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, 2009
PRASANTA KUMAR MAJUMDAR
RSP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
RSP
won 10 of 16
Margin, 2009
5,105
0.58% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
AITCBIPLAB MITRA
- Votes
- 3,83,339
- Vote share
- 43.79%
- Behind by
- 5,105
Electors
10,10,224
Total votes polled
8,75,360
Valid votes
8,75,360
NOTA votes
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Turnout
86.7%
Full result, 2009
8 candidates · 8,75,360 valid votes
PRASANTA KUMAR MAJUMDARRSPwon
3,88,444
44.4%
BIPLAB MITRAAITC
3,83,339
43.8%
SUBHASH CHANDRA BARMANBJP
59,741
6.8%
GOBINDA HANSDABSP
13,977
1.6%
GHOSH MRIDULAUDF
10,460
1.2%
SAMU SORENIND
8,182
0.9%
CHAMRU ORAMJMM
5,722
0.7%
PRAHALLAD BARMANIND
5,495
0.6%
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.
