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Arambagh, West Bengal — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Arambagh (West Bengal) was won by Aparupa Poddar (Afrin Ali) (All India Trinamool Congress) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 1,142 votes over Tapan Kumar Ray. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Arambagh, West Bengal, from 1967 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1967–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1967 A. Bose All India Forward Bloc 208,724 62.2% S. Choudhury (Indian National Congress) 82,022 (24.4 pts)
1971 Manoranjan Hazra CPI (Marxist) 137,842 40.8% Santi Mohan Ray (Indian National Congress) 22,220 (6.6 pts)
1977 Prafulla Chandra Sen Bharatiya Lok Dal 298,371 76.6% Santi Mohan Roy (Indian National Congress) 207,437 (53.3 pts)
1980 Bijoy Krishna Modak CPI (Marxist) 285,633 53.3% Prafulla Chandra Sen (Janata Party) 42,991 (8.0 pts)
1984 Anil Basu CPI (Marxist) 327,786 50.4% Gopal Das Nag (Indian National Congress) 14,160 (2.2 pts)
1989 Anil Basu CPI (Marxist) 423,062 52.8% Sk Hasan Imam (Indian National Congress) 64,498 (8.1 pts)
1991 Anil Basu CPI (Marxist) 448,318 56.3% Sk. Hasan Imam (Indian National Congress) 148,272 (18.6 pts)
1996 Anil Basu CPI (Marxist) 544,289 59.6% Monoranjan Hazra (Indian National Congress) 226,333 (24.8 pts)
1998 Anil Basu CPI (Marxist) 521,507 56.1% Chunilal Chakraborty (Bharatiya Janata Party) 187,300 (20.2 pts)
1999 Anil Basu CPI (Marxist) 503,920 54.0% Chunilal Chakraborty (Bharatiya Janata Party) 116,721 (12.5 pts)
2004 Anil Basu CPI (Marxist) 744,464 77.2% Swapan Kumar Nandi (Bharatiya Janata Party) 592,502 (61.4 pts)
2009 Malik Sakti Mohan CPI (Marxist) 630,254 54.2% Sambhu Nath Malik (Indian National Congress) 201,558 (17.3 pts)
2014 Aparupa Poddar (Afrin Ali) All India Trinamool Congress 748,764 55.0% Saktimohan Malik (CPI (Marxist)) 346,845 (25.5 pts)
2019 Aparupa Poddar (Afrin Ali) All India Trinamool Congress 649,929 44.8% Tapan Kumar Ray (Bharatiya Janata Party) 1,142 (0.1 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
A. Bose All India Forward Bloc 208,724 62.2%
S. Choudhury Indian National Congress 126,702 37.8%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Manoranjan Hazra CPI (Marxist) 137,842 40.8%
Santi Mohan Ray Indian National Congress 115,622 34.3%
Pratapchandra Chunder Congress (O) 58,928 17.5%
Sasanka Bose All India Forward Bloc 25,144 7.4%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Prafulla Chandra Sen Bharatiya Lok Dal 298,371 76.6%
Santi Mohan Roy Indian National Congress 90,934 23.4%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bijoy Krishna Modak CPI (Marxist) 285,633 53.3%
Prafulla Chandra Sen Janata Party 242,642 45.2%
Arun Maaji Janata Party (Secular) 5,581 1.0%
Lutful Goyesh Khan Independent 1,235 0.2%
Panchanan Ghosh Independent 1,167 0.2%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Anil Basu CPI (Marxist) 327,786 50.4%
Gopal Das Nag Indian National Congress 313,626 48.3%
Nikunja Jana Independent 4,756 0.7%
Nepal Chandra Bhaumik Independent 3,160 0.5%
Yogendra Singh Independent 584 0.1%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Anil Basu CPI (Marxist) 423,062 52.8%
Sk Hasan Imam Indian National Congress 358,564 44.8%
Nikunja Jana AMB 10,541 1.3%
Chandi Dutt Independent 6,745 0.8%
Sunil Kumar Navik DDP 1,961 0.2%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Anil Basu CPI (Marxist) 448,318 56.3%
Sk. Hasan Imam Indian National Congress 300,046 37.7%
Dhruva Chakravartti Bharatiya Janata Party 37,393 4.7%
Chandi Dutt Independent 6,679 0.8%
