In
2009 Election Results the UPA won around 261 out of 543 seats, and in the second position was NDA with 158 seats, while 23 seats were won by Left parties.
In
2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the
2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.
Balurghat Lok Sabha (General) Election Results
| Candidate | Party | Total Votes | % of Votes | Status |
|---|
| Sukanta Majumdar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 539317 | 45.02 | Winner |
| Arpita Ghosh | All India Trinamool Congress | 506024 | 42.24 | 1st Runner-up |
| Ranen Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 72990 | 6.09 | 2nd Runner-up |
| Abdus Sadek Sarkar | Indian National Congress | 36783 | 3.07 | 3rd Runner-up |
Electoral Data for 2014 General Elections in Balurghat Constituency, West Bengal
| Total no. of voters | Voters who polled | Percentage voting |
|---|
| 1254497 | 1063053 | 0.8474 |
Balurghat Assembly Election Results
| Assembly Constituency | Winner | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Party | Votes | 2nd Runner Up | Party | Votes |
|---|
| BALURGHAT | CHAKRABORTY SHANKAR | AITC | 67495 | BISWANATH CHOUDHURY | RSP | 49204 | RANJAN KUMAR MONDAL | BJP | 4378 |
| GANGARAMPUR (SC) | SATYENDRA NATH ROY | AITC | 65666 | NANDALAL HAZRA | CPM | 64998 | DIPANKAR ROY | BJP | 4432 |
| HARIRAMPUR | BIPLAB MITRA | AITC | 65099 | NARAYAN BISWAS | CPM | 58032 | PHANI BHUSHAN MAHATO | BJP | 7039 |
| ITAHAR | AMAL ACHARJEE | AITC | 61707 | SRIKUMAR MUKHERJEE | CPI | 54655 | MD RABBUL BOKSH | IND | 16803 |
| KUMARGANJ | BEGAM MAHAMUDA | AITC | 62212 | KHATUN MAFUJA | CPM | 57994 | SANJIB CHANDRA ROY | BJP | 6592 |
| KUSHMANDI (SC) | NARMADA CHANDRA ROY | RSP | 66368 | PARTHASARATHI SARKAR | INC | 62725 | RANJIT KUMAR ROY | BJP | 5286 |
| TAPAN(ST) | BACHCHU HANSDA | AITC | 72643 | KHARA SOREN | RSP | 53986 | COLOMBAS TIRKEY | BJP | 6518 |
Balurghat Parliamentary Constituency(General) Elections Result 2009
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
|---|
| Prasanta Kumar Majumdar | RSP | 387420 | Winner |
| Biplab Mitra | AITC | 382799 | 1st Runner Up |
| Subhash Chandra Barman | BJP | 59716 | 2nd Runner Up |
Electoral Data for 2009 General Elections in Balurghat Constituency, West Bengal
| Total no. of Voters | Voters Polled | Percentage |
|---|
| 1010224 | 875360 | 0.86650089 |
Last Updated on June 06, 2019