Ramnagar in Purba Medinipur district is currently represented by Akhil Giri of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. He won the 2021 election with 112,622 votes (51per cent vote share), defeating the BJP’s Swadesh Ranjan Nayak’s 100,105 votes (45per cent), by a margin of 12,517 votes. Key issues include irrigation and flood control for paddy and betel leaf farming across Ramnagar‑I and Ramnagar‑II blocks, road connectivity to Contai markets, and drinking water supply. Demand for health centres, schools and local employment amid rural‑urban expansion is prominent. Akhil Giri has held the seat since 2001 (multiple terms), overturning CPI(M)’s earlier wins (Swadesh Ranjan Nayak 2006). Ramnagar falls under Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency, won by BJP’s Soumendu Adhikari in 2024 by 47,764 votes. The seat’s TMC dominance contrasts with the BJP’s LS win, highlighting split mandates in southern Medinipur.