Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Raiganj is one of the 543 parliamentary
constituencies in India
. The constituency centres on Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal
.
In 2004, Raiganj Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
constituencies in India
India
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. The constituency centres on Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
.
Assembly segments
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 5 Raiganj is composed of the following segments from 2009:- Islampur (assembly constituency no. 29)
- GoalpokharGoalpokhar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Goalpokhar is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 30 Goalpokhar covers Goalpokhar I community development block.Goalpokhar is part of No...
(assembly constituency no. 30) - ChakuliaChakulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Chakulia is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It came in to existence in 2011, as per orders of the Delimitation Commission.-Extent:...
(assembly constituency no. 31) - KarandighiKarandighi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Karandighi is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 32) - Hemtabad (SC)Hemtabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Hemtabad is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It came in to existence in 2011, as per orders of the Delimitation Commission. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:...
(assembly constituency no. 33) - Kaliaganj (SC)Kaliaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Kaliaganj is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 34) - RaiganjRaiganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Raiganj is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 35)
In 2004, Raiganj Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
- GoalpokharGoalpokhar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Goalpokhar is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 30 Goalpokhar covers Goalpokhar I community development block.Goalpokhar is part of No...
(assembly constituency no. 29) - KarandighiKarandighi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Karandighi is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 30) - Raiganj (SC)Raiganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Raiganj is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 31) - ItaharItahar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Itahar is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 36 Itahar covers Itahar community development block.Itahar is part of No...
(assembly constituency no. 34) - KharbaKharba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Kharba was an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Kharba and Araidanga cease to exist from 2011...
(assembly constituency no. 41) - HarishchandrapurHarishchandrapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Harishchandrapur is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 42) - RatuaRatua (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Ratua is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 43)
Election results
1951-1971
The winners are shown below.| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Ranjan Chattopadhyay | Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 1957 | Selku Mardi | Congress |
| Chapala Kanta Bhattacharjee | Congress | |
| 1962 | Chapala Kanta Bhattacharjee | Congress |
| 1967 | Chapala Kanta Bhattacharjee | Congress |
| 1971 | Siddhartha Shankar Ray | Congress |
1977-2004
| Year | Voters | Voter Turnout | Winner | Runners up | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %age | Candidate | %age | Party | Candidate | %age | Party | ||
| 1977 | 347,200 | 61.60 | Md. Hayat Ali | 56.08 | BLD Bharatiya Lok Dal Bharatiya Lok Dal was a political party in India. The BLD was formed at the end of 1974 through the fusion of seven parties opposed to the autocratic rule of Indira Gandhi, including the Swatantra Party, the Utkal Congress, the Bharatiya Kranti Dal, and the Socialist Party... |
Abedin Anowarul | 36.13 | Congress |
| 1980 | 482,480 | 69.61 | Golam Yazdani | 41.86 | Congress | Abdul Hafiz | 41.58 | CPI(M) Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of... |
| 1984 | 574,540 | 76.87 | Golam Yazdani | 48.39 | Congress | Subrata Mukherjee | 44.79 | CPI(M) |
| 1989 | 763,800 | 75.05 | Golam Yazdani | NA | Congress | Subrata Mukherjee | 45.25 | CPI(M) |
| 1991 | 763,110 | 75.05 | Subrata Mukherjee | 41.85 | CPI(M) | Golam Yazdani | 37.80 | Congress |
| 1996 | 901,720 | 81.15 | Subrata Mukherjee | 43.79 | CPI(M) | Golam Yazdani | 42.54 | Congress |
| 1998 | 898,300 | 79.76 | Subrata Mukherjee | 39.76 | CPI(M) | Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Raiganj of West Bengal and is a member of the Indian National Congress party.-Career:Dasmunsi was President of Youth Congress in West Bengal from 1970 to 1971... |
39.05 | Congress |
| 1999 | 885.41 | 77.35 | Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi | 46.74 | Congress | Subrata Mukherjee | 38.15 | CPI(M) |
| 2004 | 917,760 | 79.99 | Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi | 45.98 | Congress | Minati Ghosh | 41.71 | CPI(M) |
See also
- RaiganjRaiganjRaiganj is a city and a municipality in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of a district as well as a subdivision.-Geography:...
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha