Existence 1962-present Current MP Arpita Ghosh Total Electors 1,254,497 State West Bengal Female electors 600,649 | Reservation None Elected Year 2014 Member of parliament Arpita Ghosh Male electors 653,848 | |
Assembly Constituencies Itahar
Kushmandi (SC)
Kumarganj
Balurghat
Tapan (ST)
Gangarampur (SC)
Harirampur Party All India Trinamool Congress Last election Indian general election, 2014 Assembly segments Balurghat, Gangarampur, Kushmandi, Harirampur, Kumarganj, Tapan, Itahar | ||
Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Balurghat in West Bengal. While six of the assembly segments of No. 6 Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency) are in Dakshin Dinajpur district one assembly segment is in Uttar Dinajpur district. The seat was earlier reserved for scheduled castes but from 2009 it is an open seat.
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Map of Balurghat, West Bengal
Assembly segments
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 6 Balurghat is composed of the following assembly segments from 2009:
In 2004 Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:Kaliaganj (SC) (assembly constituency no. 32), Kushmandi (SC) (assembly constituency no. 33), Gangarampur (assembly constituency no. 35), Tapan (ST) (assembly constituency no. 36), Kumarganj (assembly constituency no. 37), Balurghat (assembly constituency no. 38), Gajol (ST) (assembly constituency no. 40)
Source: General Election to the Lok Sabha 2014 - State wise seats won & valid votes polled by political parties
General Elections 2009 to the 15th Lok Sabha - Party wise seats won and votes polled
General elections 1951-2004
Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
Note: In 1951 and 1957 the contest was in the West Dinajpur constituency. From 1962, it was Balurghat constituency.