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 113 Baranagar Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Baranagar municipality and Ward Nos.17 to 20 of Kamarhati municipality.
Baranagar Assembly constituency is part of No. 16 Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

CPI CPI(M) RSP AITC
| Election | Member | Party Affiliation |
| 1951 | Jyoti Basu | Communist Party of India |
| 1957 | Jyoti Basu | Communist Party of India |
| 1962 | Jyoti Basu | Communist Party of India |
| 1967 | Jyoti Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1969 | Jyoti Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1971 | Jyoti Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1972 | Shiba Pada Bhattacharjee | Communist Party of India |
| 1977 | Matish Roy | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1982 | Matish Roy | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1987 | Matish Roy | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1991 | Matish Roy | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1996 | Amar Choudhury | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 2001 | Amar Choudhury | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 2006 | Amar Choudhury | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 2011 | Tapas Roy | Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | Tapas Roy | Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | Tapas Roy | Trinamool Congress |
| 2024 | Sayantika Banerjee | Trinamool Congress |

## Election results

Vote share of Winning Candidates :
| Year | Year | Percent | Percent |
| 2024 | 2024 | 43.04% | 43.04% |
| 2021 | 2021 | 53.42% | 53.42% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 48.79% | 48.79% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 60.58% | 60.58% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 51.43% | 51.43% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 48.08% | 48.08% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 48.51% | 48.51% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 46.90% | 46.90% |
| 1987 | 1987 | 50.60% | 50.60% |
| 1982 | 1982 | 58.32% | 58.32% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 53.91% | 53.91% |
| 1972 | 1972 | 69.63% | 69.63% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 57.31% | 57.31% |
| 1969 | 1969 | 61.79% | 61.79% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 52.50% | 52.50% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 56.97% | 56.97% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 59.24% | 59.24% |
| 1951 | 1951 | 56.20% | 56.20% |
Year-wise Voter Turnout :
| Year | Year | Percent | Percent |
| 2024 | 2024 | 73.48% | 73.48% |
| 2021 | 2021 | 73.59% | 73.59% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 76.98% | 76.98% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 79.46% | 79.46% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 78.38% | 78.38% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 77.88% | 77.88% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 79.95% | 79.95% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 73.85% | 73.85% |
| 1987 | 1987 | 72.02% | 72.02% |
| 1982 | 1982 | 72% | 72% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 46.43% | 46.43% |
| 1972 | 1972 | 87.42% | 87.42% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 72.27% | 72.27% |
| 1969 | 1969 | 78.48% | 78.48% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 74.16% | 74.16% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 74.92% | 74.92% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 66.68% | 66.68% |
| 1951 | 1951 | 43.66% | 43.66% |

### 2024 by-election

2024 West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election: Baranagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Sayantika Banerjee | 101,251 | 62.93 | 9.50 |
| | BJP | Sajal Ghosh | 29,103 | 18.08 | 12.69 |
| | CPI(M) | Tanmoy Bhattacharya | 26,735 | 16.62 | 4.06 |
| | Independent | Shubhrangshu Bhakta | 545 | 0.33 | |
| | Independent | Sajal Kumar Ghosh | 428 | 0.26 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Samar Krishna Singha | 410 | 0.25 | |
| | Independent | Prasenjit Dey | 224 | 0.14 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,678 | 1.04 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72,148 | 44.13 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,60,885 | 73.48 | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### 2021

In the 2021 election, Tapas Roy of AITC defeated his nearest rival Parno Mitra of BJP.
2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Tapas Roy | 85,615 | 53.42 | +4.63 |
| | BJP | Parno Mitra | 50,468 | 31.49 | +22.46 |
| | INC | Amal Kumar Mukhopadhyay | 20,135 | 12.56 | |
| | Independent | Subrata De | 630 | 0.39 | |
| | Independent | Surajit Ghosh | 538 | 0.34 | |
| | Independent | Shyamal Chandra Karmakar | 495 | 0.31 | −0.26 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,378 | 1.48 | −1.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35,147 | 21.93 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,60,259 | 73.59 | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### 2016

