Gangarampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Gangarampur | |
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| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
 Gangarampur
Location in West Bengal
Gangarampur
Gangarampur (India)
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| Coordinates: 25°24′N 88°31′E / 25.400°N 88.517°ECoordinates: 25°24′N 88°31′E / 25.400°N 88.517°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Dakshin Dinajpur |
| Constituency No | 41 |
| Type | Reserved for SC |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 6. Balurghat |
| Electorate (year) | 159,401 (2011) |
Gangarampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 41 Gangarampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) covers Gangarampur municipality, Belbari I, Damdama, Gangarampur and Nandanpur gram panchayats of Gangrampur community development block, and Ajmatpur, Autina, Gurail, Hazratpur, Ramchandrapur and Rampara Chenchra gram panchayats of Tapan community development block.
Gangarampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is part of No. 6 Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency).
In the 2011 election, Satyenda Nath Roy of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Nandalal Hazra of CPI(M).
Shukla Bhuimali, contesting as an Indepependent, belonged to CPI(ML).
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
Note: New constituency – 1 (See for details)
In 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections Narayan Biswas of CPI(M) won the Gangarampur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Biplab Mitra of Trinamool Congress. Minati Ghosh of CPI(M) defeated Asish Majumdar of BJP in 1996, Biplab Mitra of Congress in 1991 and Ahamed Moslihuddin of Congress in 1987. Ahamed Moslihuddin representing ICS defeated Arabinda Chakrabarty of CPI(M) in 1982. Ahindra Sarkar of CPI(M) defeated Ahamed Moslihuddin of Congress in 1977.
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