BALURGHAT
Constituency no. 6 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has an assembly constituency called BALURGHAT. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2024
SUKANTA MAJUMDAR
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
RSP
won 10 of 16
Margin, 2024
10,386
0.84% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
AITCBIPLAB MITRA
- Votes
- 5,64,610
- Vote share
- 45.63%
- Behind by
- 10,386
Electors
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Total votes polled
12,37,308
Valid votes
12,37,308
NOTA votes
7,437
0.60% of votes polled
Turnout
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Full result, 2024
13 candidates · 12,37,308 valid votes
SUKANTA MAJUMDARBJPwon
5,74,996
46.5%
BIPLAB MITRAAITC
5,64,610
45.6%
JOYDEV KUMAR SIDDHANTARSP
54,217
4.4%
HAKIM MURMUIND
6,822
0.6%
BAKHTIAR MUJAHIT SAHANIIND
6,393
0.5%
RANENDRA NATH MALIIND
5,593
0.5%
ANTA HANSDABSP
5,145
0.4%
BISWANATH MURMUAPI
3,465
0.3%
MOZAMMEL HAQUEAISF
2,268
0.2%
NAROTTAM SAHAIND
2,106
0.2%
MD. SARWARDIBUP
1,967
0.2%
BIRENDRA NATH MAHANTASUCI
1,387
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SUKANTA MAJUMDAR | BJP | 5,74,996 | 46.47% | BIPLAB MITRA | 10,386 |
| 2019 | Sukanta Majumdar | BJP | 5,39,317 | 45.02% | Arpita Ghosh | 33,293 |
| 2014 | ARPITA GHOSH | AITC | 4,09,641 | 38.53% | BIMALENDU SARKAR (BIMAL) | 1,06,964 |
| 2009 | PRASANTA KUMAR MAJUMDAR | RSP | 3,88,444 | 44.38% | BIPLAB MITRA | 5,105 |
| 2004 | Ranen Barman | RSP | 4,15,298 | 44.87% | Manomohan Ray | 71,146 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BALURGHAT constituency in 2024?
SUKANTA MAJUMDAR (BJP) won BALURGHAT in 2024, by a margin of 10,386 votes.
Which party has won BALURGHAT the most times?
RSP, with 10 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BALURGHAT gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won BALURGHAT the most times?
PALAS BARMAN, with 4 wins between 1977 and 1991.
