Balurghat, West Bengal — Lok Sabha Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Balurghat (West Bengal) was won by Sukanta Majumdar (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 33,293 votes over Arpita Ghosh. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Balurghat, West Bengal, from 1962 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1962–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1962
Sarkar Murmu
Communist Party of India
137,290
51.9%
Shelku Mardi (Indian National Congress)
9,820 (3.7 pts)
1967
J.N.Pramanik
Indian National Congress
130,379
46.1%
D. P. Kanti (CPI (Marxist))
23,449 (8.3 pts)
1971
Rasendra Nath Barman
Indian National Congress
159,896
47.6%
Pijush Kanti Das (CPI (Marxist))
85,278 (25.4 pts)
1977
Palas Barman
Revolutionary Socialist Party
206,112
57.6%
Rasendra Nath Burman (Indian National Congress)
54,563 (15.3 pts)
1980
Barman Palas
Revolutionary Socialist Party
284,766
55.8%
Ranajit Sarkar (Congress (I))
80,328 (15.7 pts)
1984
Palas Barman
Revolutionary Socialist Party
317,141
51.4%
Satyendra Nath Ray (Indian National Congress)
22,217 (3.6 pts)
1989
Palas Barman
Revolutionary Socialist Party
388,103
49.4%
Satyendra Nath Roy (Indian National Congress)
33,526 (4.3 pts)
1991
Palas Barman
Revolutionary Socialist Party
353,159
45.3%
Rasendra Nath Barman (Indian National Congress)
86,081 (11.1 pts)
1996
Barman Ranen
Revolutionary Socialist Party
440,283
49.0%
Satyendra Nath Roy (Indian National Congress)
143,707 (16.0 pts)
1998
Ranen Barman
Revolutionary Socialist Party
428,710
48.9%
Nani Gopal Roy (West Bengal Trinamool Congress)
172,175 (19.6 pts)
1999
Barman Ranen
Revolutionary Socialist Party
375,669
44.7%
Subhash Ch. Barman (Bharatiya Janata Party)
62,921 (7.5 pts)
2004
Ranen Barman
Revolutionary Socialist Party
415,298
44.9%
Manomohan Ray (Bharatiya Janata Party)
71,146 (7.7 pts)
2009
Prasanta Kumar Majumdar
Revolutionary Socialist Party
388,444
44.4%
Biplab Mitra (All India Trinamool Congress)
5,105 (0.6 pts)
2014
Arpita Ghosh
All India Trinamool Congress
409,641
30.0%
Bimalendu Sarkar (Bimal) (Revolutionary Socialist Party)
106,964 (7.8 pts)
2019
Sukanta Majumdar
Bharatiya Janata Party
539,317
45.5%
Arpita Ghosh (All India Trinamool Congress)
33,293 (2.8 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1962
Candidate Party Votes Share
Sarkar Murmu
Communist Party of India
137,290
51.9%
Shelku Mardi
Indian National Congress
127,470
48.1%
1967
Candidate Party Votes Share
J.N.Pramanik
Indian National Congress
130,379
46.1%
D. P. Kanti
CPI (Marxist)
106,930
37.8%
P. C. Sarkar
Independent
25,649
9.1%
B. K. Barman
Independent
19,558
6.9%
1971
Candidate Party Votes Share
Rasendra Nath Barman
Indian National Congress
159,896
47.6%
Pijush Kanti Das
CPI (Marxist)
74,618
22.2%
Palash Barman
Revolutionary Socialist Party
54,612
16.3%
Biswas Jiabin Krishna
Communist Party of India
35,140
10.5%
Jatindra Nath Pramanik
Congress (O)
11,784
3.5%
1977
Candidate Party Votes Share
Palas Barman
Revolutionary Socialist Party
206,112
57.6%
Rasendra Nath Burman
Indian National Congress
151,549
42.4%
1980
Candidate Party Votes Share
Barman Palas
Revolutionary Socialist Party
284,766
55.8%
Ranajit Sarkar
Congress (I)
204,438
40.0%
Sudhir Chandra Roy
Janata Party
9,092
1.8%
Khagendra Nath Roy
Congress (U)
8,664
1.7%
Narayan Chandra Sarkar
Independent
3,546
0.7%
1984
Candidate Party Votes Share
Palas Barman
Revolutionary Socialist Party
317,141
51.4%
Satyendra Nath Ray
Indian National Congress
294,924
47.8%
Jayanta Saha
Independent
4,465
0.7%
1989
Candidate Party Votes Share
Palas Barman
Revolutionary Socialist Party
388,103
49.4%
Satyendra Nath Roy
Indian National Congress
354,577
45.2%
Nripendra Barman
Bharatiya Janata Party
39,412
5.0%
Bhagirath Barman
AMB
3,181
0.4%
1991
Candidate Party Votes Share
Palas Barman
Revolutionary Socialist Party
353,159
45.3%
Rasendra Nath Barman
Indian National Congress
267,078
34.3%
Monomohan Roy
Bharatiya Janata Party
147,544
18.9%
Gour Barman
Independent
5,343
0.7%
Jaitindran Mohan Ray
Janata Party
4,087
0.5%
Chattaranjan Barman
Independent
1,955
0.3%
1996
Candidate Party Votes Share
Barman Ranen
Revolutionary Socialist Party
440,283
49.0%
Satyendra Nath Roy
Indian National Congress
296,576
33.0%
Man Mohan Roy
Bharatiya Janata Party
145,257
16.2%
Gour Barman
Independent
8,945
1.0%
Nripen Barman
Independent
2,685
0.3%
Jatindra Nath Barman
Independent
2,268
0.3%
Chittaranjan Barman
Independent
2,193
0.2%
1998
Candidate Party Votes Share
Ranen Barman
Revolutionary Socialist Party
