Sagardighi Assembly constituency
Sagardighi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Sagardighi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 60 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Interactive Map Outlining Sagardighi Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| LS constituency | Jangipur |
| Established | 1952 |
| Total electors | 236,885 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
Overview edit
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 60 Sagardighi Assembly constituency covers Sagardighi community development block.[1]
Sagadighi Assembly constituency is part of No. 9 Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly edit
| Year | Name | Party | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Shyamapada Bhattacharya | Indian National Congress | [2] | |
| Kuber Chand Halder | ||||
| 1957 | Shyamapada Bhattacharya | [3] | ||
| Kuber Chand Halder | ||||
| 1962 | Ambika Chanran Das | [4] | ||
| 1967 | [5] | |||
| 1969 | Kuber Chand Halder | Bangla Congress | [6] | |
| 1971 | Atul Chandra Sarkar | Indian National Congress | [7] | |
| 1972 | Nrisinha Kumar Mandal | [8] | ||
| 1977 | Hazari Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | [9] | |
| 1982 | [10] | |||
| 1987 | Paresh Nath Das | [11] | ||
| 1991 | [12] | |||
| 1996 | [13] | |||
| 2001 | [14] | |||
| 2006 | Parikhit Let | [15] | ||
| 2011 | Subrata Saha | All India Trinamool Congress | [16] | |
| 2016 | ||||
| 2021 | ||||
| ^2023 | Bayron Biswas | Switched from INC to AITC [17] | ||
^ denotes by election.
Election results edit
2023 by-election edit
By-poll was necessitated due to the death of sitting MLA Subrata Saha of All India Trinamool Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Bayron Biswas | 87,667 | 47.35 | +27.90 | |
| TMC | Debasish Bandopadhyay | 64,681 | 34.94 | -16.01 | |
| BJP | Dilip Saha | 25,815 | 13.94 | -10.14 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,337 | 0.72 | -0.19 | |
| Majority | 22,986 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,85,142 | 73.49 | |||
| INC gain from TMC | Swing | ||||
2021 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMC | Subrata Saha | 95,189 | 50.95 | ||
| BJP | Mafuja Khatun | 44,983 | 24.08 | ||
| INC | SK M Hasanuzzaman | 36,344 | 19.45 | ||
| AIMIM | Nure Mahaboob Alam | 3,450 | 1.85 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1.705 | 0.91 | ||
| Majority | 50,206 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,86,816 | 78.86 | |||
| TMC hold | Swing | ||||
2016 edit
In the 2016 election, Subrata Saha of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Aminul Islam of Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMC | Subrata Saha | 44,817 | 26.23 | -11.79 | |
| INC | Aminul Islam | 39,603 | 23.18 | ||
| CPI(M) | Rajab Ali Mallick | 39,385 | 23.05 | -11.80 | |
| Independent | Samsul Hoda | 31,920 | 18.68 | ||
| BJP | Debsharan Ghosh | 7,358 | 4.31 | +1.38 | |
| SDPI | Badrul Sekh | 2,725 | 1.59 | -2.72 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,969 | 1.15 | ||
| Independent | Kanika Chakroborty (Das) | 1,672 | 0.98 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Mirza Lutful Hoque | 1,416 | 0.83 | ||
| Turnout | 170,865 | 82.92 | -2.67 | ||
| TMC hold | Swing | ||||
Samsul Hoda, contesting as an Independent candidate, was a rebel Trinamool Congress candidate.
2011 edit
In the 2011 election, Subrata Saha of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Ismail Sekh of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMC | Subrata Saha | 54,708 | 38.02 | -8.01# | |
| CPI(M) | Ismail Sekh | 50,134 | 34.85 | -13.77 | |
| Independent | Aminul Islam | 22,402 | 15.57 | ||
| SDPI | Badrul Sekh | 6,198 | 4.31 | ||
| BJP | Shekharendu Das | 4,220 | 2.93 | ||
| Independent | Daud Mondal | 2,934 | |||
| Independent | Naru Gopal Saha | 2,037 | |||
| BSP | Dhananjoy Bandopadhyay | 1,243 | |||
| Turnout | 143,876 | 85.59 | |||
| TMC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +5.56# | |||
Aminul Islam, a rebel Congress candidate contesting as an independent, was suspended from the party, but Adhir Chowdhury, the Baharampur MP continued to extend support to him.[19]
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977–2006 edit
In the 2006 state assembly elections,[15] Parikshit Let of CPI(M) won the Sagardighi (SC) assembly seat defeating Rajesh Kumar Bhakat of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Paresh Nath Das of CPI(M) defeated Rajesh Kumar Bhakat representing Trinamool Congress in 2001,[14] Nrisinha Kumar Mandal of Congress in 1996,[13] 1991[12] and 1987.[11] Hazari Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Nrisinha Kumar Mandal of Congress in 1982[10] and Atul Chandra Sarkar of Congress in 1977.[9][20]
1951–1972 edit
Nrisinha Kumar Mandal of Congress won in 1972.[8] Atul Chandra Sarkar of Congress won in 1971.[7] Kuber Chand Haldar of Bangla Congress won in 1969.[6] Ambika Charan Das of Congress won in 1967[5] and 1962.[4] In 1957[3] Sagadigighi constituency was not there. Jangipur was a joint seat in 1957. It was won by Shyama Pada Bhattacharjee and Kuber Chand Haldar both of Congress. In independent India's first election in 1951[2] Sagardighi was a joint seat. It was won by Shyama Pada Bhattacharjee and Kuber Chand Haldar both of Congress.
References edit
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ . 2 March 2023. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Sagardighi. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Adhir defiant". The Telegraph, 20 April 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "53 - Sagardighi (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.