Ramnagar, West Bengal Assembly constituency

For disambiguation, see Ramnagar.

Ramnagar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Ramnagar
Constituency No. 217 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Ramnagar Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Lok Sabha constituency	Kanthi
Established	1951
Total electors	2,64,900
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Akhil Giri
Party	Trinamool Congress
Elected year	2021

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^[1]

Ramnagar Assembly constituency is part of No. 31 Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency).^[1]

Election results

2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Ramnagar^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Akhil Giri	112,622	50.72	−2.27
	BJP	Swadesh Ranjan Nayak	100,105	45.08	+39.05
	CPI(M)	Sabyasachi Jana	6,751	3.04	−35.97
	NOTA	–	1,233	0.58
	SUCI(C)	Arati Pahari	944	0.43
	Right to Recall Party	Trayee Pradhan	405	0.18
Majority
Turnout			222,060
	AITC hold		Swing

2016

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Ramnagar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Akhil Giri	107,081	52.99
	CPI(M)	Tapas Sinha	78,828	39.01
	BJP	Tapan Kar	12,186	6.03
	LJP	Prodorshi Ghosh	902	0.45
	Bharat Nirman Party	Prabir Kumar Misra	774	0.38
	Independent	Dhananjoy Dalai	628	0.31
Majority			28,253	14.10
Turnout			202,093	84.12
	AITC hold		Swing

2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Ramnagar^[3][4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Akhil Giri	93,801	52.56	+3.98#
	CPI(M)	Swadesh Ranjan Nayek	77,242	43.28	−8.13
	BJP	Satya Ranjan Das	4,507	2.53
	Independent	Tapan Maity	2,929
Turnout			178,479	87.67
	AITC gain from CPI(M)		Swing	12.11#

.# 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.^[6]

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.^[7]