Sabang (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Sabang (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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

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	Constituency	Name of M.L.A.	Party Affiliation
1951	Sabang	Gopal Chandra das Adhikary	Indian National Congress[2]
1957		Gopal Chandra das Adhikary	Indian National Congress[3]
1962		Aditya Kumar Bakura	Indian National Congress[4]
1977		Gouranga Samanta	Biplobi Bangla Congress[5][6]
1982		Manas Ranjan Bhunia	Indian National Congress[7]
1987		Manas Ranjan Bhunia	Indian National Congress[8]
1991		Manas Ranjan Bhunia	Indian National Congress[9]
1996		Makhan Lal Bangal	Independent[10]
2001		Tushar Kanti Laya	Biplobi Bangla Congress[11]
2006		Manas Ranjan Bhunia	Indian National Congress[12]
2011		Manas Ranjan Bhunia	Indian National Congress[13]
2016		Manas Ranjan Bhunia	Indian National Congress/All India Trinamool Congress[13]
Bye-election 2017	Sabang	Geeta Rani Bhunia	All India Trinamool Congress

Election Results

2017

By Election, 2017: Sabang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Geeta Rani Bhunia	106,185	51.21	+14.61
	CPI (M)	Rita Mandal (Jana)	41,989	20.25	N/A
	BJP	Antara Bhattacharya	37,483	18.08	+15.48
	INC	Ranjib Bhowmik	18,063	8.71	-50.99
	SUCI(C)	Dinesh Maikap	2,079	1.00	-0.20
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,535	0.74
Majority			64,196	30.96
Turnout			2,07,334	84.44
Registered electors			2,45,546
	AITC gain from INC		Swing	+32.80

2016

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

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Sabang [14][15][16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Manas Bhunia	127,987	59.70	+8.45
	AITC	Nirmal Ghosh	77,820	36.60
	BJP	Kashinath Basu	5,610	2.60
	SUCI(C)	Dinesh Maikap	2,486	1.20
Majority			49,167	23.1
Turnout			2,12,903	89.1
	INC hold		Swing	+8.45

.# 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).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Sabang [14][17][18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Manas Ranjan Bhunia	98,755	51.25	-1.95#
	BBC	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	8
Indian National Congress	2	0
Jharkhand Party (Naren)	0	1
Communist Party of India (Marxist)	7	7
Communist Party of India	1	1
DSP(PC)	1	0

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 Biplobi Bangla Congress defeated Surya Kanta Mahapatra of Janata Party in 1977.[19]

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.[20]

References

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