Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency)
Arambagh | |
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Lok Sabha Constituency | |
Incumbent | Aparupa Poddar (Afrin Ali) |
Parliamentary Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
Elected Year | 2014 |
Constituency Details | |
Established | 1967-present |
Reservation | SC |
State | West Bengal |
Total Electors | 1,600,293[1] |
Assembly Constituencies | Haripal Tarakeswar Pursurah Arambag Goghat Khanakul Chandrakona |
Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Arambagh in West Bengal. While six assembly segments of No. 29 Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency) are in Hooghly district one segment is in Paschim Medinipur district. The seat was earlier an open seat but from 2009 it was reserved for scheduled castes.
Overview[edit]

In the 2004 Lok Sabha polls Anil Basu of CPI(M) won the Arambagh seat by a margin of 592,502 votes, which remained for a long time the highest ever victory margin in Lok Sabha polls in the country.[2] Pritam Munde won the Beed Lok Sabha constituency in 2014 by 6,92,245 votes [1][2]
Assembly segments[edit]
As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 29 Arambag, reserved for Scheduled castes (SC), is composed of the following assembly segments:[3]
Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District |
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196 | Haripal | None | Hooghly |
198 | Tarakeswar | None | Hooghly |
199 | Pursurah | None | Hooghly |
200 | Arambag | SC | Hooghly |
201 | Goghat | SC | Hooghly |
202 | Khanakul | None | Hooghly |
232 | Chandrakona | SC | Paschim Medinipur |
Prior to delimitation Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[4] Tarakeswar (assembly constituency no. 185), Pursurah (assembly constituency no. 192), Khanakul (SC) (assembly constituency no. 193), Arambagh (assembly constituency no. 194), Goghat (SC) (assembly constituency no. 195), Chandrakona (assembly constituency no. 196), Ghatal (SC) (assembly constituency no. 197)
Members of Parliament[edit]
Lok Sabha | Duration | Constituency | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fourth | 1967-71 | Arambagh | Amiyanath Bose | All India Forward Bloc[5] |
Fifth | 1971-77 | Manoranjan Hazra | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6] | |
Sixth | 1977-80 | Prafulla Chandra Sen | Bharatiya Lok Dal[7] | |
Seventh | 1980-84 | Bijoy Krishna Modak | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] | |
Eighth | 1984-89 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | |
Ninth | 1989-91 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [10] | |
Tenth | 1991-96 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
Eleventh | 1996-98 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
Twelfth | 1998-99 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | |
Thirteenth | 1999-04 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] | |
Fourteenth | 2004-09 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | |
Fifteenth | 2009-14 | Sakti Mohan Malik | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[16] | |
Sixteenth | 2014-19 | Aparupa Poddar (Afrin Ali) | All India Trinamool Congress[17] | |
Seventeenth | 2019-Incumbent | Aparupa Poddar (Afrin Ali) | All India Trinamool Congress |
Election results[edit]
General election 2019[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AITC | Aparupa Poddar (Afrin Ali) | 6,49,929 | 44.14 | -10.79 | |
BJP | Tapan Kumar Ray | 6,48,787 | 44.06 | +32.45 | |
CPI (M) | Sakti Mohan Malik | 1,00,520 | 6.83 | -22.68 | |
INC | Jyoti Kumari Das | 25,128 | 1.71 | -0.33 | |
NOTA | None of the above | 20,495 | 1.39 | ||
Majority | 1,142 | 0.07 | -25.39 | ||
Turnout | 14,71,981 | 83.44 | -1.67 | ||
Registered electors | 17,64,726 | ||||
AITC hold | Swing | -21.62 |
