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, 2014
ARPITA GHOSH
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
RSP
won 10 of 16
Margin, 2014
1,06,964
10.06% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
RSPBIMALENDU SARKAR (BIMAL)
- Votes
- 3,02,677
- Vote share
- 28.47%
- Behind by
- 1,06,964
Electors
12,54,497
Total votes polled
10,63,053
Valid votes
10,63,053
NOTA votes
11,691
1.10% of votes polled
Turnout
84.7%
Full result, 2014
12 candidates · 10,63,053 valid votes
ARPITA GHOSHAITCwon
4,09,641
38.5%
BIMALENDU SARKAR (BIMAL)RSP
3,02,677
28.5%
BISWAPRIYA ROY CHOUDHURYBJP
2,23,014
21.0%
OM PRAKAS MISHRAINC
80,715
7.6%
ABDUS SADEK SARKARAIUDF
10,547
1.0%
SIBEN SARKARIND
5,647
0.5%
SOM HEMRAMJDP
4,774
0.5%
RAJEN HANSDABSP
4,581
0.4%
SASTI CHANDRA SARKARRAJSP
3,969
0.4%
ISLAM NURALSUCI
2,644
0.3%
RANENDRANATH MALIBMUP
1,687
0.2%
MANAS CHAKRABORTY (GANESH)CPM
1,466
0.1%
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.
