Ranaghat Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Ranaghat Dakshin | |
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| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
 Ranaghat Dakshin
Location in West Bengal
Ranaghat Dakshin
Ranaghat Dakshin (India)
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| Coordinates: 23°11′0″N 88°35′0″E / 23.18333°N 88.58333°ECoordinates: 23°11′0″N 88°35′0″E / 23.18333°N 88.58333°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| Constituency No | 90 |
| Type | Reserved for SC |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 13. Ranaghat (SC) |
| Electorate (year) | 221,695 (2011) |
Ranaghat Dakshin is an Vidhan Sabha constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 90 Ranaghat Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Anishmali, Baidyapur I, Baidyapur II, Debagram, Majher Gram, Nokari, Raghunathpur Hijuli I and Shyamnagar gram panchayats of Ranaghat II community development block, Anulia, Habibpur, Nawpara Masunda, Payradanga, Ramnagar II and Tarapur gram panchayats of Ranaghat I community development block and Cooper's Camp notified area.
Ranaghat Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is part of No. 13 Ranaghat (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).Ranaghat East and West were earlier part of Nabadwip (Lok Sabha constituency).
In the 2011 election, Abir Ranjan Biswas of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Aloke Das of CPI(M).
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together, as well as CPI(M)'s vote percentage, in 2006 for the Ranaghat West seat.
Note: New constituencies – 3, constituencies abolished – 1 (See for details)
Till 2006, Ranaghat had two Vidhan Sabha constituencies Ranaghat East and Ranaghat West. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned.
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Debendra Nath Biswas of CPI(M) won the 80 Ranaghat East (SC) assembly constituency defeating his nearest rival Nilima Nag (Mallick) of Trinamool Congress. Asim Bala of CPI(M) defeated Dr. Ramendra Nath Biswas of Trinamool Congress in 2001.Binay Krishna Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Akhil Kumar Majumdar of Congress in 1996and 1991,and Dr. Ramendra Nath Biswas of Congress in 1987.Satish Chandra Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Nitai Pada Sarkar, Independent, in 1982and Sushil Kumar Ray of Congress in 1977.
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