Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Jaynagar
WB-19
Lok Sabha constituency
Interactive Map Outlining Jaynagar Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
Assembly constituenciesGosaba
Basanti
Kultali
Jaynagar
Canning Paschim
Canning Purba
Magrahat Purba
Established1962–present
Total electors1,645,203[1]
ReservationSC
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party  AITC
Alliance  INDIA
Elected year2024

Jaynagar Lok Sabha constituency or Joynagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 Parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Jaynagar Majilpur in West Bengal. All the seven legislative assembly segments of No. 19 Jaynagar Lok Sabha constituency are in South 24 Parganas district. The seat is reserved for Scheduled Castes.

Assembly segments

Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal - 1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. Birbhum

As per order of the Delimitation Commission regarding the delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal, the Jaynagar Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following legislative assembly segments from 2009:[2]

# Name District Member Party 2024 Lead
127 Gosaba (SC) South 24 Parganas Bikarna Naskar BJP AITC
128 Basanti (SC) Nilima Mistry AITC
129 Kultali (SC) Ganesh Chandra Mondal
136 Jaynagar (SC) Biswanath Das
138 Canning Paschim (SC) Paresh Ram Das
139 Canning Purba Mohammad Baharul Islam
141 Magrahat Purba (SC) Sharmistha Purkait

Members of Parliament

Year Member Party
1962 Paresh Nath Kayal Indian National Congress
1967 Chitta Ranjan Roy[a] Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
1971 Sakti Kumar Sarkar Indian National Congress
1977 Janata Party
1980 Sanat Kumar Mandal Revolutionary Socialist Party
1984
1989
1991
1996
1998
1999
2004
2009Tarun Mandal SUCI
2014 Pratima Mondal Trinamool Congress
2019
2024

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2024
 
 60.32%
2019
 
 56.13%
2014
 
 41.71%
2009
 
 48.72%
2004
 
 55.81%
1999
 
 49.39%
1998
 
 48.48%
1996
 
 48.17%
1991
 
 46.01%
1989
 
 45.35%
1984
 
 44.17%
1980
 
 45.72%
1977
 
 48.92%
1971
 
 41.61%
1967
 
 43.95%
1962
 
 53.28%

2024

2024 Indian general election: Jaynagar[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Pratima Mondal 894,312 60.32 Increase4.19
BJP Ashok Kandari 424,093 28.60 Decrease4.17
ISF Meghnath Halder 65,372 4.41 New
RSP Samarendra Nath Mandal 40,113 2.71 Decrease2.30
SUCI(C) Niranjan Naskar 14,622 0.99 Decrease1.83
NOTA None of the above 9,788 0.66
Majority 470,219
Turnout 1,482,631
AITC hold Swing

2019

2019 Indian general election: Jaynagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Pratima Mondal 761,206 56.13 +14.42
BJP Ashok Kandari 444,427 32.77 +23.23
RSP Subhas Naskar 67,913 5.01 −27.57
SUCI(C) Joy Krishna Halder 38,261 2.82 −7.08
INC Tapan Mondal 18,758 1.38 −2.87
Majority 316,775 23.36 14.22
Turnout 1,356,386 82.29
AITC hold Swing

2014

2014 Indian general election: Jaynagar[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Pratima Mondal 4,94,746 41.71 −
RSP Subhas Naskar 3,86,362 32.58 −10.28
SUCI(C) Tarun Mandal 1,17,454 9.90 −38.82
BJP Krishnapada Majumdar 1,13,206 9.54 +6.85
INC Arnab Roy 38,493 3.25 +3.25
AIUDF Taranga Mondal 13,333 1.12
NOTA None of The Above 8,819 0.60 −−−
Majority 1,08,384 9.14
Turnout 11,89,048 81.51
AITC gain from SUCI(C) Swing

2009

2009 Indian general election:Jaynagar[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SUCI(C) Tarun Mandal[b] 4,46,200 48.72
RSP Nimai Barman 3,92,495 42.86
BJP Nirode Chandra Halder 24,608 2.15
AIUDF Taranga Mondal 17,087 1.49
IND Shyamal Naskar 10,809 0.95
Majority 53,705 5.90
Turnout 9,15,836 80.08
SUCI(C) gain from RSP Swing

2004

2004 Indian general election: Joynagar (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RSP Sanat Kumar Mandal 450,043 55.81
BJP Asit Baran Thakur 219,522 27.22
Independent Tarun Kanti Naskar 90,798 11.26
RPI Sukriti Ranjan Biswas 21,711 2.69
Independent Sanat Kumar Dhali 14,340 1.78
BSP Meghnath Halder 9,920 1.23
Majority 230,521 28.59
Turnout
RSP hold Swing