428,710
48.9%
Nani Gopal Roy
West Bengal Trinamool Congress
256,535
29.3%
Mohini Mohan Roy
Indian National Congress
182,846
20.9%
Purna Chandra Sarkar
Bahujan Samaj Party
3,888
0.4%
Dhirendra Nath Singh
Independent
2,753
0.3%
Malin Chandra Barman
Independent
1,251
0.1%
Niren Mondal
Independent
662
0.1%
1999
Candidate Party Votes Share
Barman Ranen
Revolutionary Socialist Party
375,669
44.7%
Subhash Ch. Barman
Bharatiya Janata Party
312,748
37.2%
Bikash Barman
Indian National Congress
143,034
17.0%
Gour Barman
Independent
4,986
0.6%
Biswanath Barman
Bahujan Samaj Party
4,461
0.5%
2004
Candidate Party Votes Share
Ranen Barman
Revolutionary Socialist Party
415,298
44.9%
Manomohan Ray
Bharatiya Janata Party
344,152
37.2%
Dipti Barman
Indian National Congress
119,104
12.9%
Binoy Mallick
Independent
19,574
2.1%
Gobinda Sakar
Bahujan Samaj Party
17,230
1.9%
Prahallad Barman
Independent
10,273
1.1%
2009
Candidate Party Votes Share
Prasanta Kumar Majumdar
Revolutionary Socialist Party
388,444
44.4%
Biplab Mitra
All India Trinamool Congress
383,339
43.8%
Subhash Chandra Barman
Bharatiya Janata Party
59,741
6.8%
Gobinda Hansda
Bahujan Samaj Party
13,977
1.6%
Ghosh Mridul
AUDF
10,460
1.2%
Samu Soren
Independent
8,182
0.9%
Chamru Oram
JMM
5,722
0.7%
Prahallad Barman
Independent
5,495
0.6%
2014
Candidate Party Votes Share
Arpita Ghosh
All India Trinamool Congress
409,641
30.0%
Bimalendu Sarkar (Bimal)
Revolutionary Socialist Party
302,677
22.2%
Bimalendu Sarkar (Bimal)
Revolutionary Socialist Party
302,677
22.2%
Biswapriya Roy Choudhury
Bharatiya Janata Party
223,014
16.3%
Om Prakas Mishra
Indian National Congress
80,715
5.9%
None Of The Above
Independent
11,691
0.9%
Abdus Sadek Sarkar
AIUDF
10,547
0.8%
Siben Sarkar
Independent
5,647
0.4%
Som Hemram
JDP
4,774
0.3%
Rajen Hansda
Bahujan Samaj Party
4,581
0.3%
Sasti Chandra Sarkar
RJSP
3,969
0.3%
Islam Nural
SUCI(C)
2,644
0.2%
Ranendranath Mali
BMP
1,687
0.1%
Manas Chakraborty (Ganesh)
CPI(ML)RS
1,466
0.1%
2019
Candidate Party Votes Share
Sukanta Majumdar
Bharatiya Janata Party
539,317
45.5%
Arpita Ghosh
All India Trinamool Congress
506,024
42.7%
Ranen Barman
Revolutionary Socialist Party
72,990
6.2%
Abdus Sadek Sarkar
Indian National Congress
36,783
3.1%
Naran Tudu
JMM
6,387
0.5%
Muslima Khatun
Independent
4,950
0.4%
Bibhuti Tudu
Independent
4,719
0.4%
Nalin Chandra Murmu
Bahujan Samaj Party
3,320
0.3%
Ranjit Kumar Mohanta
Shiv Sena
3,300
0.3%
Ranendra Nath Mali
BMP
2,007
0.2%
Nubash Chandra Barman
KPP(U)
1,763
0.1%
Biren Mahanta
SUCI(C)
1,526
0.1%
Manas Chakraborty
CPI(ML)RS
1,349
0.1%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
1962: Communist Party of India margin 3.7 pts 1967: Indian National Congress margin 8.3 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 25.4 pts 1977: Revolutionary Socialist Party margin 15.3 pts 1980: Revolutionary Socialist Party margin 15.7 pts 1984: Revolutionary Socialist Party margin 3.6 pts 1989: Revolutionary Socialist Party margin 4.3 pts 1991: Revolutionary Socialist Party margin 11.1 pts 1996: Revolutionary Socialist Party margin 16.0 pts 1998: Revolutionary Socialist Party margin 19.6 pts 1999: Revolutionary Socialist Party margin 7.5 pts 2004: Revolutionary Socialist Party margin 7.7 pts 2009: Revolutionary Socialist Party margin 0.6 pts 2014: All India Trinamool Congress margin 7.8 pts 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 2.8 pts 1962
1967
1971
1977
1980
1984
1989
1991
1996
1998
1999
2004
2009
2014
2019
Trend
Balurghat has been contested at 15 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1962. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Communist Party of India, Indian National Congress, Revolutionary Socialist Party, All India Trinamool Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Balurghat in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Sukanta Majumdar (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Balurghat, West Bengal, in 2019 with 539,317 votes (45.5%), a margin of 33,293 votes over Arpita Ghosh.
Which parties have won Balurghat since 1962?
Since 1962, Balurghat has been won by: All India Trinamool Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party, Communist Party of India, Indian National Congress, Revolutionary Socialist Party.
What was the closest result in Balurghat?
The closest result on record for Balurghat was 2009, when Revolutionary Socialist Party beat All India Trinamool Congress by just 5,105 votes (0.6 percentage points).
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