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
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
LS constituencyGhatal
Established1951
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

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Sabang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCManas Ranjan Bhunia 112,098 47.46 -3.75
BJPAmulya Maity102,23443.28+25.20
INCChiranjib Bhowmik17,4437.38-1.33
NOTANone of the Above1,5340.65-0.09
SUCI(C)Harekrishna Maiti1,4820.63-0.37
AMBDebashis Barman1,4100.60
Majority9,8644.18-26.78
Turnout236,20189.21-4.77
Registered electors264,783
AITC holdSwing

2017

By Election, 2017: Sabang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCGeeta Rani Bhunia106,18551.21+14.61
BBCRita Mandal (Jana)41,98920.25N/A
BJPAntara Bhattacharya37,48318.08+15.48
INCRanjib Bhowmik18,0638.71-50.99
SUCI(C)Dinesh Maikap2,0791.00-0.20
NOTANone of the Above1,5350.74
Majority64,19630.96
Turnout2,07,33484.44
Registered electors2,45,546
AITC gain from INCSwing+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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCManas Bhunia127,98759.70+8.45
AITCNirmal Ghosh77,82036.60
BJPKashinath Basu5,6102.60
SUCI(C)Dinesh Maikap2,4861.20
None of the AboveNone of the Above1,489
Majority49,16723.1
Turnout2,12,90389.1
INC holdSwing+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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCManas Ranjan Bhunia98,75551.25-1.95#
BBCRama Pada Sahoo85,57144.41-0.57
BJPSabyasachi Sau2,5071.3
SUCINarayan Chandra Adhikari2,4371.26
BSPNarayan Chandra Samat2,1711.13
IndependentRam Krishna Sarkar1,2350.64
Turnout192,67693.94
INC holdSwing-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]

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