Ranaghat Dakshin Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Ranaghat Dakshin is a Vidhan Sabha constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
| Ranaghat Dakshin | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 90 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Ranaghat Dakshin Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ranaghat |
| Established | 2011 |
| Total electors | 285,180 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 90 Ranaghat Dakshin Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Anishmali, Baidyapur I, Baidyapur II, Debagram, Majher Gram, Nokari, Raghunathpur Hijuli I and Shyamnagar gram panchayats of Ranaghat II community development block, Anulia, Habibpur, Nawpara Masunda, Payradanga, Ramnagar II and Tarapur gram panchayats of Ranaghat I community development block and Cooper's Camp notified area.[1]
Ranaghat Dakshin Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 13 Ranaghat (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1] Ranaghat East and West were earlier part of Nabadwip (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Ranaghat
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Bijoy Krishna Sarkar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1951 | Keshab Chandra Mitra | ||
| 1957 | Benoy Kumar Chatterjee | ||
| 1962 | Gour Chandra Kundu | Communist Party of India | |
Ranaghat East
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Nitai Pada Sarkar | Communist Party of India | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | Naresh Chandra Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1972 | Nitaipada Sarkar | Communist Party of India | |
| 1977 | Satish Chandra Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | Binay Krishna Biswas | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | Asim Bala | ||
| 2006 | Debendra Nath Biswas | ||
Ranaghat West
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Benoy Kumar Chatterjee | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Gour Chandra Kundu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1971 | |||
| 1977 | |||
| 1972 | Naresh Chandra Chaki | Indian National Congress | |
| 1982 | Gour Chandra Kundu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | Subhaas Basu | ||
| 1996 | Shankar Singha | Indian National Congress | |
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | Aloke Kumar Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
Ranaghat Dakshin
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Abir Biswas | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | Rama Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2021 | Mukut Mani Adhikari | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2024^ | All India Trinamool Congress | ||
| 2026 | Ashim Kumar Biswas | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
- ^ = by-election
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ashim Kumar Biswas | 140,010 | 60.17 | ||
| AITC | Sougata Kumar Burman | 75,546 | 32.47 | ||
| CPI(M) | Arindam Biswas | 10,714 | 4.6 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,223 | 0.53 | −0.12 | |
| Majority | 64,464 | 27.7 | +20.87 | ||
| Turnout | 232,685 | 91.54 | +6.79 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2024 bypoll
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Mukut Mani Adhikari | 113,533 | 55.08 |  12.56 | |
| BJP | Manoj Kumar Biswas | 74,485 | 36.13 |  13.21 | |
| CPI(M) | Arindam Biswas | 13,082 | 6.35 | 0.09 | |
| Independent | Bankim Mondal | 1,307 | 0.63 | 0.63 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,351 | 0.66 | 0.01 | |
| Majority | 39,048 | 18.95 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| AITC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Mukut Mani Adhikari | 119,260 | 49.34 | ||
| AITC | Barnali Dey Roy | 102,745 | 42.51 | ||
| CPI(M) | Rama Biswas | 15,124 | 6.26 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,577 | 0.65 | ||
| Majority | 16,515 | 6.83 | |||
| Turnout | 241,687 | 84.75 | |||
| BJP gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2016
In the 2016 election, Rama Biswas of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Abir Ranjan Biswas of AITC.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Rama Biswas | 104,159 | 47.51 | +6.38 | |
| AITC | Abir Ranjan Biswas | 86,906 | 39.64 | −11.59 | |
| BJP | Susmit Ranjan Haldar | 18,114 | 8.26 | +3.66 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,640 | 1.66 | +1.66 | |
| BSP | Prashanta Biswas | 2,407 | 1.10 | −0.42 | |
| Turnout | 2,19,215 | 85.03 | −2.52 | ||
| CPI(M) gain from AITC | Swing | -1.20 | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together, as well as CPI(M)'s vote percentage, in 2006 for the Ranaghat West seat.
2011
In the 2011 election, Abir Ranjan Biswas of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Aloke Das of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Abir Ranjan Biswas | 99,432 | 51.23 | −2.65 | |
| CPI(M) | Aloke Das | 79,824 | 41.13 | −1.45 | |
| BJP | Benoy Bhusan Roy | 8,934 | 4.60 | ||
| BSP | Prashanta Biswas | 2,951 | |||
| Nirjatita Samaj Biplabi Party | Chaitanya Barai | 2,942 | |||
| Turnout | 194,083 | 87.55 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -1.20 | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together, as well as CPI(M)'s vote percentage, in 2006 for the Ranaghat West seat.
1962
In 1962 and 1957, there was a single seat for Ranaghat. Gour Chandra Kundu of CPI won in 1962.[8] Benoy Kumar Chatterjee of Congress won in 1957.[9] In independent India's first election in 1951,[10] Ranaghat was a joint seat. Bijoy Krishna Sarkar and Keshab Chandra Mitra won the Ranaghat seat.
1972
Ranaghat East
Nitaipada Sarkar of CPI won in 1972.[11] Naresh Chandra Biswas of CPI(M) won in 1971.[12] Nitai Pada Sarkar of CPI won in 1969[13] and 1967.[14]
Ranaghat West
Naresh Chandra Chaki of Congress won in 1972.[11] Gour Chandra Kundu of CPI(M) 1971[12] and 1969.[13] Benoy Kumar Chatterjee of Congress won in 1967.[14]