In the 2016 election, Tapas Roy of AITC defeated his nearest rival Sukumar Ghosh of RSP.
2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Tapas Roy | 76,531 | 48.79 | −11.79 |
| | RSP | Sukumar Ghosh | 60,431 | 38.52 | +2.76 |
| | BJP | Sunil Dey | 14,172 | 9.03 | +6.62 |
| | Independent | Shyamal Chandra Karmakar | 901 | 0.57 | |
| | RJSP | Prabir Chatterjee | 704 | 0.45 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 4,129 | 2.63 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,100 | 10.27 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,56,868 | 76.98 | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### 2011

In the 2011 elections, Tapas Roy of AITC defeated his nearest rival Sukumar Ghosh of RSP.
2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Tapas Roy | 89,883 | 60.58 | +20.15 |
| | RSP | Sukumar Ghosh | 53,055 | 35.76 | −15.67 |
| | BJP | Bijoy Sankar Agarwal | 3,581 | 2.41 | |
| | Independent | Sovan Bhattacharya | 1,853 | 1.25 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36,828 | 24.82 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,48,372 | 79.46 | |
| | AITC gain from RSP | AITC gain from RSP | Swing | 17.91 | |
.# Swing calculated on Congress + Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

### 2006

2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RSP | Amar Choudhury | 85,584 | 51.43 | +3.35 |
| | AITC | Atin Ghosh | 67,428 | 40.43 | −6.23 |
| | INC | Purnendu Bimal Dutta (Kalidas) | 8,257 | 4.96 | |
| | BSP | Moumita Pal (Marik) | 1,283 | 0.77 | |
| | Independent | Tridib Sinha | 1,193 | 0.71 | |
| | Independent | Sukha Ranjan Banik | 1,100 | 0.66 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,66,383 | 78.38 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,156 | 11 | |
| | RSP hold | RSP hold | Swing | 3.35 | |

### 2001

2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RSP | Amar Choudhury | 85,647 | 48.08 | −0.43 |
| | AITC | Atin Ghosh | 83,106 | 46.66 | |
| | BJP | Hemen Guha Roy | 6,298 | 3.54 | −3.02 |
| | Independent | Anindya Dasgupta | 1,545 | 0.87 | |
| | Independent | Sukha Ranjan Banik | 1,526 | 0.86 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,78,122 | 77.88 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,541 | 1.42 | |
| | RSP hold | RSP hold | Swing | | |

### 1996

1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RSP | Amar Choudhury | 84,785 | 48.51 | +1.61 |
| | INC | Silbhadra Dutta | 76,895 | 44.00 | +5.2 |
| | BJP | Raiharan Debnath | 11,470 | 6.56 | −5.93 |
| | Independent | Baidyanath Biswas | 858 | 0.49 | |
| | Social Action Party | Arun Sikdar | 766 | 0.44 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,74,774 | 79.95 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,890 | 4.51 | |
| | RSP hold | RSP hold | Swing | -3.59 | |

### 1991

1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RSP | Matish Roy | 66,397 | 46.90 | −3.7 |
| | INC | Ajoy Ghosal | 54,925 | 38.80 | −5.89 |
| | BJP | Nikhil Sarkar | 17,688 | 12.49 | |
| | JP | Prabir Gupta | 1,111 | 0.78 | |
| | Independent | Sadhan Chakraborty | 837 | 0.59 | |
| | ABJS | Rabindra Kumar Bal | 616 | 0.44 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,41,574 | 73.85 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,472 | 8.10 | |
| | RSP hold | RSP hold | Swing | 2.19 | |

### 1987

1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RSP | Matish Roy | 61,456 | 50.60 | −7.72 |
| | INC | Pranab Kanti Ghosh | 54,277 | 44.69 | +4.26 |
| | Independent | Prabodh Ranjan Roy | 3,605 | 2.97 | |
| | Independent | Sambhu Nath Dutta | 1,507 | 1.24 | |
| | Independent | Swapan Marik | 217 | 0.18 | |
| | Independent | Babu Mukherjee | 215 | 0.18 | |
| | Independent | Sripati Ranjan Majumdar | 177 | 0.15 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,21,454 | 72.02 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,179 | 5.91 | |
| | RSP hold | RSP hold | Swing | | |