General election 2014[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AITC | Aparupa Poddar (Afrin Ali) | 7,48,764 | 54.94 | N/A | |
CPI (M) | Sakti Mohan Malik | 4,01,919 | 29.51 | -25.29 | |
BJP | Madhusudan Bag | 1,58,480 | 11.63 | +6.66 | |
INC | Sambhu Nath Malik | 27,872 | 2.04 | -34.81 | |
JDP | Ganesh Bag | 7,062 | 0.51 | -1.35 | |
Majority | 3,46,845 | 25.46 | +8.14 | ||
Turnout | 13,61,934 | 85.11 | +0.53 | ||
AITC gain from CPI (M) | Swing | +42.64 |
General election 2009[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI (M) | Sakti Mohan Malik | 6,30,454 | 54.80 | -22.99 | |
INC | Sambhu Nath Malik | 4,28,696 | 36.85 | +29.76 | |
BJP | Murari Bera | 57,903 | 4.97 | -10.78 | |
BSP | Parimal Biswas | 24,762 | 2.12 | N/A | |
JDP | Subir Kumar Majhi | 21,722 | 1.86 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,01,558 | 17.32 | -44.09 | ||
Turnout | 11,63,337 | 84.58 | +3.34 | ||
CPI (M) hold | Swing | -22.99 |
General election 2004[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI (M) | Anil Basu | 744,464 | 77.16 | ||
BJP | Swapan Kumar Nandi | 151,962 | 15.75 | ||
INC | Pradip Datta | 68,414 | 7.09 | ||
Margin of victory | 592,502 | 61.41 | |||
Turnout | 9,64,840 | 81.24 | |||
CPI (M) hold | Swing |
General election 1999[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI (M) | Anil Basu | 503,920 | 53.98 | ||
BJP | Dr. Chunilal Chakraborty | 387,199 | 41.98 | ||
INC | idris Ali | 40,816 | 4.37 | ||
Independent | Joy Krishna Bera | 1,565 | 0.17 | ||
Margin of victory | 116,721 | 12.40 | |||
Turnout | 9,33,365 | 81.24 | |||
CPI (M) hold | Swing |
General election 1998[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI (M) | Anil Basu | 521,507 | 56.23 | ||
BJP | Dr. Chunilal Chakraborty | 334,207 | 35.50 | ||
INC | Provat Kiran Chakrabarti | 73,105 | 7.80 | ||
Margin of victory | 187,300 | 19.90 | |||
Turnout | 9,40,359 | 84.3 | |||
CPI (M) hold | Swing |
General election 1996[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI (M) | Anil Basu | 544,289 | 59.40 | ||
INC | Monoranjan Hazra | 317,956 | 34.80 | ||
BJP | Gopi Nath Dey | 42,779 | 4.70 | ||
Independent | Nanu Ram Roy | 6,276 | 0.70 | ||
style="background-color: Template:Amra Bangalee/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Amra Bangalee|Template:Amra Bangalee/meta/shortname]] | Nikunja Jana | 2,394 | 0.30 | |
Margin of victory | 226,333 | 24.30 | |||
Turnout | 9,31,653 | 87.3 | |||
CPI (M) hold | Swing |
General election 1991[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI (M) | Anil Basu | 448,318 | 55.60 | ||
INC | Sk. Hasan Imam | 300,046 | 37.70 | ||
BJP | Dhruva Chakravarti | 37,393 | 4.70 | ||
Independent | Chandi Dutt | 6,679 | 0.80 | ||
style="background-color: Template:Doordarshi Party/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Doordarshi Party|Template:Doordarshi Party/meta/shortname]] | Bharashi Sharma | 4,310 | 0.50 | |
Margin of victory | 148,272 | 18.30 | |||
Turnout | 8,10,177 | 82.9 | |||
CPI (M) hold | Swing |
General election 1989[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI (M) | Anil Basu | 423,062 | 52.80 | ||
INC | Sk. Hasan Imam | 358,564 | 44.80 | ||
style="background-color: Template:Amra Bangalee/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Amra Bangalee|Template:Amra Bangalee/meta/shortname]] | Nikunja Jana | 10,541 | 1.30 | |
Independent | Chandi Dutt | 6,745 | 0.80 | ||
style="background-color: Template:Doordarshi Party/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Doordarshi Party|Template:Doordarshi Party/meta/shortname]] | Bharashi Sharma | 1,961 | 0.20 | |
Margin of victory | 64,498 | 7.90 | |||
Turnout | 8,12,748 | 86.0 | |||
CPI (M) hold | Swing |
General election 1984[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI (M) | Anil Basu | 327,786 | 50.40 | ||
INC | Gopal Das Nag | 313,626 | 47.60 | ||
