Sabang (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Sabang
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sabang

Location in West Bengal

Coordinates: 22°11′04″N 87°36′56″E / 22.18444°N 87.61556°E / 22.18444; 87.61556Coordinates: 22°11′04″N 87°36′56″E / 22.18444°N 87.61556°E / 22.18444; 87.61556
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Constituency No. 226
Type Open
Lok Sabha constituency 32. Ghatal
Electorate 206,413 (2011)

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

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951SabangGopal Chandra AdhikaryCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[2]
1957SabangGopal Chandra AdhikaryIndian National Congress[2]
1962SabangAditya Kumar BakuraIndian National Congress[2]
1977Gouranga SamantaRevolutionary Communist Party of India[3]
1982Manas Ranjan BhuniaIndian National Congress[4]
1987Manas Ranjan BhuniaIndian National Congress[5]
1991Manas Ranjan BhuniaIndian National Congress[6]
1996Makhan Lal BangalIndependent[7]
2001Tushar Kanti LayaBiplobi Bangla Congress[8]
Bye Election, 2001Manas Ranjan BhuniaIndian National Congress[9]
2006Manas Ranjan BhuniaIndian National Congress[9]
2011Manas Ranjan BhuniaIndian National Congress[10]

Election results

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 [11][12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Manas Ranjan Bhunia 98,755 51.25 -1.95#
CPI(M) 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.

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Paschim Medinipur district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 8 Increase8
Indian National Congress 2 Increase0
Jharkhand Party (Naren) 0 Decrease1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 7 Decrease7
Communist Party of India 1 Decrease1
DSP(PC) 1 Decrease0

Note: Constituency abolished – 1 (See template talk page for details)

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 Bharater Biplabi Communist Party 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 1951.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  2. 1 2 3 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  9. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Sabang". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  12. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Sabang. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  13. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Sabang. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  14. ↑ "216 - Sabang Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  15. ↑ "Statistical Reports of Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
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