Sagardighi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Sagardighi
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sagardighi is located in West Bengal
Sagardighi
Sagardighi
Location in West Bengal
Sagardighi is located in India
Sagardighi
Sagardighi
Sagardighi (India)
Coordinates: 24°17′N 88°06′E / 24.283°N 88.100°E / 24.283; 88.100Coordinates: 24°17′N 88°06′E / 24.283°N 88.100°E / 24.283; 88.100
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMurshidabad
Constituency No60
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency9. Jangipur
Electorate (year)168,136 (2011)[1]
206,049 (2016)[2]
236,885 (2021)[3]

Sagardighi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is an open seat now but was earlier reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview[edit]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 60 Sagardighi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Sagardighi community development block.[4]

Sagadighi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 9 Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1951 Sagardighi Shyamapada Bhattacharya Indian National Congress[5]
1951 Kuber Chand Halder Indian National Congress[5]
1957 Shyamapada Bhattacharya Indian National Congress[6]
1957 Kuber Chand Halder Indian National Congress[6]
1962 Ambika Chanran Das Indian National Congress[7]
1967 Ambika Charan Das Indian National Congress[8]
1969 Kuber Chand Halder Bangla Congress[9]
1971 Atul Chandra Sarkar Indian National Congress[10]
1972 Nrisinha Kumar Mandal Indian National Congress [11]
1977 Hazari Biswas Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1982 Hazari Biswas Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
1987 Paresh Nath Das Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
1991 Paresh Nath Das Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
1996 Paresh Nath Das Communist Party of India (Marxist)[16]
2001 Paresh Nath Das Communist Party of India (Marxist)[17]
2006 Parikhit Let Communist Party of India (Marxist)[18]
2011 Subrata Saha All India Trinamool Congress[19]
2016 Subrata Saha All India Trinamool Congress
2021 Subrata Saha All India Trinamool Congress

Election results[edit]

2016[edit]

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[edit]

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[19][20]
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.[21]

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

1977–2006[edit]

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[18] 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,[17] Nrisinha Kumar Mandal of Congress in 1996,[16] 1991[15] and 1987.[14] Hazari Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Nrisinha Kumar Mandal of Congress in 1982[13] and Atul Chandra Sarkar of Congress in 1977.[12][22]

1951–1972[edit]

Nrisinha Kumar Mandal of Congress won in 1972.[11] Atul Chandra Sarkar of Congress won in 1971.[10] Kuber Chand Haldar of Bangla Congress won in 1969.[9] Ambika Charan Das of Congress won in 1967[8] and 1962.[7] In 1957[6] 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[5] Sagardighi was a joint seat. It was won by Shyama Pada Bhattacharjee and Kuber Chand Haldar both of Congress.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "West Bengal 2011". Election Commission of India. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  20. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Sagardighi. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  21. ↑ "Adhir defiant". The Telegraph, 20 April 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  22. ↑ "53 - Sagardighi (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
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