style="background-color: Template:Amra Bangalee/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Amra Bangalee|Template:Amra Bangalee/meta/shortname]] | Nikunja Jana | 4,756 | 0.70 | |
Independent | Nepal Chandra Bhaumik | 3,160 | 0.50 | ||
Independent | Yogendra Singh | 584 | 0.10 | ||
Margin of victory | 14,160 | 2.10 | |||
Turnout | 6,59,108 | 85.8 | |||
CPI (M) hold | Swing |
General election 1980[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI (M) | Bejoy Krishna Modak | 285,633 | 53.35 | ||
JP | Prafulla Chandra Sen | 242,642 | 47.60 | ||
[[Janata Party (Secular)|Template:Janata Party (Secular)/meta/shortname]] | Arun Maji | 5,581 | 1.00 | ||
Independent | Lutful Goyesh Khan | 1,265 | 0.20 | ||
Independent | Panchanan Ghosh | 1,167 | 0.20 | ||
Margin of victory | 42,991 | 7.9 | |||
Turnout | 5,44,644 | 80.3 | |||
CPI (M) gain from Bharatiya Lok Dal | Swing |
General election 1977[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
[[Bharatiya Lok Dal|Template:Bharatiya Lok Dal/meta/shortname]] | Prafulla Chandra Sen | 298,371 | 74.80 | ||
INC | Santi Mohan Roy | 90,934 | 22.80 | ||
Margin of victory | 2,07,437 | 52.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,63,271 | 71.78 | |||
Swing to [[Bharatiya Lok Dal|Template:Bharatiya Lok Dal/meta/shortname]] from CPI (M) | Swing |
General election 1971[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI (M) | Manoranjan Hazra | 137,844 | 40.84 | ||
INC | Santi Mohan Roy | 115,622 | 34.25 | ||
style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress (Organisation)/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|Template:Indian National Congress (Organisation)/meta/shortname]] | Pratap Chandra Chunder | 58,928 | 17.46 | |
Independent | Sasanka Bose | 25,144 | 7.45 | ||
Margin of victory | 22,222 | 6.30 | |||
Turnout | 337,536 | 64.50 % | |||
Swing to CPI (M) from AIFB | Swing |
General election 1967[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIFB | Amiya Nath Bose | 208,724 | 62.23 | ||
INC | Sachindra Chowdhury | 126,702 | 37.77 | ||
Majority | 82,022 | 23.6 | |||
Turnout | 335,426 | 68.7% | |||
AIFB win (new seat) |
General elections 1967-2009[edit]
Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
Year | Winner | Runner-up | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party | |
1967 | Amiyanath Bose | All India Forward Bloc | Sachin Choudhury | Indian National Congress[5] |
1971 | Manoranjan Hazra | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Santi Mohan Ray | Indian National Congress[6] |
1977 | Prafulla Chandra Sen | Bharatiya Lok Dal | Santi Mohan Roy | Indian National Congress[7] |
1980 | Bijoy Krishna Modak | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Prafulla Chandra Sen | Janata Party[8] |
1984 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Gopal Das Nag | Indian National Congress[9] |
1989 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Sheikh Hasan Imam | Indian National Congress[10] |
1991 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Sheikh Hasan Imam | Indian National Congress[11] |
1996 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Monoranjan Hazra | Indian National Congress[12] |
1998 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Chunilal Chakraborty | Bharatiya Janata Party[13] |
1999 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Chunilal Chakraborty | Bharatiya Janata Party[14] |
2004 | Anil Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Swapan Kumar Nandi | Bharatiya Janata Party[15] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Lok Sabha polls: CPM's Anil Basu holds record for highest victory margin". The Times of India, 3 April 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ↑ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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