Baharampur Lok Sabha Election 2024 Result Highlights: Former India cricketer and Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate from West Bengal’s Baharampur, Yusuf Pathan, defeated five-time Indian National Congress (INC) MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury by a margin of over 70,000 votes. Pathan received 476,913 votes, while Chowdhury earned 403,651 votes.
Baharampur, a city in West Bengal, serves as the administrative hub of the Murshidabad district. Ranked as the seventh largest city in the state according to the 2011 census, Baharampur is situated approximately 200 km from Kolkata. This city is a crucial center for commerce, administration, education, and politics in both Bengal and India. The 2011 census recorded the population of the Baharampur Urban Agglomeration at 305,609, with 156,489 males and 149,120 females.
TMC leader and former cricketer Yusuf Pathan has won the Baharampur constituency, defeating five-time MP and West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury by over 70,000 votes. This victory marks a significant political milestone for Pathan and indicates a notable shift in voter sentiment in the region.
Baharampur Lok Sabha constituency is among the 42 parliamentary constituencies in the state of West Bengal. As per the Election Commission of India, the total number of electors in this constituency was 1,638,378 in 2019.
Since the inception of Lok Sabha elections in 1952, the Baharampur constituency has been a battleground for political heavyweights, with distinct parties dominating at various junctures. The Left Front ally Revolutionary Socialist Party clinched victory here 11 times, followed closely by the Indian National Congress, which secured the seat 6 times. Notably, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has emerged victorious in Baharampur 5 times in a row, including his latest win in 2019.
Adhir Ranjan Choudhary is the Congress candidate for the Baharampur constituency in the 2024 elections.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Adhir Ranjan Choudhary of the Congress party defeated Indranil Sen of the Trinamool Congress. Choudhary received 583,549 votes, while Sen garnered 226,982 votes. The Revolutionary Socialist Party's Promoths Mukherjee came in third. Notably, in the 2014 elections, Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress won 34 seats in West Bengal, the BJP secured 2 seats, Congress won 4 seats, and the CPM also won 2 seats.
The Baharampur Lok Sabha constituency includes seven assembly seats: Barwan (SC), Kandi, Bharatpur, Rejinagar, Beldanga, Berhampur, and Nauda. This diverse constituency makes for an interesting electoral battle.
The election for the Baharampur Lok Sabha constituency was successfully held on May 13th, 2024, with a voter turnout of 77.54 percent.
The Baharampur Lok Sabha constituency includes seven assembly seats: Barwan (SC), Kandi, Bharatpur, Rejinagar, Beldanga, Berhampur, and Nauda. This diverse constituency makes for an interesting electoral battle.
Adhir Ranjan Choudhary, representing the Indian National Congress, is a key contender in the 2024 elections. He has been a significant political figure in Baharampur for years.
Baharampur, a city in West Bengal, serves as the administrative hub of the Murshidabad district. Ranked as the seventh largest city in the state according to the 2011 census, Baharampur is situated approximately 200 km from Kolkata. This city is a crucial center for commerce, administration, education, and politics in both Bengal and India. The 2011 census recorded the population of the Baharampur Urban Agglomeration at 305,609, with 156,489 males and 149,120 females.