Lok Sabha Constituency

Balurghat

Constituency No. 6· West BengalGeneral

Balurghat is Lok Sabha constituency No. 6 in West Bengal, reserved category: General. It covers parts of the districts of Dakshin Dinajpur, Uttar Dinajpur. The seat is made up of 6 assembly segments. At the 2024 general election it had 15,82,100 electors, of whom 81.06% voted.

State
West Bengal
Constituency No.
6
Category
General
Assembly Segments
6
Districts Covered
Dakshin Dinajpur, Uttar Dinajpur
Last Election
2024

Current Member of Parliament

Sukanta Majumdar

Sukanta Majumdar

Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament · Balurghat (Lok Sabha)
First Elected
2019
Re-elected
2024
Terms at this seat
2
2024 result
5,74,996
Votes
46.47%
Vote share
10,386
Victory margin

Ahead of Biplab Mitra (All India Trinamool Congress) on 5,64,610 votes.

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Quick Facts

(2024)
Constituency No.
6
State
West Bengal
Category
General
Districts covered
Dakshin Dinajpur, Uttar Dinajpur
Assembly segments
6
Total electors
15,82,100
Male electors
8,01,200
Female electors
7,80,810
Third gender electors
90
Polling stations
1,620
Last election
2024

Election History

(3 on record)

Results for Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency, back to 2014.

2024 Lok Sabha Election
(18th Lok Sabha)
Winner
Sukanta Majumdar
Sukanta Majumdar
Bharatiya Janata Party
5,74,996
Votes
46.47%
Vote Share
10,386
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Sukanta MajumdarBJP5,74,996 · 46.47%
  2. 2.Biplab MitraAITC5,64,610 · 45.63%
  3. 3.Joydeb SiddhantaRSP54,210 · 4.38%
2019 Lok Sabha Election
(17th Lok Sabha)
Winner
Sukanta Majumdar
Sukanta Majumdar
Bharatiya Janata Party
5,39,317
Votes
45.02%
Vote Share
33,293
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Sukanta MajumdarBJP5,39,317 · 45.02%
  2. 2.Arpita GhoshAITC5,06,024 · 42.24%
  3. 3.Ranajit SurRSP72,990 · 6.09%
2014 Lok Sabha Election
(16th Lok Sabha)
Winner
AG
Arpita Ghosh
All India Trinamool Congress
3,95,504
Votes
38.52%
Vote Share
1,06,964
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Arpita GhoshAITC3,95,504 · 38.52%
  2. 2.Bimalendu SarkarRSP2,88,540 · 28.1%
  3. 3.Biswapriya RoychowdhuryBJP2,23,014 · 21.72%

Assembly Segments in Balurghat

(6)

These assembly constituencies are the segments of Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency.

  • Kushmandi
    AC No. 33 · Dakshin Dinajpur
    Scheduled Caste
    RR
    Rekha Roy
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
  • Kumarganj
    AC No. 34 · Dakshin Dinajpur
    TM
    Toraf Hossain Mandal
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
  • Tapan
    AC No. 35 · Dakshin Dinajpur
    Scheduled Tribe
    BT
    Budhrai Tudu
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Gangarampur
    AC No. 36 · Dakshin Dinajpur
    Scheduled Caste
    SR
    Satyendra Nath Ray
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Harirampur
    AC No. 37 · Dakshin Dinajpur
    BM
    Biplab Mitra
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
  • Balurghat
    AC No. 38 · Dakshin Dinajpur
    AL
    Ashok Lahiri
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA

Electorate

General election 2024
15.82 Lakh
Total Electors
8.01 Lakh
Male Electors
7.81 Lakh
Female Electors
1,620
Polling Stations
12.82 Lakh
Votes Polled
81.06%
Turnout
Voter turnout81.06%
EVM votes 12,78,000Postal votes 4,400

About Balurghat Lok Sabha Constituency

State
West Bengal
Constituency number
6
Category
General
Districts covered
Dakshin Dinajpur, Uttar Dinajpur
Assembly segments
6
Sitting member
Sukanta Majumdar
Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Elections on record
2024, 2019, 2014
District profiles
Sources & references
  • Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha Election 2024
  • Government of West Bengal
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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