Sabang Assembly constituency explained

Sabang
Type:SLA
Mla:Manas Bhunia
Party:All India Trinamool Congress
Latest Election Year:2021
State:West Bengal
District:Paschim Medinipur
Loksabha Cons:Ghatal
Constituency No:226
Established:1951
Electors:206,413
Reservation:None

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

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 Adhikary[2]
1957
1962Aditya Kumar Bakura
1977Gouranga Samanta[3] [4]
1982Manas Ranjan Bhunia[5]
1987
1991
1996Makhan Lal Bangal[6]
2001Tushar Kanti Laya[7]
2006Manas Ranjan Bhunia[8]
2011
2016
Bye-election 2017Geeta Rani Bhunia
2021Manas Ranjan Bhunia

Election results

2016

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

.# 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).

.# 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.[9]

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.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 . 2010-10-15 . Government of West Bengal . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110813092204/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf . 13 August 2011 .
  2. Web site: General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. . Election Commission . 6 February 2015.
  3. Book: List of Members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly: Together with the List of .... 1978. Superintendent, Government Printing, West Bengal. 113.
  4. Book: Communist Party of India (Marxist). West Bengal State Committee. Election results of West Bengal: statistics & analysis, 1952-1991. The Committee. 419.
  5. Web site: General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 1 November 2014.
  6. Web site: General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 1 November 2014.
  7. Web site: General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 1 November 2014.
  8. Web site: General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 1 November 2014.
  9. Web site: 216 - Sabang Assembly Constituency . Partywise Comparison Since 1977 . Election Commission of India. 2010-12-20 .
  10. Web site: Statistical Reports of Elections . 2010-12-20 . General Election Results and Statistics . Election Commission of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp . 2010-10-05 .