Bharashi Sharma DDP 4,310 0.5%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Anil Basu CPI (Marxist) 544,289 59.6%
Monoranjan Hazra Indian National Congress 317,956 34.8%
Gopi Nath Dey Bharatiya Janata Party 42,779 4.7%
Nanu Ram Roy Independent 6,276 0.7%
Nikunja Jana AMB 2,394 0.3%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Anil Basu CPI (Marxist) 521,507 56.1%
Chunilal Chakraborty Bharatiya Janata Party 334,207 36.0%
Provat Kiran Chakrabarti Indian National Congress 73,105 7.9%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Anil Basu CPI (Marxist) 503,920 54.0%
Chunilal Chakraborty Bharatiya Janata Party 387,199 41.5%
Idrish Ali Indian National Congress 40,816 4.4%
Joykrishna Bera Independent 1,565 0.2%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Anil Basu CPI (Marxist) 744,464 77.2%
Swapan Kumar Nandi Bharatiya Janata Party 151,962 15.7%
Datta Pradip Indian National Congress 68,414 7.1%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Malik Sakti Mohan CPI (Marxist) 630,254 54.2%
Sambhu Nath Malik Indian National Congress 428,696 36.9%
Murari Bera Bharatiya Janata Party 57,903 5.0%
Parimal Biswas Bahujan Samaj Party 24,762 2.1%
Subir Kumar Majhi JDP 21,722 1.9%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Aparupa Poddar (Afrin Ali) All India Trinamool Congress 748,764 55.0%
Saktimohan Malik CPI (Marxist) 401,919 29.5%
Madhusudan Bag Bharatiya Janata Party 158,480 11.6%
Sambhunath Malik Indian National Congress 27,872 2.0%
None Of The Above Independent 17,837 1.3%
Ganesh Bag JDP 7,062 0.5%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Aparupa Poddar (Afrin Ali) All India Trinamool Congress 649,929 44.8%
Tapan Kumar Ray Bharatiya Janata Party 648,787 44.7%
Sakti Mohan Malik CPI (Marxist) 100,520 6.9%
Jyoti Kumari Das Indian National Congress 25,128 1.7%
Binay Kumar Malik RJSP 8,669 0.6%
Chittaranjan Mallick Independent 7,648 0.5%
Samir Mitra Bahujan Samaj Party 4,714 0.3%
Prosanta Malik SUCI(C) 3,473 0.2%
Jhantu Lal Pakre BNARP 2,618 0.2%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1967: All India Forward Bloc margin 24.4 pts 1971: CPI (Marxist) margin 6.6 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 53.3 pts 1980: CPI (Marxist) margin 8.0 pts 1984: CPI (Marxist) margin 2.2 pts 1989: CPI (Marxist) margin 8.1 pts 1991: CPI (Marxist) margin 18.6 pts 1996: CPI (Marxist) margin 24.8 pts 1998: CPI (Marxist) margin 20.2 pts 1999: CPI (Marxist) margin 12.5 pts 2004: CPI (Marxist) margin 61.4 pts 2009: CPI (Marxist) margin 17.3 pts 2014: All India Trinamool Congress margin 25.5 pts 2019: All India Trinamool Congress margin 0.1 pts 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Arambagh has been contested at 14 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1967. Parties that have won this seat over that span: All India Forward Bloc, CPI (Marxist), Bharatiya Lok Dal, All India Trinamool Congress.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Arambagh in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Aparupa Poddar (Afrin Ali) (All India Trinamool Congress) won Arambagh, West Bengal, in 2019 with 649,929 votes (44.8%), a margin of 1,142 votes over Tapan Kumar Ray.

Which parties have won Arambagh since 1967?

Since 1967, Arambagh has been won by: All India Forward Bloc, All India Trinamool Congress, Bharatiya Lok Dal, CPI (Marxist).

What was the closest result in Arambagh?

The closest result on record for Arambagh was 2019, when All India Trinamool Congress beat Bharatiya Janata Party by just 1,142 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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