Ranaghat Uttar Purba Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Ranaghat Uttar Purba Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
| Ranaghat Uttar Purba | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 89 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Ranaghat Uttar Purba Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ranaghat |
| Established | 2011 |
| Total electors | 238,113 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 89 Ranaghat Uttar Purba Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Aranghata, Bahirgachhi, Duttapulia, Jugalkishore, Kamalpur and Raghunathpur Hijuli II gram panchayats of Ranaghat II community development block, and Bagula I, Bagula II, Mamjoan, Ramnagar Bara Chupria I and Ramnagar Bara Chupria II gram panchayats of Hanskhali community development block.[1]
Ranaghat Uttar Purba 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 | |
| 1972 | Nitaipada Sarkar | Communist Party of India | |
| 1977 | Satish Chandra Biswas | Communist Party of India | |
| 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 | |
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | Naresh Chandra Chaki | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Gour Chandra Kundu | Communist Party of India | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | Subhaas Basu | ||
| 1996 | Shankar Singha | Indian National Congress | |
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | Aloke Kumar Das | Communist Party of India | |
Ranaghat Uttar Purba
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ashim Biswas | 126,235 | 59.71 |  5.32 | |
| AITC | Barnali Dey Roy | 74,492 | 35.24 |  4.35 | |
| CPI(M) | Mrinal Biswas | 4,713 | 2.23 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,779 | 0.84 | 0.26 | |
| Majority | 51,743 | 24.47 | 9.67 | ||
| Turnout | 211,396 | 90.51 | 9.46 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ashim Biswas | 116,786 | 54.39 | ||
| AITC | Samir Kumar Poddar | 85,004 | 39.59 | ||
| ISF | Dinesh Chandra Biswas | 5,204 | 2.42 | ||
| BSP | Sanjit Kumar Mandal | 2,117 | 0.99 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,359 | 1.1 | ||
| Majority | 31,782 | 14.8 | |||
| Turnout | 214,736 | 81.05 | |||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2016
In the 2016 election, Samir Poddar of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Babusona Sarkar of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Samir Kumar Poddar | 93,215 | 48.13 | −6.90 | |
| CPI(M) | Babusona Sarkar | 78,243 | 40.40 | +3.66 | |
| BJP | Nikhil Ranjan Sarkar | 15,467 | 7.99 | +4.33 | |
| BSP | Pradip Kumar Sarkar | 2,301 | 1.19 | −1.49 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,642 | 0.85 | +0.85 | |
| Turnout | 1,93,678 | 81.10 | −3.84 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 election, Samir Poddar of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Archana Biswas of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Samir Kumar Poddar | 93,836 | 55.03 | +11.72 | |
| CPI(M) | Archana Biswas | 62,644 | 36.74 | −11.12 | |
| BJP | Basudev Majumdar | 6,243 | 3.66 | ||
| BSP | Nanigopal Roy | 4,578 | 2.68 | ||
| Independent | Subhas Chandra Sarkar | 1,967 | |||
| Nirjatita Samaj Biplabi Party | Anuva Sikder (Mallick) | 1,237 | |||
| Turnout | 170,505 | 84.94 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +22.84 | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together, as well as the CPI(M) vote percentage, in 2006 for the now defunct Hanskhali seat.
1962
In 1962 and 1957, there was a single seat for Ranaghat. Gour Chandra Kundu of CPI won in 1962.[6] Benoy Kumar Chatterjee of Congress won in 1957.[7] In independent India's first election in 1951,[8] 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.[9] Naresh Chandra Biswas of CPI(M) won in 1971.[10] Nitai Pada Sarkar of CPI won in 1969[11] and 1967.[12]
Ranaghat West
Naresh Chandra Chaki of Congress won in 1972.[9] Gour Chandra Kundu of CPI(M) 1971[10] and 1969.[11] Benoy Kumar Chatterjee of Congress won in 1967.[12]