Sabang Assembly constituency

Sabang Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Sabang
Constituency No. 226 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Sabang Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
LS constituencyGhatal
Established1952
Total electors206,413
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 226 Sabang Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Sabang community development block and Jalchak I, Jalchak II and Maligram gram panchayats of Pingla community development block.[1]

Sabang Assembly constituency is part of No. 32 Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Panskura (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951SabangGopal Chandra Das AdhikaryIndian National Congress[2]
1957
1962Aditya Kumar Bakura
1977Gouranga SamantaBiplobi Bangla Congress[3][4]
1982Manas Ranjan BhuniaIndian National Congress[5]
1987
1991
1996Makhan Lal BangalIndependent[6]
2001Tushar Kanti LayaBiplobi Bangla Congress[7]
2006Manas Ranjan BhuniaIndian National Congress[8]
2011
2016
Bye-election 2017SabangGeeta Rani BhuniaAll India Trinamool Congress
2021Manas Ranjan Bhunia

Election results

2021
West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Sabang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Manas Ranjan Bhunia 112,098 47.46 -3.75
BJP Amulya Maity 102,234 43.28 +25.20
INC Chiranjib Bhowmik 17,443 7.38 -1.33
NOTA None of the Above 1,534 0.65 -0.09
SUCI(C) Harekrishna Maiti 1,482 0.63 -0.37
AMB Debashis Barman 1,410 0.60
Majority 9,864 4.18 -26.78
Turnout 236,201 89.21 -4.77
Registered electors 264,783
TMC hold Swing

2017
By Election, 2017: Sabang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Geeta Rani Bhunia 106,185 51.21 +14.61
BBC Rita Mandal (Jana) 41,989 20.25 N/A
BJP Antara Bhattacharya 37,483 18.08 +15.48
INC Ranjib Bhowmik 18,063 8.71 -50.99
SUCI(C) Dinesh Maikap 2,079 1.00 -0.20
NOTA None of the Above 1,535 0.74
Majority 64,196 30.96
Turnout 2,07,334 84.44
Registered electors 2,45,546
TMC gain from INC Swing +32.80

2016

In the 2016 election, Manas Ranjan Bhunia of Congress defeated his nearest rival Nirmal Ghosh of Trinamool Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Sabang [9][10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Manas Bhunia 127,987 59.70 +8.45
TMC Nirmal Ghosh 77,820 36.60
BJP Kashinath Basu 5,610 2.60
SUCI(C) Dinesh Maikap 2,486 1.20
None of the Above None of the Above 1,489
Majority 49,167 23.1
Turnout 2,12,903 89.1
INC hold Swing +8.45

.# 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).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Sabang [9][12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Manas Ranjan Bhunia 98,755 51.25 -1.95#
BBC Rama Pada Sahoo 85,571 44.41 -0.57
BJP Sabyasachi Sau 2,507 1.3
SUCI Narayan Chandra Adhikari 2,437 1.26
BSP Narayan Chandra Samat 2,171 1.13
Independent Ram Krishna Sarkar 1,235 0.64
Turnout 192,676 93.94
INC hold Swing -1.38

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

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Manas Ranjan Bhunia of Congress won the Sabang assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Tushar Kanti Laya of 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.[14]

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. Gopal Chandra Das Adhikary of Congress won in 1957 and 1952.[15]

References
  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  2. "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  3. List of Members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly: Together with the List of ... Superintendent, Government Printing, West Bengal. 1978. p. 113.
  4. Communist Party of India (Marxist). West Bengal State Committee. Election results of West Bengal: statistics & analysis, 1952-1991. The Committee. p. 419.
  5. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  6. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  7. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  8. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  9. "Sabang". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  10. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Sabang. Empowering India. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  11. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Sabang. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  12. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Sabang. Empowering India. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  13. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Sabang. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  14. "216 - Sabang Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  15. "Statistical Reports of Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
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