Barasat Lok Sabha constituency

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Barasat
WB-17
Lok Sabha constituency
Barasat Lok Sabha constituency
Interactive Map Outlining Barasat Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State West Bengal
Assembly constituencies Habra
Ashoknagar
Rajarhat New Town
Bidhannagar
Madhyamgram
Barasat
Deganga
Established1952-present
Total electors1,512,792 [1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party  AITC
Alliance  INDIA
Elected year 2024

Barasat Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Barasat in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 17 Barasat Lok Sabha constituency are in North 24 Parganas district.

Contents

Most Successful parties from Barasat Lok Sabha
  1. All India Forward Bloc (6 times) 35.29 (33.3%)
  2. Trinamool Congress (6 times) 35.29 (33.3%)
  3. Indian National Congress (4 times) 23.53 (22.2%)
  4. Communist Party of India (2 times) 11.76 (11.1%)

Assembly segments

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

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 17 Barasat is composed of the following Assembly segments from 2009: [2]

NoNameDistrictMemberParty2024 Lead
100 Habra North 24 Parganas Jyotipriya Mallick Trinamool Congress Bharatiya Janata Party
101 Ashoknagar Narayan Goswami Trinamool Congress
115 Rajarhat New Town Tapash Chatterjee
116 Bidhannagar Sujit Bose Bharatiya Janata Party
118 Madhyamgram Rathin Ghosh Trinamool Congress
119 Barasat Chiranjeet Chakraborty
120 Deganga Rahima Mondal

Members of Parliament

Lok SabhaDurationConstituencyName of M.P.Party
First 1952-57Santipur Arun Chandra Guha Indian National Congress [3] [4]
Second 1957-62Barasat
Third 1962-67
Fourth 1967-71 Dr. Ranenendra Nath Sen Communist Party of India [5] [6]
Fifth 1971-77
Sixth 1977-80 Chitta Basu All India Forward Bloc [7] [8]
Seventh 1980-84
Eighth 1984-89 Tarun Kanti Ghosh Indian National Congress [9]
Ninth 1989-91 Chitta Basu All India Forward Bloc [10] [11] [12]
Tenth 1991-96
Eleventh 1996-98
Twelfth 1998-99Dr. Ranjit Kumar Panja Trinamool Congress [13] [14]
Thirteenth 1999-04
Fourteenth 2004-09 Subrata Bose All India Forward Bloc [15]
Fifteenth 2009-14 Kakali Ghosh Dastidar Trinamool Congress [16] [17]
Sixteenth 2014-2019
Seventeenth 2019-2024
Eighteenth 2024-Incumbent

Election results

General election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Barasat [18] [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar 692,010 45.15 Decrease2.svg1.32
BJP Swapan Majumder 577,82337.70Decrease2.svg0.87
ISF Tapas Banerjee121,4407.92Increase2.svg7.92
AIFB Sanjib Chatterjee100,0006.52Decrease2.svg2.37
NOTA None of the above 17,8921.17
Majority 114,189
Turnout 1,532,601
AITC hold Swing

General election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Barasat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar 648,444 46.47 +5.08
BJP Dr. Mrinal Kanti Debnath538,27538.57+15.2
AIFB Haripada Biswas124,0688.89−18.86
INC Subrata Dutta37,2772.67−0.53
NOTA None of the above17,7691.27
Majority 110,1697.90−5.74
Turnout 1,396,19481.26−2.65
AITC hold Swing

General elections 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Barasat [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar 525,387 41.39 −9.56
AIFB Mortaza Hossain3,52,24627.75−11.22
BJP P. C. Sorcar, Jr. 2,96,60823.37+17.97
INC Riju Ghoshal40,6603.20+3.20
None of the Above None of the Above12,7001.00
BSP Sukumar Bala12,1780.96
Majority 1,73,14113.64+1.66
Turnout 12,69,33183.91
AITC hold Swing -10.39

General election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Barasat [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar 522,530 50.96
AIFB Sudin Chattopadhyay3,99,62938.97
BJP Bratin Sengupta55,3535.39
BSP Arun Kumar Biswas18,3811.79
AUDF Bhaskar Ghosh9,1610.89
IND Kumari Kamala Das7,5270.73
Majority 1,22,90111.99
Turnout 10,25,32983.60
AITC gain from AIFB Swing
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

General elections 1957-2004

Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:

YearVotersVoter TurnoutWinnerRunners up
%ageCandidate%agePartyCandidate%ageParty
195727352556.56Arun Chandra Guha51.10 Indian National Congress Bhowani Sankar Sen Gupta48.90 Communist Party of India [4]
1962385,85959.64Arun Chandra Guha50.17Indian National CongressBhowani Sankar Sen Gupta37.70Communist Party of India [20]
1967365,42974.09Ranendra Nath Sen40.84Communist Party of IndiaArun Chandra Guha31.59Indian National Congress [5]
1971349,89464.10Ranendra Nath Sen33.29Communist Party of IndiaHemanta Gangopadhyay30.54 Communist Party of India (Marxist) [6]
1977372,42061.05 Chitta Basu 56.15 Forward Bloc Ranen Sen24.23Communist Party of India [7]
1980571,76075.33Chitta Basu53.03Forward BlocHarasit Ghosh36.30Indian National Congress (I) [8]
1984703,87083-83Tarun Kanti Ghosh49.46Indian National CongressChitta Basu47.64Forward Bloc [9]
1989898,10085.87Chitta Basu50.52Forward BlocTarun Kanti Ghosh44.38Indian National Congress [10]
1991893, 57083.11Chitta Basu43.60Forward BlocAshok Krishna Dutt35.84Indian National Congress [11]
19961,072,01086.33Chitta Basu46.24Forward BlocDr. Ranjit Kumar Panja42.86Indian National Congress [12]
19981,070,95084.10Dr. Ranjit Kumar Panja47.13 Trinamool Congress Chitra Ghosh40.83Forward Bloc [13]
19991,043,59080.88Dr. Ranjit Kumar Panja50.28Trinamool CongressSaral Deb40.88Forward Bloc [14]
20041,153,58083.11 Subrata Bose 45.13Forward BlocDr. Ranjit Kumar Panja44.07Trinamool Congress [15]

See also

References

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