### 1982

1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RSP | Matish Roy | 59,985 | 58.32 | +4.41 |
| | INC | Sambhu Nath Dutta | 41,581 | 40.43 | +13.3 |
| | JP | Tilak Ganguly | 1,064 | 1.03 | −15 |
| | Independent | Hari Sankar Chakravorty | 224 | 0.22 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,02,854 | 72 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,404 | 17.89 | |
| | RSP hold | RSP hold | Swing | | |

### 1977

1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RSP | Matish Roy | 33,384 | 53.91 | |
| | INC | Kumud Bhattacharjee | 16,798 | 27.13 | |
| | JP | Dwijesh Dutta Majumder | 9,929 | 16.03 | |
| | CPI | Shiba Pada Bhattacharjee | 1,404 | 2.27 | −67.36 |
| | Independent | Bikash Mazumder | 268 | 0.43 | |
| | Independent | Amar Majumdar | 139 | 0.22 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,922 | 46.43 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,586 | 26.78 | |
| | RSP gain from CPI | RSP gain from CPI | Swing | 60.63 | |

### 1972

1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | Shiba Pada Bhattacharjee | 69,145 | 69.63 | |
| | CPI(M) | Jyoti Basu | 30,158 | 30.37 | −26.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 99,303 | 87.42 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38,987 | 39.26 | |
| | CPI gain from CPI(M) | CPI gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 48.29 | |

### 1971

1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Jyoti Basu | 43,340 | 57.31 | −4.48 |
| | Bangla Congress | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | 32,287 | 42.69 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,627 | 72.27 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,053 | 14.62 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### 1969

1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Jyoti Basu | 45,261 | 61.79 | +9.29 |
| | INC | A.N. Bhattacharjee | 27,669 | 37.77 | −8.94 |
| | Independent | Sudhangsu Bakshi | 317 | 0.43 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,247 | 78.48 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,592 | 24.02 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### 1967

1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Jyoti Basu | 31,354 | 52.50 | −4.47 |
| | INC | N. Bhattacharjee | 27,895 | 46.71 | +8.45 |
| | Independent | B.H. Rao | 472 | 0.79 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,721 | 74.16 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,459 | 5.79 | |
| | CPI(M) gain from CPI | CPI(M) gain from CPI | Swing | | |

### 1962

1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | Jyoti Basu | 40,830 | 56.97 | −2.27 |
| | INC | Dhirendra Nath Chattopadhyay | 27,418 | 38.26 | −1.24 |
| | ABJS | Kamakhya Kumar Guha | 1,485 | 2.07 | |
| | PSP | Bijoy Ratna Sen Sharma | 974 | 1.36 | |
| | HM | Sankar Ghosh | 490 | 0.68 | |
| | SWA | Sannyasi Charan Nath | 307 | 0.43 | |
| | Independent | Mohini Mohan Bandopadhyay | 167 | 0.23 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,671 | 74.92 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,412 | 18.71 | |
| | CPI hold | CPI hold | Swing | | |

### 1957

1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | Jyoti Basu | 28,269 | 59.24 | +3.04 |
| | INC | Kanailal Dhole | 18,852 | 39.50 | +5.15 |
| | Independent | Ramendra Kumar De | 405 | 0.85 | |
| | Independent | Dhrubajyour Mazumder | 195 | 0.41 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,721 | 66.68 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,417 | 19.74 | |
| | CPI hold | CPI hold | Swing | | |

### 1951

1951 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baranagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI | Jyoti Basu | 13,968 | 56.20 |
| | INC | Rai Harendra Nath Chowdhury | 8,539 | 34.35 |
| | Independent | Dhirendra Nath Chattopadhyay | 1,524 | 6.13 |
| | Socialist | Moni Bhusan Chatterjee | 281 | 1.13 |
| | Independent | Hari Bhusan Chattopadhyay | 257 | 1.03 |
| | KMPP | Ashok Das Gupta | 157 | 0.63 |
| | RSP | Nikhil Das | 66 | 0.27 |
| | Independent | Sailendra Kumar Mukhopadhyay | 64 | 0.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,856 | 43.66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,429 | 21.85 |
| | CPI hold | CPI hold | Swing | |