Balurghat is a Lok Sabha / Parliamentary constituency in North Bengal of West Bengal and is located in East India. Balurghat Lok Sabha is reserved for General.
It is a Rural constituency with an approximate literacy rate of 70.76%. There are 12,54,497 voters of which 6,53,841 are male and 6,00,646 are female and 10 voters of the third gender.
Arpita Ghosh of TMC (alliance: Others) won in this seat defeating RSP. TMC polled 4,09,641 of the total of 10,63,053 votes polled. RSP won the seat in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
Balurghat goes to the polls in the 3st phase of the 2019 General Elections to choose the 17th Lok Sabha on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. The election results for the seat are scheduled for Thursday, May 23, 2019.
The voter turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections was 84.77%.
| Constituency Data (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. | 6 |
| Total Assembly Segments | 7 |
| Reservation for | General |
| Number of Voters | 12,54,497 |
| Number of Male Voters | 6,53,841 |
| Number of Female Voters | 6,00,646 |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | TMC | RSP |
| Turnout % | 84.77% | 86.71% |
| Margin of Victory | 1,06,964 | 5,105 |
| Margin of Victory % | 10.06% | 0.58% |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | TMC | RSP |
| Turnout % | 84.77% | 86.71% |
| Margin of Victory | 1,06,964 | 5,105 |
| Margin of Victory % | 10.06% | 0.58% |
| Party | Votes Polled | Votes % | CANDIDATE NAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | 539317 | 45.02% | Dr.Sukanta MajumdarWinner |
| AITC | 506024 | 42.24% | Arpita Ghosh |
| RSP | 72990 | 6.09% | Ranen Barman |
| INC | 36783 | 3.07% | Abdus Sadek Sarkar |
| NOTA | 13414 | 1.12% | Nota |
| JMM | 6387 | 0.53% | Naran Tudu |
| IND | 4950 | 0.41% | Muslima Khatun |
| IND | 4719 | 0.39% | Bibhuti Tudu |
| BSP | 3320 | 0.28% | Nalin Chandra Murmu |
| SHS | 3300 | 0.28% | Ranjit Kumar Mohanta |
| BMP | 2007 | 0.17% | Ranendra Nath Mali |
| KPP(U) | 1763 | 0.15% | Nubash Chandra Barman |
| SUCI | 1526 | 0.13% | Biren Mahanta |
| CPI(ML)(R) | 1349 | 0.11% | Manas Chakraborty |
