Ramnagar, West Bengal Assembly constituency
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{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Ramnagar
| type = SLA
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Ramnagar.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Ramnagar Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = Akhil Giri
| party = Trinamool Congress
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = 2021
| state = West Bengal
| district = Purba Medinipur
| loksabha_cons = Kanthi
| constituency_no = 217
| established = 1951
| electors = 2,64,900
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}
Ramnagar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 217 Ramnagar Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ramnagar I and Ramnagar II community development blocks{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 | access-date= 6 August 2015| work = West Bengal| publisher= Election Commission of India}}
Ramnagar Assembly constituency is part of No. 31 Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency).
Election results
=2021=
{{Election box begin | title=2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Ramnagar{{Cite web |date=15 March 2022|title=West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14106-west-bengal-general-legislative-election-2021-including-ac-56-58/|website=Election Commission of India}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Akhil Giri
|votes = 112,622
|percentage = 50.72
|change = -2.27
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Swadesh Ranjan Nayak
|votes = 100,105
|percentage = 45.08
|change = +39.05
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Sabyasachi Jana
|votes = 6,751
|percentage = 3.04
|change = -35.97
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = –
|votes = 1,233
|percentage = 0.58
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Arati Pahari
|votes = 944
|percentage = 0.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Right to Recall Party
|candidate = Trayee Pradhan
|votes = 405
|percentage = 0.18
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 222,060
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2016=
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Ramnagar}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Akhil Giri
|votes = 107,081
|percentage = 52.99
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Tapas Sinha
|votes = 78,828
|percentage = 39.01
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Tapan Kar
|votes = 12,186
|percentage = 6.03
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Lok Janshakti Party
|candidate = Prodorshi Ghosh
|votes = 902
|percentage = 0.45
|change =
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{{Election box candidate
|party = Bharat Nirman Party
|candidate = Prabir Kumar Misra
|votes = 774
|percentage = 0.38
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Dhananjoy Dalai
|votes = 628
|percentage = 0.31
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 28,253
|percentage = 14.10
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 202,093
|percentage = 84.12
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2011=
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Ramnagar{{cite web| url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25217.htm|title = Ramnagar |work = Assembly Elections May 2011 Results| publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-05-17 }}{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=217| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120519165407/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=217| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 19 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Ramnagar| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 2011-05-01 }}{{cite web |url = http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_4th_phase.pdf |title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Ramnagar |publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-05-01 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110912030612/http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_4th_phase.pdf |archive-date = 2011-09-12 }} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Akhil Giri
|votes = 93,801
|percentage = 52.56
|change = +3.98#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Swadesh Ranjan Nayek
|votes = 77,242
|percentage = 43.28
|change = -8.13
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Satya Ranjan Das
|votes = 4,507
|percentage = 2.53
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Tapan Maity
|votes = 2,929
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 178,479
|percentage = 87.67
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = 12.11#
}}
{{Election box end}}
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
=1977-2006=
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Swadesh Ranjan Nayak of CPI(M) won the Ramnagar assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Akhil Giri of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Akhil Giri of Trinamool Congress defeated Samares Das of CPI(M) in 2001. Mrinal Kanti Roy of CPI(M) defeated Dipak Das of Congress in 1996 and 1991. Sudhir Kumar Giri of CPI(M) defeated Hemanta Dutta of Congress in 1987. Abanti Mishra of Congress defeated Balai Lal Das Mahapatra, Independent, in 1982. Balai Lal Das Mahapatra of Janata Party defeated Rohini Karan of CPI(M) in 1977.{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp212.htm |title = 212 - Ramnagar Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2010-12-07 }}
=1951-1972=
Hemanta Dutta of Congress won in 1972. Radha Gobinda Bishal of Congress (Organisation) won in 1971. Balai Lal Das Mahapatra of PSP won in 1969. Trailokya Nath Pradhan of Congress won in 1967, 1962, 1957 and in independent Indias's first election in 1951.{{cite web | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/electionstatistics.asp | title = Statistical Reports of Elections | access-date = 2010-12-01 | work = General Election Results and Statistics | publisher = Election Commission of India | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp | archive-date = 2010-10-05 }}
References
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