Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543

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constituencies in

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. The constituency centres on Balurghat in

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

. While six of the assembly segments of No. 6 Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency are in

Dakshin Dinajpur district Dakshin Dinajpur () or South Dinajpur is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal, India. It was created on 1 April 1992 by the division of the erstwhile West Dinajpur District. The Headquarter (sadar) of the district is at Balurghat. It ...

one assembly segment is in

Uttar Dinajpur district Uttar Dinajpur () is a district of the Indian state of West Bengal. Created on 1 April 1992 by the division of the erstwhile West Dinajpur district, it comprises two subdivisions: Raiganj and Islampur. History Undivided 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

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in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 6 Balurghat is composed of the following

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segments from 2009:

Members of Parliament

Election results

General election 2019

General election 2014

General election 2009

General elections 1951-2004

Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below: Note: In 1951 and 1957 the contest was in the West Dinajpur constituency. From 1962, it was Balurghat constituency.