1999

1999 Indian general election: Joynagar (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RSP Sanat Kumar Mandal 396,383 49.39
BJP Krishna Pada Majumder 284,082 35.40
Independent Renu Pada Halder 74,016 9.22
INC Jagat Pada Sanpui 46,173 5.75
Independent Vivek Sonkar 1,446 0.18
Independent Subhas Mondal 429 0.05
Majority 112,301 13.99
Turnout 815,915 73.05
RSP hold Swing

1998

1998 Indian general election: Joynagar (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RSP Sanat Kumar Mandal 406,745 48.48
BJP Krishnapada Majumdar 230,684 27.49
INC Jagat Pada Sanpui 107,119 12.77
Independent Tarun Kanti Naskar 94,468 11.26
Majority 176,061 20.99
Turnout 858,356 77.98
RSP hold Swing

1996

1996 Indian general election: Joynagar (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RSP Sanat Kumar Mandal 418,373 48.17
INC Jogesh Roy 274,446 31.60
Independent Tarun Kanti Naskar 130,571 15.03
BJP Chandra Kanta Sarkar 42,300 4.87
Independent Sakti Kumar Sarkar 2,831 0.33
Majority 143,927 16.57
Turnout 894,592 84.11
RSP hold Swing

1991

1991 Indian general election: Joynagar (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RSP Sanat Kumar Mandal 338,408 46.01
INC Naraiyan Naskar 206,103 28.02
Independent Tarun Naskar 108,152 14.70
BJP Pradyot Naskar 81,293 11.05
Independent Khitish Chandra Haldher 1,583 0.22
Majority 132,305 17.99
Turnout 754,350 78.88
RSP hold Swing

1989

1989 Indian general election: Joynagar (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RSP Sanat Kumar Mandal 337,611 45.35
INC Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar 273,804 36.78
Independent Raja Ram Ray Mandal 114,430 15.37
BJP Anadi Naskar 14,055 1.89
Independent Radha Gobinda Mondal 1,925 0.26
BSP Sabita Naskar 1,503 0.20
AMB Jagdish Kirtania 1,057 0.14
Majority 63,807 8.57
Turnout 758,242 81.34
RSP hold Swing

1984

1984 Indian general election: Joynagar (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RSP Sanat Kumar Mandal 264,406 44.17
INC Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar 243,957 40.76
SUCI(C) Rajaram Raymondal 88,147 14.73
Independent Jagadish Chandra Kirtania 2,045 0.34
Majority 20,449 3.41
Turnout 611,190 80.11
RSP hold Swing

1980

1980 Indian general election: Joynagar (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RSP Sanat Kumar Mandal 236,044 45.72
INC(I) Gobinda Chandra Naskar 187,515 36.32
SUCI(C) Rajaram Raymandal 82,645 16.01
JP Sakti Kumar Sarkar 10,058 1.95
Majority 48,529 9.40
Turnout 528,333 75.97
Swing to RSP from JP Swing

1977

1977 Indian general election: Joynagar (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Sakti Kumar Sarkar 180,587 48.92
INC Nirmal Kanti Mondal 119,950 32.49
SUCI(C) Probodh Purkait 68,646 18.59
Majority 60,637 16.43
Turnout 380,213 60.73
Swing to JP from INC Swing

1971

1971 Indian general election: Joynagar (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sakti Kumar Sarkar 158,943 41.61
CPI(M) Nirmal Kumar Sinha 84,707 22.18
SUCI(C) Chittaranjan Roy 76,423 20.01
RSP Santosh Kayal 41,001 10.73
Independent Ranabir Barman 14,305 3.74
Bangla Congress Haripada Mandal 6,604 1.73
Majority 74,236 19.43
Turnout 393,696 70.16
Swing to INC from Independent Swing

1967

1967 Indian general election: Joynagar (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Chitta Roy 157,545 43.95
INC P. Koyal 128,474 35.84
Independent K. P. Naskar 72,420 20.20
Majority 29,071 8.11
Turnout 373,749 71.07
Swing to Independent from INC Swing

1962

1962 Indian general election: Joynagar (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Paresh Nath Kayal 152,372 53.28
CPI Sailendra Nath Haldar 133,601 46.72
Majority 18,771 6.56
Turnout 297,962 55.98
INC win (new seat)

Notes

  1. Contested and won as Independent Candidate
  2. Tarun Mandal contested as Independent Candidate with backing of UPA alliance (AITC + INC)

See also

References

  1. "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2014". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  2. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  3. "Jaynagar Constituency Lok Sabha Election Results 2014 - 2024". The Times of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  4. "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Jaynagar". Election Commission of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  5. "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  6. CEO West Bengal. Form 7A - 19 Jaynagar Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  8. "At Joynagar, SUCI banks on a doctor". Indian Express, 29 March 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2009.

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