Sagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Sagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.

Sagar
Vidhan Sabha Constituency
Sagar
Location in West Bengal
Sagar
Location in India
Coordinates: 21.6528°N 88.0753°E / 21.6528; 88.0753
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
Constituency No.132
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituencyMathurapur (SC)
Electorate (year)203,590 (2011)

There are assembly constituencies by the same name, viz. Sagar, in Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh as well.

Overview

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Sagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following:[1]

  • Sagar community development block
  • Fraserganj, Haripur, Mousuni, Namkhana and Shibrampur gram panchayats of Namkhana community development block

Sagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is a part of No. 20 Mathurapur (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1952SagarHaripada BaguliKisan Mazdoor Praja Party[2]
1957No seat[3]------
1962No seat[4]------
1967SagarT.MishraIndian National Congress[5]
1969Govardhan DengalBangla Congress[6]
1971Prabhanjan Kumar MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1972Prabhanjan Kumar MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1977Hrishikesh MaityCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1982Prabhanjan Kumar MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1987Prabhanjan Kumar MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1991Prabhanjan Kumar MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1996Prabhanjan Kumar MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
2001Bankim Chandra HazraAll India Trinamool Congress[14]
2006Milan ParuaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
2011Bankim Chandra HazraAll India Trinamool Congress[16]
2016Bankim Chandra HazraAll India Trinamool Congress

Election Results

Legislative Assembly Election 2011
Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Sagar[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Bankim Chandra Hazra 94,264 51.03 +1.28
CPI (M) Milan Parua 86,115 46.61 -2.84
BJP Bimal Kumar Maity 3,193
People’s Democratic Conference of India Dr. Anup Das 1,437
JD(U) Dilip Pramanik 1,216
IJP Dr. Gorachand Mondal 853
Turnout 184,738 90.74
AITC gain from CPI (M) Swing 4.12
 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Dakshin 24 Parganas district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 26 19
Indian National Congress 0 2
SUCI(C) 1 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 3 15
Revolutionary Socialist Party 1 2

Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 8 (See template talk page for details)

 Summary of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2011 result
Party Seats contested Seats won Seat change Vote share Swing
Trinamool Congress 226 184 154 38.93%
Indian National Congress 66[18] 42 21 9.09%
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 213 40 136 30.08%
All India Forward Bloc 34 11 12 4.80%
Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) 23 7 13 2.96%
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha 3 3 3 0.72%
Communist Party of India 14 2 6 1.84
Samajwadi Party 5 1 1 0.74%
Socialist Unity Centre of India (C) 30 1 1 0.44%
Democratic Socialist Party 2 1 1 0.35%
Independents 2 4 3.13%
Bharatiya Janata Party 289 0 4.06%
 
Trinamool and allies 227 192
Left Front 62 168
Total294
Turnout:
Source: Election Commission of India

    Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

    In 2006,[15] Milan Parua of CPI(M) won the Sagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) defeating his nearest rival Bankim Chandra Hazra of AITC. Bankim Chandra Hazra of AITC defeated Prabahanjan Mondal of CPI(M) in 2001.[14] Prabhanjan Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Haripada Sen of INC in 1996,[13] Anil Baran Maitry of INC in 1991,[12] Byomkes Maity of INC in 1987,[11] Haripada Sen of INC in 1982[10] and Govardhan Dengal of Janata Party in 1977.[9][19]

    Legislative Assembly Elections 1952-1972

    Prabhanjan Mondal of CPI(M) won in 1972[8] and 1971.[7] Govardhan Dengal of Bangla Congress won in 1969.[6] T.Mishra of INC won in 1967.[5] The Sagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) was not there in 1962[4] and 1957.[3] Haripada Baguli of KMPP won in 1952.[2]

    References
    1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
    2. "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
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    10. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    11. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    12. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    13. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    14. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    15. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    16. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    17. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Sagar. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
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