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{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Sankrail
| 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/Sankrail.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Sankrail Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Howrah district|Howrah]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency)|Howrah]]
| constituency_no = 174
| established = 1951
| reservation = SC
| abolished =
| mla = [[Priya Paul (politician)|Priya Paul]]
| party = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| electors = 211,076
}}
'''Sankrail''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Howrah district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled castes]].

==Overview==
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 174 Sankrail Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: [[Andul]], Banpur I, Banpur II, Dakshin Sankrail, Dhulagari, Kandua, Manikpur, Mashila, Nalpur, Raghudebbati, Sankrail, Sarenga [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Sankrail (community development block)|Sankrail]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]] and Kolora I, Kolora II, Mahiyari I, Mahiyari II gram panchayats of [[Domjur (community development block)|Domjur]] community development block.<ref name=delimitation>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 | access-date= 25 July 2015|work = West Bengal| publisher= Election Commission of India}}</ref>

Sankrail Assembly constituency is part of No. 25 [[Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=delimitation/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Name
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[1951 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1951]]
|Kanai Lal Bhattacharya
|{{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc (Ruikar)|rowspan=2}}
|-
|Kripa Sindhu Shaw
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|Shyamaprasanna Bhattacharyya
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
|Apurba Lal Mazumdar
|{{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc (Marxist)}}
|-
|[[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|Dulal Chandra Mondal
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
|[[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|N. N. Bhuniya
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|rowspan="7"|Haran Hazra
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=7}}
|-
|[[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|-
|[[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|-
|[[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|-
|[[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|-
|[[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
|-
|[[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|-
|[[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|rowspan="5"|[[Sital Kumar Sardar]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|rowspan=5}}
|-
|[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|-
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|-
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|-
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[Priya Paul (politician)|Priya Paul]]
|-
|[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
|[[Priya Paul (politician)|Priya Paul]]
|
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|}

==Election results==
===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Sankrail}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Priya Paul (politician)|Priya Paul]]
|party = Trinamool Congress
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|candidate = Barnali Dhali
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Samir Malick
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Bechu Ram Malik
|party = Indian National Congress
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|party = None of the above (India)
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===2021===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Sankrail}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Trinamool Congress|candidate=[[Priya Paul (politician)|Priya Paul]]|votes=1,11,888|percentage=50.80|change={{increase}}5.60}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Prabhakar Pandit|votes=71,461|percentage=32.40|change={{increase}}17.70}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Samir Malick|votes=34,144|percentage=15.50|change=}}
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}

===2016===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2016]]: Sankrail}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=[[Sital Kumar Sardar]]|votes=86,212|percentage=45.20|change={{decrease}}6.01}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Samir Malick|votes=71,455|percentage=37.50|change={{decrease}}3.32}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Probhakar Pandit|votes=28,006|percentage=14.70|change=}}

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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}

===2011===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Sankrail (SC) constituency<ref name=vidhansabha2011>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_WB_May2011.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=174| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120519163446/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=174| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 19 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Sankrail| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 1 May 2011 }}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=[[Sital Kumar Sardar]]|votes=88,029|percentage=51.21|change={{decrease}}0.51}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Anirban Hazra|votes=70,172|percentage=40.82|change={{decrease}}3.86}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Jhan Prakash Ray|votes=8,184|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Srikanta Mondal
|votes = 1,735
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Soma Sardar|votes=1,388|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Bhishma Bag
|votes = 772
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Indian Unity Centre
|candidate = Upendra Nath Dolui
|votes = 658
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Sankar Das
|votes = 603
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Balai Pandit
|votes = 356
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=171,897|percentage=81.44|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing = 3.35#
}}
{{Election box end}}
<small>.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.</small>

===1977-2006===
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006]],<ref name=vidhansabha2006>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> 2001<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, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> 1996<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, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 6 February 2015}}</ref> state assembly elections, [[Sital Kumar Sardar]] of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] / [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] won the 169 Sankrail (SC) assembly seat, defeating his nearest rivals Anirban Hazara of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]].Bikash Mondal of CPI(M) in 2001 and Basudeb Dhali of CPI(M) in 1996. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Haran Hazra of CPI(M) defeated Nityananda Bhuniya of Congress/ [[Janata Party]] in 1991,<ref name=vidhansabha1991>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No | publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> 1987,<ref name=vidhansabha1987>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> 1982<ref name=vidhansabha1982>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> and 1977.<ref name=vidhansabha1977>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp169.htm |title =169 - Sankrail (SC) Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 25 November 2010 }}</ref>

===1951-1972===
Haran Hazra of CPI(M) won in 1972,<ref name=vidhansabha1972>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf |title =General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> 1971<ref name=vidhansabha1971>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No ?|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> and 1969.<ref name=vidhansabha1969>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission |access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> N.N.Bhuniya of Congress won in 1967.<ref name=vidhansabha1967>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> Dulal Chandra Mondal of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] won in [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]].<ref name=vidhansabha1962>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> In 1957 and 1951 Sankrail had joint seats. Shyama Prasanna Bhattacharya of CPI and Apurbalal Mazumdar of [[All India Forward Bloc|Forward Bloc (Marxist)]] won in [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]].<ref name=vidhansabha1957>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_WB_1957.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> Kanai Lal Bhattacharya and Kripa Sindhu Shaw, both of [[All India Forward Bloc (Ruikar)|Forward Bloc (Ruiker)]], won in [[1952 West Bengal state assembly election|1951]].<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 = 9 July 2015}}</ref>

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