Bangaon
Lok Sabha constituency
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
Assembly constituenciesKalyani
Haringhata
Bagda
Bangaon Uttar
Bangaon Dakshin
Gaighata
Swarupnagar
Established2009
Total electors1,540,713[1]
ReservationSC
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2019

Bangaon is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency is in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal and is centered on Bangaon. 5 of the 7 assembly segments of No.14 Bangaon Lok Sabha constituency are in North 24 Parganas district and the Kalyani and Haringhata assemblies are of Nadia District (formerly Nabadwip loksabha constituency). As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Bangaon Lok Sabha constituency came into being in 2009.[2]

History

Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal - 1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. Birbhum

In 2009 Bangaon Lok Sabha constituency was formed. Until then Bagdah, Bongaon Uttar, Bongaon Dakshin, Gaighata all these assembly constituencies were the part of Barasat Lok Sabha constituency. Gobinda Chandra Naskar was the first elected MP of this constituency.[3] He was also a member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly in four different terms.

Vidhan Sabha segments

Bangaon (SC) Lok Sabha constituency (parliamentary constituency no. 14) is composed of the following assembly segments

Constituency
Number 		Name Reserved for
(SC/ST/None) 		District Party MLA
92 Kalyani SC Nadia BJP Ambika Roy
93 Haringhata SC Nadia BJP Asim Kumar Sarkar
94 Bagda SC North 24 Parganas BJP Biswajit Das
95 Bangaon Uttar SC North 24 Parganas BJP Ashok Kirtania
96 Bangaon Dakshin SC North 24 Parganas BJP Swapan Majumder
97 Gaighata SC North 24 Parganas

BJP

Subrata Thakur
98 Swarupnagar SC North 24 Parganas TMC Bina Mondal

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party Refs
1950–2008 Constituency did not exist. Was a part of Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency)
2009 Gobinda Chandra Naskar Trinamool Congress [4]
2014 Kapil Krishna Thakur (Died in 2014) [5]
2015 by-election Mamata Thakur [6]
2019 Shantanu Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

General election 2019

In 2019 Election BJP won for the first time in this constituency since its delimitation.[7]

2019 Indian general election: Bangaon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Shantanu Thakur 687,622 48.85 +24.68
AITC Mamata Thakur 5,76,028 40.92 -2.35
CPI(M) Alakesh Das 90,122 6.40 -19.9
INC Sourav Prasad 22,618 1.61 -0.72
Independent Animesh Chandra Halder 9,522 0.68
BSP Chandan Mallick 4,707 0.33
SUCI(C) Swapan Mondal 4,544 0.32
PDS Samaresh Biswas 1,913 0.14
Independent Swapan Kumar Roy 1,859 0.13
BMP Subrata Biswas 1,291 0.09
NOTA None of the above 7,512 0.53
Majority 1,11,594 11.42
Turnout 14,08,653 82.64
Registered electors 17,04,632
BJP gain from AITC Swing

Bye-poll 2015

The bye election occurred on 13 February 2015 due to the death of sitting MP Kapil Krishna Thakur on 13 October 2014. Mamata Thakur of Trinamool Congress defeated Debesh Das of CPIM.[6]

Bye election, 2015: Bangaon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Mamata Thakur 5,39,999 43.27 +0.33
CPI(M) Debesh Das 3,28,214 26.30 -5.22
BJP Subrata Thakur 314,214 24.17 +5.10
INC Kuntal Mandal 29,149 2.33 -1.09
Majority 2,11,785 22.9
Turnout 12,48,359 79.75
AITC hold Swing

General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Bangaon[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Kapil Krishna Thakur 551,213 42.94 -7.75
CPI(M) Debesh Das 404,612 31.52 -10.56
BJP K.D. Biswas 244,783 19.07 +15.12
INC Ila Mondal 43,866 3.42 +3.42
BSP Chandan Mullick 9,207
Independent Pranita Mandal 8,738
SUCI(C) Swapan Mondal 3,589
AMB Tarapada Biswas 2,848
PDS Shyam Prasad Mondal 2,624
Rashtriya Ahinsa Manch Sarat Chandra Mandal 1,172
The Religion of Man Revolving Political Party of India Pinaki Ranjan Bharati 1,071
None of the Above None of the Above 9,965 0.78 ---
Majority 1,46,601 11.42 -2.81
Turnout 12,83,688 83.32
AITC hold Swing

General election 2009

General Election, 2009: Bangaon[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Gobinda Chandra Naskar 546,596 50.69
CPI(M) Dr. Asim Bala 453,770 42.08
BJP Krishnapada Majumder 42,610 3.95
BSP Pranita Roy 17,178 1.59
LJP Probir Kumar Sarkar 4,557 0.42
RPI(A) Sukriti Ranjan Biswas 5974 0.55
Independent Nishikanta Biswas 7,550 0.70
Majority 92,826
Turnout 1,078,235 86.47
AITC win (new seat)
2009 Indian general election
West Bengal summary
Party Seats won Seat change Vote percentage
Trinamool Congress 19 Increase18 31.8
Indian National Congress 6 Increase0 13.45
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) 1 Increase1 NA
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 9 Decrease17 33.1
Communist Party of India 2 Decrease1 3.6
Revolutionary Socialist Party 2 Decrease1 3.56
Forward bloc 2 Decrease1 3.04
Bharatiya Janata Party 1 Increase1 6.14

See also

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  3. ^ "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  4. ^ a b "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  5. ^ a b "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Bangaon Bye Elections to Lok Sabha 2015". elections.in. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  7. ^ "General Election 2019, Bangaon, Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

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