Bangaon Lok Sabha constituency

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Bangaon
WB-14
Lok Sabha constituency
Bangaon Lok Sabha constituency
Interactive Map Outlining Bangaon Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State West Bengal
Assembly constituencies Kalyani
Haringhata
Bagda
Bangaon Uttar
Bangaon Dakshin
Gaighata
Swarupnagar
Established2009
Total electors1,540,713 [1]
Reservation SC
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Shri Shantanu Thakur.jpg
Incumbent
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year 2024

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. [2]

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History

Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal - 1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. Birbhum Westbengalen Wahlkreise Lok Sabha.svg
Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal - 1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. Birbhum

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. [3] 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

NoNameDistrictMemberParty2024 Lead
92 Kalyani (SC) Nadia Ambika Roy Bharatiya Janata Party Bharatiya Janata Party
93 Haringhata (SC) Ashim Kumar Sarkar
94 Bagdah (SC) North 24 Parganas Madhuparna Thakur Trinamool Congress
95 Bangaon Uttar (SC) Ashok Kirtania Bharatiya Janata Party
96 Bangaon Dakshin (SC) Swapan Majumder
97 Gaighata (SC) Subrata Thakur
98 Swarupnagar (SC) Bina Mondal Trinamool Congress Trinamool Congress

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberPartyRefs
1950–2008Constituency did not exist. Was a part of Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency)
2009 Gobinda Chandra Naskar Trinamool Congress [4]
2014 Kapil Krishna Thakur (died in 2014) [5]
2015 by-election Mamata Thakur [6]
2019 Shantanu Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party
2024

Election results

General election 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Bongaon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Shantanu Thakur 719,505 48.19 −0.66
AITC Biswajit Das 645,81243.25+2.33
INC Pradip Biswas65,1764.37+2.36
NOTA None of the above
Majority 73,693
Turnout
BJP hold Swing

General election 2019

In 2019 Election BJP won for the first time in this constituency since its delimitation. [7]

2019 Indian general election: Bangaon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Shantanu Thakur 687,622 48.85 +24.68
AITC Mamata Thakur 576,02840.92−2.35
CPI(M) Alakesh Das 90,1226.40−19.9
INC Sourav Prasad22,6181.61−0.72
Independent Animesh Chandra Halder9,5220.68
BSP Chandan Mallick4,7070.33
SUCI(C) Swapan Mondal4,5440.32
PDS Samaresh Biswas1,9130.14
Independent Swapan Kumar Roy1,8590.13
BMP Subrata Biswas1,2910.09
NOTA None of the above7,5120.53
Majority 1,11,59411.42
Turnout 14,08,65382.64
Registered electors 1,704,632
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. [6]

Bye election, 2015: Bangaon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Mamata Thakur 5,39,99943.27+0.33
CPI(M) Debesh Das3,28,21426.30−5.22
BJP Subrata Thakur314,21424.17+5.10
INC Kuntal Mandal29,1492.33−1.09
Majority 2,11,78522.9
Turnout 12,48,35979.75
AITC hold Swing

General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Bangaon [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Kapil Krishna Thakur551,21342.94−7.75
CPI(M) Debesh Das404,61231.52−10.56
BJP K.D. Biswas244,78319.07+15.12
INC Ila Mondal43,8663.42+3.42
BSP Chandan Mullick9,207
Independent Pranita Mandal8,738
SUCI(C) Swapan Mondal3,589
AMB Tarapada Biswas2,848
PDS Shyam Prasad Mondal2,624
Rashtriya Ahinsa ManchSarat Chandra Mandal1,172
The Religion of Man Revolving Political Party of IndiaPinaki Ranjan Bharati1,071
None of the Above None of the Above9,9650.78−−−
Majority 1,46,60111.42−2.81
Turnout 12,83,68883.32
AITC hold Swing

General election 2009

General Election, 2009: Bangaon [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Gobinda Chandra Naskar 546,59650.69
CPI(M) Dr. Asim Bala 453,77042.08
BJP Krishnapada Majumder42,6103.95
BSP Pranita Roy17,1781.59
LJP Probir Kumar Sarkar4,5570.42
RPI(A)Sukriti Ranjan Biswas59740.55
Independent Nishikanta Biswas7,5500.70
Majority 92,826
Turnout 1,078,23586.47
AITC win (new seat)
2009 Indian general election
West Bengal summary
PartySeats wonSeat changeVote percentage
Trinamool Congress 19Increase2.svg1831.8
Indian National Congress 6Increase2.svg013.45
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) 1Increase2.svg1NA
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 9Decrease2.svg1733.1
Communist Party of India 2Decrease2.svg13.6
Revolutionary Socialist Party 2Decrease2.svg13.56
Forward bloc 2Decrease2.svg13.04
Bharatiya Janata Party 1Increase2.svg16.14

See also

References

  1. "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2014". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  2. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  3. "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  4. 1 2 "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  5. 1 2 "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Bangaon Bye Elections to Lok Sabha 2015". elections.in. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  7. "General Election 2019, Bangaon, Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

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