Arambagh_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)

Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency

Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency

Lok Sabha Constituency in West Bengal

Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 constituencies of the lower house of parliament in India. The constituency centres on the city of Arambagh in West Bengal. While six assembly segments of Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency are in Hooghly district, one segment is in Paschim Medinipur district. It was an open seat before 2009, when it was reserved for scheduled castes.

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Overview

1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. Birbhum

In the 2004 Lok Sabha polls Anil Basu of CPI(M) won the Arambagh seat by a margin of 592,502 votes, which remained for a long time the highest ever victory margin in Lok Sabha polls in the country.[2]

Assembly segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency No. 29 Arambag, reserved for Scheduled castes (SC), is composed of the following assembly segments:[3]

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Prior to delimitation, Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[4] Tarakeswar (assembly constituency no. 185), Pursurah (assembly constituency no. 192), Khanakul (SC) (assembly constituency no. 193), Arambagh (assembly constituency no. 194), Goghat (SC) (assembly constituency no. 195), Chandrakona (assembly constituency no. 196), Ghatal (SC) (assembly constituency no. 197)

Members of Parliament

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Election results

General election 2024

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General election 2019

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General election 2014

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General election 2009

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General elections 1967-2009

Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:

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See also

References

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    "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
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