| Ramnagar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 217 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kanthi |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,64,900 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Ramnagar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview[edit | edit source]
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 217 Ramnagar Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ramnagar I and Ramnagar II community development blocks[1]
Ramnagar Assembly constituency is part of No. 31 Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Trailakya Nath Pradhan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | Balailal Das Mahapatra | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1967 | T. Pradhan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Balailal Das Mahapatra | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1971 | Bishal Radhagobinda | Indian National Congress (Organisation) | |
| 1972 | Hemanta Dutta | Indian National Congress (Requisitionists) | |
| 1977 | Balailal Das Mahapatra | Janata Party | |
| 1982 | Abanti Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1987 | Sudhir Kumar Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1991 | Mrinal Kanti Roy | ||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | Akhil Giri | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2006 | Swadesh Ranjan Nayak | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2011 | Akhil Giri | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2026 | |||
Election results[edit | edit source]
2026[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Akhil Giri | ||||
| BJP | Chandra Shekhar Mondal | ||||
| CPI(M) | Ashoke Kumar Maity | ||||
| SUCI(C) | Narayan Barman | ||||
| None of the above (India) | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Akhil Giri | 112,622 | 50.72 | −2.27 | |
| BJP | Swadesh Ranjan Nayak | 100,105 | 45.08 | +39.05 | |
| CPI(M) | Sabyasachi Jana | 6,751 | 3.04 | −35.97 | |
| None of the above (India) | – | 1,233 | 0.58 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Arati Pahari | 944 | 0.43 | ||
| Right to Recall Party | Trayee Pradhan | 405 | 0.18 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 222,060 | ||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Akhil Giri | 107,081 | 52.99 | ||
| CPI(M) | Tapas Sinha | 78,828 | 39.01 | ||
| BJP | Tapan Kar | 12,186 | 6.03 | ||
| LJP | Prodorshi Ghosh | 902 | 0.45 | ||
| Bharat Nirman Party | Prabir Kumar Misra | 774 | 0.38 | ||
| Independent | Dhananjoy Dalai | 628 | 0.31 | ||
| Majority | 28,253 | 14.10 | |||
| Turnout | 202,093 | 84.12 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Akhil Giri | 93,801 | 52.56 | +3.98# | |
| CPI(M) | Swadesh Ranjan Nayek | 77,242 | 43.28 | −8.13 | |
| BJP | Satya Ranjan Das | 4,507 | 2.53 | ||
| Independent | Tapan Maity | 2,929 | |||
| Turnout | 178,479 | 87.67 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI (M) | Swing | 12.11# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977-2006[edit | edit source]
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Swadesh Ranjan Nayak of CPI(M) won the Ramnagar assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Akhil Giri of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Akhil Giri of Trinamool Congress defeated Samares Das of CPI(M) in 2001. Mrinal Kanti Roy of CPI(M) defeated Dipak Das of Congress in 1996 and 1991. Sudhir Kumar Giri of CPI(M) defeated Hemanta Dutta of Congress in 1987. Abanti Mishra of Congress defeated Balai Lal Das Mahapatra, Independent, in 1982. Balai Lal Das Mahapatra of Janata Party defeated Rohini Karan of CPI(M) in 1977.[6]
1951-1972[edit | edit source]
Hemanta Dutta of Congress won in 1972. Radha Gobinda Bishal of Congress (Organisation) won in 1971. Balai Lal Das Mahapatra of PSP won in 1969. Trailokya Nath Pradhan of Congress won in 1967, 1962, 1957 and in independent Indias's first election in 1951.[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 15 March 2022.
- ↑ "Ramnagar". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 May 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Ramnagar. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Ramnagar. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ↑ "212 - Ramnagar Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- ↑ "Statistical Reports of Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2010.