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, 2004
Ranen Barman
RSP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
RSP
won 10 of 16
Margin, 2004
71,146
7.69% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
BJPManomohan Ray
- Votes
- 3,44,152
- Vote share
- 37.18%
- Behind by
- 71,146
Electors
11,29,369
Total votes polled
9,25,631
Valid votes
9,25,631
NOTA votes
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Turnout
82.0%
Full result, 2004
6 candidates · 9,25,631 valid votes
Ranen BarmanRSPwon
4,15,298
44.9%
Manomohan RayBJP
3,44,152
37.2%
Dipti BarmanINC
1,19,104
12.9%
Binoy MallickIND
19,574
2.1%
Gobinda SakarBSP
17,230
1.9%
Prahallad BarmanIND
10,273
1.1%
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.
