Sankrail Assembly constituency explained

Sankrail
Type:SLA
State:West Bengal
District:Howrah
Loksabha Cons:Howrah
Constituency No:174
Established:1951
Reservation:SC
Mla:Priya Paul
Party:All India Trinamool Congress
Latest Election Year:2021
Electors:211,076

Sankrail is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 174 Sankrail Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Andul, Banpur I, Banpur II, Dakshin Sankrail, Dhulagari, Kandua, Manikpur, Mashila, Nalpur, Raghudebbati, Sankrail, Sarenga gram panchayats of Sankrail community development block and Kolora I, Kolora II, Mahiyari I, Mahiyari II gram panchayats of Domjur community development block.[1]

Sankrail Assembly constituency is part of No. 25 Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951SankrailKanai Lal BhattacharyaAll India Forward Bloc (Ruikar)[2]
Kripa Sindhu ShawAll India Forward Bloc (Ruikar)
1957Shyamaprasanna BhattacharyyaCommunist Party of India[3]
Apurba Lal MazumdarAll India Forward Bloc (Marxist)
1962Dulal Chandra MondalCommunist Party of India[4]
1967N.N.BhuniyaIndian National Congress[5]
1969Haran HazraCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1971Haran HazraCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1972Haran HazraCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1977Haran HazraCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1982Haran HazraCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1987Haran HazraCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1991Haran HazraCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1996Sital Kumar SardarIndian National Congress[13]
2001Sital Kumar SardarAll India Trinamool Congress[14]
2006Sital Kumar SardarAll India Trinamool Congress[15]
2011Sital Kumar SardarAll India Trinamool Congress[16]

Election results

2011

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

1977-2006

In the 2006,[15] 2001[14] 1996[13] state assembly elections, Sital Kumar Sardar of Trinamool Congress / Congress won the 169 Sankrail (SC) assembly seat, defeating his nearest rivals Anirban Hazara of CPI(M).Bikash Mondal of CPI(M) in 2001 and Basudeb Dhali of CPI(M) in 1996. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Haran Hazra of CPI(M) defeated Nityananda Bhuniya of Congress/ Janata Party in 1991,[12] 1987,[11] 1982[10] and 1977.[9] [17]

1951-1972

Haran Hazra of CPI(M) won in 1972,[8] 1971[7] and 1969.[6] N.N.Bhuniya of Congress won in 1967.[5] Dulal Chandra Mondal of CPI won in 1962.[4] In 1957 and 1951 Sankrail had joint seats. Shyama Prasanna Bhattacharya of CPI and Apurbalal Mazumdar of Forward Bloc (Marxist) won in 1957.[3] Kanai Lal Bhattacharya and Kripa Sindhu Shaw, both of Forward Bloc (Ruiker), won in 1951.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 . 25 July 2015. West Bengal. Election Commission of India.
  2. Web site: General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  3. Web site: General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  4. Web site: General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  5. Web site: General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  6. Web site: General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  7. Web site: General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No ?. Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  8. Web site: General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  9. Web site: General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  10. Web site: General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  11. Web site: General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  12. Web site: General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  13. Web site: General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 6 February 2015.
  14. Web site: General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  15. Web site: General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  16. Web site: General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  17. Web site: 169 - Sankrail (SC) Assembly Constituency . Partywise Comparison Since 1977 . Election Commission of India. 25 November 2010 .

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