Gangarampur Assembly constituency is an
assembly constituency in
Dakshin Dinajpur district
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in the
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of
West Bengal
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. The seat is reserved for
scheduled castes
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Overview
As per orders of the
Delimitation Commission, No. 41 Gangarampur Assembly constituency (SC) covers
Gangarampur
Gangarampur is one of the cities and a municipality in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Buniadpur is the headquarters of the Gangarampur subdivision. The city is located on the bank of river Punarbhaba. Gangarampur ...
municipality, Belbari I, Damdama, Gangarampur and Nandanpur
gram panchayat
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s of
Gangrampur community development block
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, and Ajmatpur, Autina, Gurail, Hazratpur, Ramchandrapur and Rampara Chenchra gram panchayats of
Tapan community development block.
Gangarampur Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 6
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 Dinajpu ...
.
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Members of Legislative Assembly
Election results
2021
In the 2021 election, Satyendra Nath Ray of BJP defeated his nearest rival, Goutam Das of Trinamool Congress.
,
2016
In the 2016 election, Goutam Das of Congress defeated his nearest rival, Satyendra Nath Ray of Trinamool Congress.
2011
In the 2011 election, Satyendra Nath Ray of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Nandalal Hazra of CPI(M).
Shukla Bhuimali, contesting as an Indepependent, belonged to CPI(ML).
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977–2006
In 2006[ and 2001][ state assembly elections Narayan Biswas of ]CPI(M)
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won the Gangarampur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Biplab Mitra
Biplab Mitra is an Indian politician and the present Minister of Consumer Affairs in the Government of West Bengal. He is also an MLA, elected from the Harirampur constituency in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
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of Trinamool Congress
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. Minati Ghosh of CPI(M) defeated Asish Majumdar of BJP
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in 1996,[ Biplab Mitra of ]Congress
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in 1991[ and Ahamed Moslihuddin of Congress in 1987.][ Ahamed Moslihuddin representing ICS defeated Arabinda Chakrabarty of CPI(M) in 1982.][ Ahindra Sarkar of CPI(M) defeated Ahamed Moslihuddin of Congress in 1977.]
1951–1972
Ahamed Moslihuddin of Congress won in 1972[ and 1971.][ Ahindra Sarkar of CPI(M) won in 1969.][ K. Sayed of Congress won in 1967.][ Mangla Kisku of ]CPI
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Overview
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won in 1962
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.[ Lakshman Chandra Hansda and Satindra Nath Basu, both of Congress, won in ]1957
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,[ when Gangarampur was a joint seat. Satindra Nath Basu of Congress won in independent India's first election in 1951.][
]
References
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