Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency)
| Existence | 1962-present |
|---|---|
| Reservation | None |
| Current MP | Arpita Ghosh |
| Party | AITC |
| Elected Year | 2014 |
| State | West Bengal |
| Total Electors | 1,254,497 |
| Assembly Constituencies |
Itahar Kushmandi (SC) Kumarganj Balurghat Tapan (ST) Gangarampur (SC) Harirampur |
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.
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), Gazole (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
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