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.
Bongaon Parliamentary Constituency is one of West Bengal's 42 Lok Sabha constituencies and came into being after the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies of the year 2009. According to Election Commission of India 2009 data the total electorates in the Bangaon Parliamentary constituency (constituency number 14) were 1,246,979 of which 595,874 are females and 651,105 are males. It belongs to the SC category and has a total of seven legislative assembly segments with 1,246,979 electors. It is one of the 28 constituencies which represent the North 24 Parganas District and the town of Bangaon is the headquarters of Bangaon subdivision. It has an average elevation of 7 m and is 77 km away from the Sealdah Station. It is situated at the banks of Ichamati River and it is very near to the Bangladesh border.
As per the 2011 census data, the total population of Bangaon is over 110,668 with a male majority of 56,416. Child Population of Bangaon is over 8,452 and the sex ratio is 950 females per 1000 males. Hindus have a 76% majority in the area. With an average literacy rate of 76%, which is higher than the national average, the male and female literacy rates are 55% and 45% respectively. Bengali and English are the official languages here while Hindi is also widely spoken. The road network of the city is connected to the National Highways NH-35.
List of winner/current and runner up MPs Bangaon Parliamentary Constituency.
The table below represents the names of all the winning and runner up MPs of Bangaon parliamentary constituency of all the years from the starting until now . It also shows the number of votes secured by each MP and the name of the political party they belong to. The current sitting member of parliament of the Bangaon constituency is Shri Kapil Krishna Thakur of AITC.| Year | PC No. | PC Name | Category | Winner/Currentr MP | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner Up MP | Gender | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | By Poll | Bangaon | (SC) | Mamata Thakur | M | TMC | 539999 | Debesh Das | M | CPI | 328214 |
| 2014 | 14 | Bangaon | (SC) | Kapil Krishna Thakur | M | AITC | 551213 | Debesh Das | M | CPM | 404612 |
| 2009 | 14 | Bangaon | (SC) | Naskar,Shri Gobinda Chandra | M | AITC | 546596 | Asim Bala | M | CPM | 453770 |
*PC = Parliamentary Constituency
List of Assembly Constituencies in Bangaon Parliamentary Constituency
The table below shows the list of all the Assembly Constituencies that fall in Bangaon parliamentary constituency.| Names of Assembly Constituencies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kalyani (SC) | Haringhata (SC) | Bagda (SC) |
| Bangaon Uttar (SC) | Bangaon Dakshin (SC) | Gaighata (SC) |
| Swarupnagar (SC) | ||
Last Updated on June 14, 2019