Sagardighi Assembly constituency

Sagardighi
Constituency No. 60 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMurshidabad
LS constituencyJangipur
Established1951
Total electors236,885
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyTrinamool Congress
Elected year2023

Sagardighi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

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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

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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 Trinamool Congress [16]
2016
2021
^2023 Bayron Biswas Switched from INC to TMC[17]

^ denotes by election.

Election results

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2023 by-election

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By-poll was necessitated due to the death of sitting MLA Subrata Saha of Trinamool Congress. Shortly after the election, the winning Indian National Congress candidate Bayron Biswas defected to Trinamool Congress.

2023 West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election: Sagardighi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Bayron Biswas 87,667 47.35 +27.90
AITC 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 AITC Swing

2021

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West Bengal assembly elections,2021: Sagardighi constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC 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
AITC hold Swing

2016

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In the 2016 election, Subrata Saha of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Aminul Islam of Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Sagardighi constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC 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
AITC hold Swing

Samsul Hoda, contesting as an Independent candidate, was a rebel Trinamool Congress candidate.

2011

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In the 2011 election, Subrata Saha of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Ismail Sekh of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Sagardighi constituency[16][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC 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
AITC 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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  5. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  6. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  7. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  8. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  9. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  10. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  11. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  12. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  13. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  14. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  15. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  16. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  17. ^ "Sagardighi Bypoll Result 2023 Congress Candidate Bayron Biswas Wins By Margin Of 22,980 Votes". 2 March 2023. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  18. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Sagardighi. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  19. ^ "Adhir defiant". The Telegraph, 20 April 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  20. ^ "53 - Sagardighi (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
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