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'''Sabang Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Paschim Medinipur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Sabang
| type= SLA
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Sabang.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Sabang Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla =Amal Panda
| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| latest_election_year = [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| preceded_by = [[Manas Bhunia]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Paschim Medinipur district|Paschim Medinipur]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ghatal]]
| constituency_no = 226
| established = 1951
| electors = 206,413
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}

==Overview==
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 226 Sabang Assembly constituency is composed of the following: [[Sabang (community development block)|Sabang]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]] and [[Jalchak]] I, Jalchak II and [[Maligram]] [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Pingla (community development block)|Pingla]] community development block.<ref name=delimitation>{{cite web | url = http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 | access-date = 2010-10-15 | publisher = Government of West Bengal | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110813092204/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf | archive-date = 13 August 2011 }}</ref>

Sabang Assembly constituency is part of No. 32 [[Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=delimitation/> It was earlier part of [[Panskura (Lok Sabha constituency)]].

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Election Year!!Name of M.L.A.!!colspan=2|Party Affiliation
|-
|[[1951 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1951]]|| rowspan="2" |Gopal Chandra Das Adhikary|| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Indian National Congress}}<ref name=vidhansabha1952>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_WestBengal.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 6 February 2015}}</ref>
|-
|[[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|-
|[[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]||Aditya Kumar Bakura
|-
|[[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]||Gouranga Samanta||{{Full party name with color|Biplobi Bangla Congress}}<ref>{{cite book|title=List of Members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly: Together with the List of ...|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AcNQAQAAMAAJ|year=1978|publisher=Superintendent, Government Printing, West Bengal|page=113}}</ref><ref name="Committee">{{cite book|author=Communist Party of India (Marxist). West Bengal State Committee|title=Election results of West Bengal: statistics & analysis, 1952-1991|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CNeNAAAAMAAJ|publisher=The Committee|page=419}}</ref>
|-
|[[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]|| rowspan="3" Manas Bhunia |[[Manas Bhunia|Manas Ranjan Bhunia]]|| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
|-
|[[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|-
|[[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
||Makhan Lal Bangal||{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<ref name=vidhansabha1996>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 1 November 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]||Tushar Kanti Laya||{{Full party name with color|Biplobi Bangla Congress}}<ref name=vidhansabha2001>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 1 November 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]|| rowspan="3" Manas Bhunia |[[Manas Bhunia|Manas Ranjan Bhunia]]|| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|-
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|-
|[[2017 West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election|2017]] (by-election)
||Geeta Rani Bhunia|| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]||[[Manas Bhunia|Manas Ranjan Bhunia]]
|-
| [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| Amal Panda
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|}

==Election results==
===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Sabang}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Manas Bhunia]]|party=Trinamool Congress|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Amal Panda|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Nakul Chandra Bera|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Alak Samai|party=Indian National Congress|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Tapan Kumar|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]|party=None of the above (India)|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2021===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Sabang}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Manas Bhunia|Manas Ranjan Bhunia]]
|votes = 112,098
|percentage = 47.46
|change = {{Down}}3.75
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Amulya Maity|votes=102,234|percentage=43.28|change={{Up}}25.20}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Chiranjib Bhowmik|votes=17,443|percentage=7.38|change={{Down}}1.33}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above (India)|candidate=[[None of the Above]]|votes=1,534|percentage=0.65|change={{Down}}0.09}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=Harekrishna Maiti|votes=1,482|percentage=0.63|change={{Down}}0.37}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Amra Bangalee|candidate=Debashis Barman|votes=1,410|percentage=0.60|change=}}
{{Election box majority|votes=9,864|percentage=4.18|change={{Down}}26.78}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=236,201|percentage=89.21|change={{Down}}4.77}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 264,783
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2017===
{{Election box begin | title=By Election, 2017: Sabang}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Geeta Rani Bhunia|votes=106,185|percentage=51.21|change={{Up}}14.61}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Biplobi Bangla Congress|candidate=Rita Mandal (Jana)|votes=41,989|percentage=20.25|change={{New}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Antara Bhattacharya|votes=37,483|percentage=18.08|change={{Up}}15.48}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Ranjib Bhowmik|votes=18,063|percentage=8.71|change={{Down}}50.99}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=Dinesh Maikap|votes=2,079|percentage=1.00|change={{Down}}0.20}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the Above|votes=1,535|percentage=0.74|change=}}
{{Election box majority|votes=64,196|percentage=30.96|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=207,334|percentage=84.44|change=}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 245,546
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing = 32.80
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2016]]: Sabang<ref name="Sabang">{{cite web |url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25226.htm |title = Sabang |work = Assembly Elections May 2011 Results |publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-05-20 |archive-date = 16 May 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110516053201/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25226.htm |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=226| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120526064218/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=226| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 26 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Sabang| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 2011-05-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_5th_phase.pdf |title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Sabang |publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-05-06 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110912030706/http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_5th_phase.pdf |archive-date = 2011-09-12 }}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Manas Bhunia]]|votes=127,987|percentage=59.70|change={{Up}}8.45}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=[[Nirmal Ghosh (Paschim Medinipur politician) | Nirmal Ghosh]]|votes=77,820|percentage=36.60|change={{New}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Kashinath Basu|votes=5,610|percentage=2.64|change={{Up}}1.34}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=Dinesh Maikap|votes=2,486|percentage=1.17|change={{Up}}0.09}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above (India)|candidate=None of the Above|votes=1,489|percentage=0.7|change=}}
{{Election box majority|votes=49,167|percentage=23.1|change={{Up}}16.26}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=212,903|percentage=89.1|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

