Ramnagar is an assembly constituency in the Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal. As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, the Ramnagar Vidhan Sabha constituency is composed of the following: Ramnagar I and Ramnagar II community development blocks. Ramnagar is part of the Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency.
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Here are a few details about the Ramnagar assembly seat:
Name of the assembly constituency, district: Ramnagar
Lok Sabha constituency: Kanthi
Polling date: March 27
2016 candidates: Akhil Giri of TMC and Tapas Sinha of CPM
2020 candidates: NA
Sitting MLA, party: Akhil Giri of TMC
Winning margin in 2016: 28253
Runner up name, party: Tapas Sinha of CPM
Number of voters in 2016: 202095
Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 84.12 %
Number of polling booths in 2016: 280