Sandeshkhali is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes.
| Sandeshkhali | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 123 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Sandeshkhali Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| LS constituency | Basirhat |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 172,352 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Overview
editAs per orders of the Delimitation Commission, 123 Sandeshkhali Assembly constituency (ST) is composed of the following: Sandeshkhali I community development block, and Beramajur I, Beramajur II, Durgamandap, Jeliakhali, Korakati, Manipur and Sandeshkhali gram panchayats of Sandeshkhali II community development block.[1]
Sandeshkhali Assembly constituency (ST) is part of 18. Basirhat (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Haroa Sandeshkhali | Jyotish Chandra Roy Sardar | Indian National Congress[3] |
| Hemanta Kumar Ghoshal | Communist Party of India[3] | ||
| 1957 | Sandeshkhali | Haran Chandra Mondal | Independent[4] |
| 1962 | Ananta Kumar Baidya | Indian National Congress[5] | |
| 1967 | Debendra Nath Sinha | Indian National Congress[6] | |
| 1969 | Sarat Sarder | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] | |
| 1971 | Sarat Sarder | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] | |
| 1972 | Debendra Nath Sinha | Indian National Congress[9] | |
| 1977 | Kumud Ranjan Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
| 1982 | Kumud Ranjan Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
| 1987 | Kumud Ranjan Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
| 1991 | Dhiren Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | |
| 1996 | Kanti Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] | |
| 2001 | Kanti Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | |
| 2006 | Abani Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[16] | |
| 2011 | Nirapada Sardar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[17] | |
| 2016 | Sukumar Mahata | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2021 | Sukumar Mahata | All India Trinamool Congress |
Election results
edit2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sukumar Mahata | 112,450 | 54.64 | +3.15 | |
| BJP | Bhaskar Sardar | 72,765 | 35.36 | +22.65 | |
| ISF | Barun Mahato | 14,387 | 6.99 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,456 | 1.19 | −0.38 | |
| Independent | Harish Chandra Sardar | 1,961 | 0.95 | +0.41 | |
| Independent | Subal Chandra Sardar | 1,063 | 0.52 | ||
| Independent | Khokan Sardar | 705 | 0.34 | ||
| Turnout | 205,787 | 86.24 | −0.90 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sukumar Mahata | 96,566 | 51.49 | +11.02 | |
| CPI(M) | Nirapada Sardar | 58,366 | 31.13 | −12.08 | |
| BJP | Sukumar Sardar | 23,841 | 12.71 | +1.44 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,952 | 1.57 | ||
| AMB | Manib Sardar | 1,890 | 1.01 | ||
| BSP | Ramkrishna Munda (Sardar) | 1,686 | 0.90 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Krishna Pada Munda | 1,218 | 0.65 | ||
| Independent | Harish Chandra Sardar | 1,010 | 0.54 | ||
| Turnout | 187,519 | 87.14 | −2.58 | ||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2011
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Nirapada Sardar | 66,815 | 43.21 | −10.76 | |
| AITC | Padma Mahato | 62,583 | 40.47 | +0.44# | |
| BJP | Sukumar Sardar | 17,425 | 11.27 | ||
| Independent | Harish Chandra Sardar | 2,745 | |||
| JMM | Anita Sardar | 1,979 | |||
| Independent | Madhusudan Mahata | 1,267 | |||
| People’s Democratic Conference of India | Swapan Kumar Sardar | 1,253 | |||
| Independent | Nirendra Nath Sardar | 566 | |||
| Turnout | 154,633 | 89.72 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | -11.20# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977-2006
editIn the 2006 assembly elections,[16] Abani Roy of CPI(M) won the 98 Sandeshkhali (SC) seat defeating his nearest rival Gita Mondal of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kanti Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Ranjit Kumar Das of Trinamool Congress/Congress in 2001[17] and 1996.[14] Dhiren Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Krishna Pada Patra of Congress in 1991.[13] Kumud Ranjan Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Ranjit Kumar Das of Congress in 1987[12] and 1977,[10] and Ananata Kumar Bera of Congress in 1982.[11][19]
1951-1972
editDebendra Nath Sinha of Congress won in 1972.[9] Sarat Sarder of CPI(M) won in 1971[8] and 1969.[7] Debendra Nath Sinha of Congress won in 1967.[6] Ananta Kumar Baidya of Congress won in 1962.[5] Haran Chandra Mondal, Independent, won in 1957.[4] In independent India's first election in 1951, Jyotish Chandra Roy Sardar of Congress and Hemanta Kumar Ghoshal of CPI won the Haroa Sandeshkhali joint seat.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
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- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Sandeshkhali. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "98 - Sandeshkhali (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.