Ramnagar, West Bengal Assembly constituency

For disambiguation, see Ramnagar.
Ramnagar
Constituency No. 217 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Interactive Map Outlining Ramnagar Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Medinipur
LS constituencyKanthi
Established1951
Total electors2,64,900
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyTrinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Ramnagar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

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]

Election results

2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Ramnagar[2]
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
NOTA – 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

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Ramnagar
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

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Ramnagar[3][4][5]
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

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

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

  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. ^ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 15 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Ramnagar". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  4. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Ramnagar. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  5. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Ramnagar. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  6. ^ "212 - Ramnagar Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  7. ^ "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.