- Indian National Congress (9 times) (60.0%)
- Biplobi Bangla Congress (2 times) (13.3%)
- All India Trinamool Congress (2 times) (13.3%)
- Independent politician (1 time) (6.67%)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (1 time) (6.67%)
Sabang Assembly 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 Assembly 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 Assembly constituency is part of No. 32 Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Panskura (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election Year |
Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Gopal Chandra Das Adhikary | Indian National Congress[2] | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | Aditya Kumar Bakura | ||
| 1977 | Gouranga Samanta | Biplobi Bangla Congress[3][4] | |
| 1982 | Manas Ranjan Bhunia | Indian National Congress[5] | |
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Makhan Lal Bangal | Independent[6] | |
| 2001 | Tushar Kanti Laya | Biplobi Bangla Congress[7] | |
| 2006 | Manas Ranjan Bhunia | Indian National Congress[8] | |
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | |||
| 2017 (by-election) | Geeta Rani Bhunia | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2021 | Manas Ranjan Bhunia | ||
| 2026 | Amal Kumar Panda | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Amal Kumar Panda | 127,783 | 49.66 |  6.38
| |
| AITC | Manas Bhunia | 116,647 | 45.33 |  2.13
| |
| CPI(M) | Nakul Chandra Bera | 6,978 | 2.71 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,305 | 0.51 | 0.14
| |
| Majority | 11,136 | 4.33 | 0.15
| ||
| Turnout | 257,340 | 93.63 | 4.42
| ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Manas Ranjan Bhunia | 112,098 | 47.46 | 3.75
| |
| BJP | Amulya Maity | 102,234 | 43.28 | 25.2
| |
| INC | Chiranjib Bhowmik | 17,443 | 7.38 | 1.33
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,534 | 0.65 | ||
| Majority | 9,864 | 4.18 | |||
| Turnout | 236,201 | 89.21 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Geeta Rani Bhunia | 106,185 | 51.21 | 14.61
| |
| BBC | Rita Mandal (Jana) | 41,989 | 20.25 | 
| |
| 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 | 0.04
| |
| Majority | 64,196 | 30.96 | 7.86
| ||
| Turnout | 207,334 | 84.44 | |||
| AITC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Manas Bhunia | 127,987 | 59.70 | 8.45
| |
| AITC | Nirmal Ghosh | 77,820 | 36.60 |
| |
| BJP | Kashinath Basu | 5,610 | 2.64 | 1.34
| |
| SUCI(C) | Dinesh Maikap | 2,486 | 1.17 | 0.09
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,489 | 0.7 | ||
| Majority | 49,167 | 23.1 | 16.26
| ||
| Turnout | 212,903 | 89.1 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
.# 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).
| 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 | ||
| Majority | 13,184 | 6.84 | |||
| Turnout | 192,676 | 93.94 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
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.[15]
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.[16]
References
- ^ a b “Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006” (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ “General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal” (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ List of Members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly: Together with the List of … Superintendent, Government Printing, West Bengal. 1978. p. 113.
- ^ Communist Party of India (Marxist). West Bengal State Committee. Election results of West Bengal: statistics & analysis, 1952-1991. The Committee. p. 419.
- ^ “General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal” (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ “General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal” (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ “General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal” (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ “General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal” (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ “West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report”. Election Commission of India.
- ^ “West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021 Statistical Report”. Election Commission of India.
- ^ a b “Sabang”. Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ “West Bengal Assembly Election 2011”. Sabang. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ “West Bengal Assembly Election 2011” (PDF). Sabang. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ “Sabang”. Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ “216 – Sabang Assembly Constituency”. Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ “Statistical Reports of Elections”. General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
