Sagardighi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Constituency No | 60 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 9. Jangipur |
| Electorate (year) | 168,095 (2011) |
Sagardighi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is an open seat now but was earlier reserved for scheduled castes.
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Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 60 Sagardighi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Sagardighi community development block.[1]
Sagadighi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 9 Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Sagardighi | Shyamapada Bhattacharya | Indian National Congress[2] | |
| 1951 | Kuber Chand Halder | Indian National Congress[2] | ||
| 1957 | Jangipur | Shyamapada Bhattacharya | Indian National Congress[3] | |
| 1957 | Kuber Chand Halder | Indian National Congress[3] | ||
| 1962 | Sagardighi | Ambika Chanran Das | Indian National Congress[4] | |
| 1967 | Ambika Charan Das | Indian National Congress[5] | ||
| 1969 | Kuber Chand Halder | Bangla Congress[6] | ||
| 1971 | Atul Chandra Sarkar | Indian National Congress[7] | ||
| 1972 | Nrisinha Kumar Mandal | Indian National Congress [8] | ||
| 1977 | Hazari Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | ||
| 1982 | Hazari Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | ||
| 1987 | Paresh Nath Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | ||
| 1991 | Paresh Nath Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | ||
| 1996 | Paresh Nath Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | ||
| 2001 | Paresh Nath Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] | ||
| 2006 | Parikhit Let | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | ||
| 2011 | Subrata Saha | All India Trinamool Congress[16] |
Election results
2011
In the 2011 election, Subrata Saha of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Ismail Sekh of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Subrata Saha | 54,708 | 38.02 | -8.01# | |
| CPI(M) | Ismail Sekh | 50,134 | 34.85 | -13.77 | |
| Independent | Aminul Islam | 22,402 | 15.57 | ||
| SDPI | Badrul Sekh | 6,198 | 4.31 | ||
| BJP | Shekharendu Das | 4,220 | 2.93 | ||
| Independent | Daud Mondal | 2,934 | |||
| Independent | Naru Gopal Saha | 2,037 | |||
| BSP | Dhananjoy Bandopadhyay | 1,243 | |||
| Turnout | 143,876 | 85.59 | |||
| Trinamool Congress gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +5.56# | |||
Aminul Islam, a rebel Congress candidate contesting as an independent, was suspended from the party, but Adhir Chowdhury, the Baharampur MP continued to extend support to him.[18]
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 14 |  8 |
| Trinamool Congress | 1 | 1 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 5 |  1 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1 | 4 |
| Samajwadi Party | 1 | 0 |
| Forward bloc | 0 | 1 |
Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 1 (See template talk page for details)
1977–2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections,[15] Parikshit Let of CPI(M) won the Sagardighi (SC) assembly seat defeating Rajesh Kumar Bhakat of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Paresh Nath Das of CPI(M) defeated Rajesh Kumar Bhakat representing Trinamool Congress in 2001,[14] Nrisinha Kumar Mandal of Congress in 1996,[13] 1991[12] and 1987.[11] Hazari Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Nrisinha Kumar Mandal of Congress in 1982[10] and Atul Chandra Sarkar of Congress in 1977.[9][19]
1951–1972
Nrisinha Kumar Mandal of Congress won in 1972.[8] Atul Chandra Sarkar of Congress won in 1971.[7] Kuber Chand Haldar of Bangla Congress won in 1969.[6] Ambika Charan Das of Congress won in 1967[5] and 1962.[4] In 1957[3] Sagadigighi constituency was not there. Jangipur was a joint seat in 1957. It was won by Shyama Pada Bhattacharjee and Kuber Chand Haldar both of Congress. In independent India’s first election in 1951[2] Sagardighi was a joint seat. It was won by Shyama Pada Bhattacharjee and Kuber Chand Haldar both of Congress.
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