2026 2021 2016 In the 2016 election, Samir Poddar of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Babusona Sarkar of CPI(M).
2011 In the 2011 election, Samir Poddar of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Archana Biswas of CPI(M). .# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together, as well as the CPI(M) vote percentage, in 2006 for the now defunct
Hanskhali seat.
1977-2006 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.
Ranaghat East In the
2006 state assembly elections, Debendra Nath Biswas of
CPI(M) won the 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 1996 and 1991, and Dr. Ramendra Nath Biswas of Congress in 1987. Satish Chandra Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Nitai Pada Sarkar, Independent, in 1982 and Sushil Kumar Ray of Congress in 1977.
Ranaghat West In the
2006 1967-1972 Ranaghat East Nitaipada Sarkar of
CPI won in 1972. Naresh Chandra Biswas of CPI(M) won in 1971. Nitai Pada Sarkar of CPI won in 1969 and 1967.
Ranaghat West Naresh Chandra Chaki of Congress won in 1972. Benoy Kumar Chatterjee of Congress won in 1957. In
independent India's first election in 1951, Ranaghat was a joint seat. Bijoy Krishna Sarkar and Keshab Chandra Mitra won the Ranaghat seat. ==References==