===2011===
In the 2011 election, Manas Ranjan Bhunia of Congress defeated his nearest rival Ram Pada Sahoo of CPI(M).

{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Sabang<ref name="Sabang">{{cite web |url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25226.htm |title = Sabang |work = Assembly Elections May 2011 Results |publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-05-20 |archive-date = 16 May 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110516053201/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25226.htm |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=226| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120526064218/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=226| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 26 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Sabang| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 2011-05-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_5th_phase.pdf |title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Sabang |publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-05-06 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110912030706/http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_5th_phase.pdf |archive-date = 2011-09-12 }}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Manas Bhunia|Manas Ranjan Bhunia]]|votes=98,755|percentage=51.25|change={{Down}}1.95#}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Biplobi Bangla Congress|candidate=Rama Pada Sahoo|votes=85,571|percentage=44.41|change={{Down}}0.57}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Sabyasachi Sau|votes=2,507|percentage=1.3|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India|candidate=Narayan Chandra Adhikari|votes=2,437|percentage=1.26|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Narayan Chandra Samat|votes=2,171|percentage=1.13|change=}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Ram Krishna Sarkar
|votes = 1,235
|percentage = 0.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|votes=13,184|percentage=6.84|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=192,676|percentage=93.94|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

===1977-2006===
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006 state assembly elections]], Manas Ranjan Bhunia of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] won the Sabang assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Tushar Kanti Laya of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Tushar Kanti Laya of CPI(M) defeated Manas Ranjan Bhunia of Congress in 2001 by 397 votes. A re-election was ordered by the [[Calcutta High Court]], and Manas Ranjan Bunia won it. Makhan Lal Bangal, Independent, defeated Manas Bhunia of Congress in 1996. Manas Bhunia of Congress defeated Gouranga Samanta of CPI(M) in 1991, Hare Krishna Samanta of CPI(M) in 1987 and Hemanta Kumar Jana, Independent, in 1982. Gouranga Samanta of [[Biplobi Bangla Congress]] defeated Surya Kanta Mahapatra of [[Janata Party]] in 1977.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp216.htm |title = 216 - Sabang Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2010-12-20 }}</ref>

===1951-1962===
While Sabang constituency existed from 1951 to 1962, it did not exist from 1967 to 1972. Aditya Kumar Bakura of Congress won in [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]]. Gopal Chandra Das Adhikary of Congress won in [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]] and [[1952 West Bengal state assembly election|1952]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/electionstatistics.asp | title = Statistical Reports of Elections | access-date = 2010-12-20 | work = General Election Results and Statistics | publisher = Election Commission of India | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp | archive-date = 2010-10-05 }}</ref>

==References==
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{{Paschim Medinipur topics}}
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}

{{West Bengal elections}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politics of Paschim Medinipur district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in West Bengal]]

Sabang Assembly constituency - Revision history

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