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Raiganj Lok Sabha constituency

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Raiganj Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Raiganj in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 5 Raiganj Lok Sabha constituency are in Uttar Dinajpur district.

Raiganj
WB-5
Lok Sabha constituency
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
Assembly constituenciesIslampur
Goalpokhar
Chakulia
Karandighi
Hemtabad
Kaliaganj
Raiganj
Established1962-present
Total electors1,387,526[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Most Successful parties from Raiganj Lok Sabha

  Indian National Congress (10 times) (58.82%)
  Communist Party of India (Marxist) (4 times) (23.53%)
  Bharatiya Janata Party (2 times) (11.76%)
  Janata Party (1 time) (5.89%)

Assembly segments

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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. 5 Raiganj is composed of the following segments from 2009:[2]

NoNameDistrictMemberPartyParty leading
(in 2019 General Elections)
29IslampurUttar DinajpurAbdul Karim ChowdhuryTMCTMC
30GoalpokharMd. Ghulam RabbaniTMCTMC
31ChakuliaMinhajul Arfin AzadTMCTMC
32KarandighiGoutam PalTMCBJP
33Hemtabad (SC)Satyajit BurmanTMCBJP
34Kaliaganj (SC)Soumen RoyBJPBJP
35RaiganjKrishna KalyaniTMCBJP

Members of Parliament

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YearName[3]Party
1962Chapala Kanta BhattacharjeeIndian National Congress
1967
1971Siddharta Shankar Ray
1972^Maya Ray
1977Md. Hayat AliJanata Party
1980Golam YazdaniIndian National Congress
1984
1989
1991Subrata MukherjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1996
1998
1999Priya Ranjan DasmunsiIndian National Congress
2004
2009Deepa Dasmunsi
2014Mohammed SalimCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
2019Debasree ChaudhuriBharatiya Janata Party
2024Kartick Paul

^ denotes by-elections

Election results

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General election 2024

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2024 Indian general election: Raiganj
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJPKartick Paul 560,897 40.99 0.91
AITCKrishna Kalyani4,92,70036 0.68
INCAli Imran Ramz (Victor)2,63,27319.24 12.69
NOTANone of the above1,9400.14
Majority68,1974.99 0.25
Turnout1,368,47176.18 3.64
BJP holdSwing

General election 2019

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2019 Indian general election: Raiganj[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJPDebasree Chaudhuri 511,652 40.08 +21.76
AITCKanaia Lal Agarwal451,07835.32+17.93
CPI(M)Mohammed Salim183,03914.25-14.75
INCDeepa Dasmunshi83,6626.55-21.95
Majority60,5744.74
Turnout1,278,07679.82
BJP gain from CPI(M)Swing+18.26

General election 2014

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2014 Indian general elections: Raiganj[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M)Mohammed Salim 317,515 29.00 -9.93
INCDeepa Dasmunshi3,15,88128.50-21.79
BJPNimu Bhowmik2,03,13118.32+14.14
AITCSatya Ranjan Dasmunshi1,92,63417.39+17.39
SPSudip Ranjan Sen32,3032.91
SUCI(C)Dulal Rajbanshi8,5920.78
BSPSwapan Kumar Das5,6290.51
IndependentSubrata Adhikary5,5480.50
JDPBablu Soren5,5440.50
AAPPasarul Alam3,6140.33
AIUDFZameerul Hasan3,4710.31
AMBNandakishor Singha3,3380.30
NOTANone of the above10,9290.99---
Majority1,6340.15-11.56
Turnout11,08,19379.87
CPI(M) gain from INCSwing-20.82

General election 2009

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General Election, 2009: Raiganj[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCDeepa Dasmunsi 451,776 50.29
CPI(M)Bireswar Lahiri346,57338.58
BJPGopesh Chandra Sarkar37,6454.19
IndependentAbdul Karim Chowdhary18,4272.05
IndependentManas Jana10,4261.16
BSPAkhil Ranjan Mondal7,5920.85
RDMPFaiz Rahaman7,8340.87
CPI(ML)LSuleman Hafiji4,3160.48
IndependentUpendra Nath Das4,1570.46
IndependentAnil Biswas3,8440.43
IndependentNachhir Ali Pramanik3,2120.36
JD(U)Matiur Rahman2,5970.29
Majority1,05,203
Turnout8,98,39981.05
INC holdSwing

Abdul Karim Chowdhary, contesting as an Independent candidate, was a rebel Trinamool Congress Leader.

General election 2004

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General Election, 2004: Raiganj[7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCPriya Ranjan Dasmunsi 421,904 46.20
CPI(M)Minati Ghosh382,75741.90
AITCDr. Zainal Abedin57,9316.30
BSPAnil Biswas11,2051.20
CPI(ML)LAjit Das11,1541.20
IndependentSubrata Adhikary9,9141.10
IndependentSukamal Biswas9,6241.10
NCPAchintya Tarafdar7,0370.80
IndependentAshis Saha6,0560.70
Turnout9,13,63779.6
INC holdSwing

By-election 1972

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A by-election was held in this constituency in 1972 which was necessitated by the resignation of sitting MP Siddhartha Shankar Ray and his subsequent election to the State Assembly from the Maldaha Assembly constituency. In the by-election, Maya Ray of Congress defeated his nearest rival S.K.Niyogi of United Front Supported Independent Candidate by 143,624 votes, thus breaking the record of Siddhartha Shankar Ray who had won the seat in 1971 by 64,007 votes.

Indian Parliamentary bye election, 1972: Raiganj constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCMaya Ray 149,375 93.3
IndependentS.K.Niyogi5,7513.59
IndependentMd. Salimuddin4,9793.11
Majority143,62489.71
Turnout1,60,105
INC holdSwing

General election 1971

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General Election, 1971: Raiganj[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCSiddhartha Shankar Ray 147,360 47.30
CPI(M)Subodh Sen83,35341.90
AIFBNirmal Kumar Basu34,95611.20
NC(O)Muzaffar Hussain18,9626.10
PSPMd. Salimuddin12,7864.10
Turnout9,13,63779.6
Majority64,007(20.5%)
INC holdSwing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2014". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Raiganj Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name". www.elections.in.
  4. ^ "General Election 2019 - Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  5. ^ "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  6. ^ "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  7. ^ "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  8. ^ "General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 23 May 2014.

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